Tom Waits - 'Starving In The Belly Of A Whale'

"Starving In The Belly Of A Whale" by Tom Waits from the album 'Blood Money'

Lyrics

Life is whittled
Life's a riddle
Man's a fiddle that life plays on
When the day breaks, and the earth quakes
Life's a mistake all day long
Tell me, who gives a good goddamn
You'll never get out alive

Don't go dreaming
Don't go scheming
A man must test his mettle
In a crooked ol' world

Starving in the Belly
Starving in the Belly
Starving in the Belly of a whale
Starving in the belly
Starving in the belly
Starving in the belly of a whale

Don't take my word
Just look skyward
They that dance must pay the fiddler
Sky is darkening
Dogs are barking
But the caravan moves on

Tell me who gives a good goddamn
You'll never get get out alive
Don't go dreaming
Don't go scheming
A man must test his mettle
In crooked ol world

Starving in the Belly

As the crow flies
It's there the truth lies
At the bottom of the well
E-o-leven goes to heaven
Bless the dead here as the rain falls
Don't trust a bull's horn
A doberman's tooth
A runaway horse or me
Don't be greedy, don't be needy
If you live in hope you're
Dancing to a terrible tune

Starving in the Belly,
Starving in the Belly

#tomwaits #bloodmoney

[DrCrabfingers]

I so love the sound of that Bass Clarinette....

[CHacke-dfjd]

I discovered Tom Waits from this song, used as soundrack in a modern rendtion of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure in a theatre of my city. That was more than 10 years ago and it's still one of my favourite song. And I'm grateful to whom chose this song for making me discover this artist!

[Timotheesun]

I don't know why this song takes me back to 1860's London, as I have never been to London nor the 1860's. I don't know how to explain it- somewhere between a memory and a feeling.

[mikeylibra]

I have been looking for this for way too long! I can die in peace now

[Dastardlly]

“You tell me whoo gives a good God damn, you never get out alive.”

[ochir]

I always heard this song as "stubborn in the belly of a whale", LOL...

[GOTHPUNKLESBIAN]

putting this on my "Bloodborne NPC" Playlist

[jeansherwood]

The harmonica sounds as if it was played by Stevie Ray Vaughn.

[Mr.L._.]

Tell me about it comment below me, even though that comment was 2 months ago.

[ethan_]

all yall npcs in this comment section lmao