Soldier's Things Lyrics

The song Soldier's Things is performed by Tom Waits in the album named Swordfishtrombones in the year 1990 .



Davenports and kettle drums
and swallow tail coats
table cloths and patent leather shoes
bathing suits and bowling balls
and clarinets and rings
and all this radio really
needs is a fuse
a tinker, a tailor
a soldier's things
his rifle, his boots full of rocks
and this one is for bravery
and this one is for me
and everything's a dollar
in this box

Cuff links and hub caps
trophies and paperbacks
it's good transportation
but the brakes aren't so hot
neck tie and boxing gloves
this jackknife is rusted
you can pound that dent out
on the hood
a tinker, a tailor
a soldier's things
his rifle, his boots full of rocks
oh and this one is for bravery
and this one is for me
and everything's a dollar
in this box



Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones

Jun 1990

  1. Underground
  2. Shore Leave
  3. Dave The Butcher
  4. Johnsburg, Illinois
  5. 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six
  6. Town With No Cheer
  7. In The Neighborhood
  8. Just Another Sucker On The Vine
  9. Frank's Wild Years
  10. Swordfishtrombone
  11. Down, Down, Down
  12. Soldier's Things
  13. Gin Soaked Boy
  14. Trouble's Braids
  15. Rainbirds

Soldier's Things