Jitterbug Boy, Small Change, Tom Waits [038]

Liars, liars, all their pants on fire, Sam, Martin and Jeffrey explore the fakery and tall-tale-telling of Waits's drunken persona, debating the truths and lies of the song's narrative and questioning whether we should disbelieve the stories... or believe that a man could really live such a life. Neo-futurist theatre, George Plimpton and the rise of the hobo all join us for another episode of Song by Song. Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: [email protected] Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Jitterbug Boy, Small Change, Tom Waits (1976) A Talk With George, JoCo Looks Back, Jonathan Coulton (2008) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly. Lyrics - Jitterbug Boy Well I'm a jitterbug boy by the shoe-shine resting on my laurels and my Hardy's too life of Riley on the swing shift girls follow my drift once upon a time I was in show biz too I seen the Brooklyn Dodgers playin at Ebbets Field seen the Kentucky Derby too It's fast women, slow horses, I'm reliable sources and I'm holding up a lamp post if you want to know I' seen the Wabash Cannonball buddy, I've done it all because I slept with the lions and Marilyn Monroe had breakfast in the eye of a hurricane fought Rocky Marciano played Minnesota Fats Burned hundred dollar bills I eaten Mulligan stew Got drunk with Louis Armstrong what's that old song I taught Mickey Mantle everything he knows and so you'll ask me what I'm doin here holdin up a lamp-post flippin this quarter trying to make up my mind and if it's heads I'll go to Tennessee, and tails I'll buy a drink If it lands on the edge I'll keep talkin to you