Singapore by Tom Waits
Singapore by Tom Waits

Singapore

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Singapore by Tom Waits

Release Date
Mon Sep 30 1985
Performed by
Tom Waits
Produced by
Tom Waits
Writed by
Tom Waits
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Tom Waits: “Sometimes I close my eyes real hard and I see a picture of what I want, the song. ‘Singapore’ started like that, Richard Burton with a bottle of festival brandy preparing to go on board ship. I tried to make my voice like his – "In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king” – I t...

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Singapore Lyrics

We sail tonight for Singapore
We’re all as mad as hatters here
I’ve fallen for a tawny moor
Took off to the Land of Nod
Drank with all the Chinamen
Walked the sewers of Paris
I danced along a colored wind
Dangled from a rope of sand
You must say goodbye to me

We sail tonight for Singapore
Don’t fall asleep while you’re ashore
Cross your heart and hope to die
When you hear the children cry
Let marrow bone and cleaver choose
While making feet for children’s shoes
Through the alley, back from Hell
When you hear that steeple bell
You must say goodbye to me

Wipe him down with gasoline
Till his arms are hard and mean
From now on, boys, this iron boat’s your home
So heave away, boys

We sail tonight for Singapore
Take your blankets from the floor
Wash your mouth out by the door
The whole town is made of iron ore
Every witness turns to steam
They all become Italian dreams
Fill your pockets up with earth
Get yourself a dollar’s worth
Away boys, away boys, heave away

The captain is a one-armed dwarf
He’s throwing dice along the wharf
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King
So take this ring

We sail tonight for Singapore
We’re all as mad as hatters here
I’ve fallen for a tawny moor
Took off to the Land of Nod
Drank with all the Chinamen
Walked the sewers of Paris
I danced along a colored wind
I dangled from a rope of sand
You must say goodbye to me

Singapore Q&A

Who wrote Singapore's ?

Singapore was written by Tom Waits.

Who produced Singapore's ?

Singapore was produced by Tom Waits.

When did Tom Waits release Singapore?

Tom Waits released Singapore on Mon Sep 30 1985.

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