Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
https://s3.amazonaws.com/filepicker-images-rapgenius/6rqxz7QCXbVuVBNlpQpa_Capture.JPGTrack #16 from Tom Waits' 1985 double album Rain Dogs.
The expression of “walking Spanish” is bestowed upon condemned prisoners who are taking their final steps to their execution. The narrator of the song weighs u...
He's got himself a homemade special
You know his glass is full of sand
And it feels just like a jaybird
The way it fits into his hand
He rolled a blade up in his trick towel
They slap their hands against the wall
You never trip, you never stumble
He's walking Spanish down the hall
Slip him a picture of our Jesus
Or give him a spoon to dig a hole
What all he done ain't no one's business
But he'll need blankets for the cold
They dim the lights over on Broadway
Even the king has bowed his head
Every face looks right up at Mason
Man, he's walking Spanish down the hall
Latella's screeching for a blind pig
Punk Sander's carved it out of wood
He never sang when he got hoodwinked
They tried it all but he never would
Tomorrow morning, there'll be laundry
But he'll be somewhere else to hear the call
Don't say goodbye, he's just leavin' early
He's walking Spanish down the hall
All St. Bartholomew said was whispered
Into the ear of Blind Jack Dawes
All Baker told the machine
Was that he never broke the law
Go on and tip your hat up to the Pilate
Take off your watch, your rings, and all
Even Jesus wanted just a little more time
When he was walking Spanish down the hall
Walking Spanish was written by Tom Waits.
Walking Spanish was produced by Tom Waits.
Tom Waits released Walking Spanish on Mon Sep 30 1985.