On the Nickel - chords, tab and comments
At the bottom you'll find a link to the complete lyrics.
From the movie "On the Nickel" (1980), a feature film written, produced by, and starring Ralph Waite. From Waits' sixth studio album "Heartattack and Vine" same year.
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sticks and stones will break my bones but I always will be true
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and when your mama's dead and gone I'll sing this lullaby just for you
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and what becomes of all the little boys who never comb their hair
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well they're lined up all around the block on the nickel over there