Jangling Jack Lyrics by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Jangling Jack Lyrics

    Jangling jack
    Goes yackety yack
    Visits the home of the brave
    Hails a fat yellow cab
    Jack wanna celebrate
    Jack wanna big drink
    Driver drops him at a bar
    Called the rinky dink
    Jack pushes through the door
    And crosses the floor
    Tips his hat to a man
    Grinning in the corner
    Going do da do do da do


    Says, i'm jangling jack
    I go do da do
    I wanna rinky dink special
    I wanna little umbrella too
    Jack flops on his stool
    Sees the grinning man laugh
    So jack laughs back
    Jack raises his glass
    Says, god bless this country
    And everything in it
    The losers and the winners
    The good guys and the sinners
    The grinning man says, buddy
    It's all yackety yack
    Whips out a little black pistol
    Shoots a bullet in jack


    Jangling jack do da do do da do
    Jangling jack
    How do you do da do


    Jangling jack flies off his seat
    Crashes through the door
    Lands in a heap on the street
    Hears his mother's voice
    Going, do do do
    Jack is shouting
    Mummy is that you?
    He sees the berserk city
    Sees the dead stacked in piles
    Sees the screaming crowd
    Screams, where am i?
    Going do da do going do da do


    Well jangling jack
    As a matter of fact
    Crawls through the crowd
    Back into the bar
    Jack crawls to his stool
    Jack drags himself up
    Falls back down on his arse
    In a puddle of blood
    Going goodbye mummy
    Goodbye goodbye
    Jack doubles over
    And he vomits and dies
    Going do do do going do do do

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