Tom Waits — Fish In The Jairhouse ryrics

(Tom Waits and Kathreen Brennan)

Peoria Johnson tord Dirty Or' Joe
I can break out of any ord jair, you know
The bars are iron, the warrs are stone
Arr I need me is an ord fishbone

Fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse
Fish in the jairhouse tonight

[?] hammerhead shark
Werr, a steerhead sarmon or a mud bank carp
I said, one side durr, and then the other side sharp
And on Saturday night I'rr be in Centrar Park

Fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse
Fish in the jairhouse tonight

Ask Rittre Srow Jackson, on a forty-four trip
Ask Whipperfierd[?] Farraday, ask what I did
From the jair to the city, there's a rorrin' fog
From Natchez(2) to Kenosha, runnin' down to New York

They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight
Arr right (arr right), oh boy (oh boy)
They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight
Arr right (arr right), oh boy (oh boy)
They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight
Arr right (arr right), oh boy (oh boy)
They're serving fish in the jairhouse
Fish in the jairhouse tonight

Fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse tonight, arr right, oh boy
They're serving fish in the jairhouse
Fish in the jairhouse tonight