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F*** me to you
Tangled up in blue.
Brought me to you
Tangled up in blue.
F*** me to you
Tiger lovin' blues.
Brought me to you
Tangled up in blue.
I was standing on the side of the road
Waiting for a number two
I was standing on the side of the road
Rain falling on my shoes
One evening she's changed it all
And my head was still red.
Wondering if she'd changed at all,
If her hair was still red.
Papa's banquet wasn't big enough.
Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough.
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a crepe.
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe.
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a crepe
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a plate.
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe.
She never did like mama's homemade dress
Papa's banguet wasn't big enough.
She never did like mama's homemade dress
Papa's bank book wasn't big enough.
She was standing in back of my chair
Sayin, 'Jimmy, don't I know your name?'
She was standing there in back of my chair
Said to me, 'Don't I know your name?'
She was standing there in back of my chair
Sayin', 'Timmy, don't I know your name?'
She was standing there in back of my chair
Sayin', 'Tell me, don't I know your name?'
Spit up on the docks that night.
Split up on a dark sad night.
Spit upon the ducks that night
Both agreeing it was best.
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best.
Split up on a dachshund night
Both agreeing it was best.
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best.
Split up on the docks at night where the reading it was best.
Split up on a dark sad night both agreeing it was best.
Split up on the docks at night
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best.
Split up on the docks that night
Both agreeing it was best
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best
Split up on the docks that night.
Split up on a dark sad night.
Split up on the docks that night
Both agreeing that it was best.
Split up on that dark sad night
Both agreeing that it was best.
Split up on the docks that night
Well agreeing it was best.
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best.
Split up on the docks that night
With a feeling it was best
Split up on that dark sad night
Both agreeing that it was best.
When I found out what the real lyric was, I was kind of disappointed. I think my misheard version is more atmospheric and poetic than the real thing.
Tangle lovin' blues
Tangled up in blue
Tango lovin' blues
Tangled up in blue
They never did like Mama's homemade bread
Papa's band book wasn't big enough
They never did like Mama's homemade dress
Papa's bank book wasn't big enough
They never did like Mama's homemade dress
Papa's banquet wasn't big enough
They never did like Mama's homemade dress
Papa's bank book wasn't big enough
Tiger lovin' blues
Tangled up in blue
Timmy, don't I know your name?
Tell me, don't I know your name?
Tangled up in you.
or
Trying to love you blue
or
Trying to love you blue
Tangled up in blue
Turtle lucky blues
Tangled up in blue
Wondering if she'd change it all,
If my hair was still red.
Wondering if she'd changed at all,
If her hair was still red.
Working for a while on a fishing boat
Right outside of the deli drawer.
Working for a while on a fishing boat,
Right outside of Delacroix.
And I stopped in for a beard
And I stopped in for a beer
And I stopped in for a billion
And I stopped in for a beer
Had enough of the East Coast
Lord knows I've paid some dues gettin' through
Heading out for the East Coast
Lord knows I've paid some dues gettin' through
I lived with Emma on Montague Street
I lived with them on Montague Street
She had to settle for thing she owned
She had to sell everything she owned
She lit a burner on the stove
And offered me a grape
She lit a burner on the stove
And offered me a pipe
She never did like mama's homemade bread
Papa's bacon wasn't crisp enough
She never did like mama's homemade dress
Papa's bank book wasn't big enough.
Then he started into dealing with slaves
And something inside of him died
She had the son of the thing she owned
And froze up inside
Then he started into dealing with slaves
And something inside of him died
She had to sell everything she owned
And froze up inside
Tiger Muffin Blues (Title)
Tangled Up In Blue (Title)
We drove that car as far as we could
Abandoned it out west
Split up on the docks that night
Both agreeing it was best
We drove that car as far as we could
Abandoned it out west
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best
If you drive your car as far west as you can, you do end up on the docks. That's how the imagery led me to the mishearing. (Kersplash.)
We drove that cow as far as we could Abandoned it out west Split up on the docks that night Both agreeing it was best
We drove that car as far as we couldAbandoned it out westSplit up on a dark sad nightBoth agreeing it was best