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Quiz about Tom Waits Lyrics

Quiz about Tom Waits Lyrics

Tom Waits' Lyrics Trivia Quiz

No one writes songs the way Tom Waits does. Let's see how close you've been listening... Try to identify which song the following lyrics are from.

A multiple-choice quiz by kmria. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kmria

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,870

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
593

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'Well, go ahead and call the cops; You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops.' Hint

'Jitterbug Boy'

'Downtown'

'Rosie'

'Hold On'

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Wasted and wounded it ain't what the moon did; I got what I paid for now.' Hint

'Tom Traubert's Blues'

'Cold Cold Ground'

'Waltzing Matilda'

'Blind Love'

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'You wave your hand and they scatter like crows; They have nothing that will ever capture your heart; They're just thorns without the rose; Be careful of them in the dark.' Hint

'Please Call Me, Baby'

'In The Neighborhood'

'Downtown Train'

'Heartattack and Vine'

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Never could stand that dog.' Hint

'Drunk On the Moon'

'Rain Dogs'

'Frank's Wild Years'

'Bride of Rain Dog'

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'It's hard to say grace and to sit in the place; Of someone missing at the table.' Hint

'Semi Suite'

'Ruby's Arms'

'The Fall of Troy'

'Romeo is Bleeding'

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head; And I've been stepping on the Devil's tail; Across the stripes of a full moon's head; Through the bars of a Cuban jail.' Hint

'Cemetary Polka'

'Cold Water'

'Gin Soaked Boy'

'Jockey Full of Bourbon'

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Running through the graveyard; We laughed my friends and I; We swore we'd be together; Until the day we died.' Hint

'Innocent When You Dream'

'Cemetary Polka'

'Cold Cold Ground'

'Potter's Field'

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'I been a cabby and a stock clerk; And a soda fountain jock jerk; And a manic mechanic on cars.' Hint

'Til the Money Runs Out'

'Barber Shop'

'I Can't Wait To Get Off Work'

'Ice Cream Man'

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'I guess you heard about Nash he was killed in a crash; Hell that must have been two or three years ago now; Yea he spun out and he rolled; He hit a telephone pole.' Hint

'Ol' 55'

'A Sight for Sore Eyes'

'Take It With Me'

'Kentucky Avenue'

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Now don't be a cry baby; When there's wood in the shed; There's a bird in the chimney; And a stone in my bed.' Hint

'Foreign Affair'

'The Heart of Satuday Night'

'Blue Valentines'

'Cold Cold Ground'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Well, go ahead and call the cops; You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops.'

Answer: 'Hold On'

This album, 'Mule Variations', won a grammy for best Folk (?) recording.

2. 'Wasted and wounded it ain't what the moon did; I got what I paid for now.'

Answer: 'Tom Traubert's Blues'

Trick Question! The words 'Waltzing Matilda' are repeated in the song, but the actual title is 'Tom Traubert's Blues'. If you got this one, good job! From the 'Small Change' album.

3. 'You wave your hand and they scatter like crows; They have nothing that will ever capture your heart; They're just thorns without the rose; Be careful of them in the dark.'

Answer: 'Downtown Train'

If you know this only through Rod Stewart, you're really depriving yourself. From the 'Rain Dogs' album.

4. 'Never could stand that dog.'

Answer: 'Frank's Wild Years'

Don't look for 'Frank's Wild Years' on the album with that name. It's on 'Swordfishtrombones'.

5. 'It's hard to say grace and to sit in the place; Of someone missing at the table.'

Answer: 'The Fall of Troy'

From the 'Dead Man Walking' Soundtrack. A great, though rarely heard, song.

6. 'Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head; And I've been stepping on the Devil's tail; Across the stripes of a full moon's head; Through the bars of a Cuban jail.'

Answer: 'Jockey Full of Bourbon'

From the 'Rain Dogs' album. Used in the opening of Jim Jarmusch's 'Down By Law'.

7. 'Running through the graveyard; We laughed my friends and I; We swore we'd be together; Until the day we died.'

Answer: 'Innocent When You Dream'

This song was used to great effect at the end of the movie 'Smoke'. From the 'Franks Wild Years' album.

8. 'I been a cabby and a stock clerk; And a soda fountain jock jerk; And a manic mechanic on cars.'

Answer: 'I Can't Wait To Get Off Work'

The last song on 'Small Change'.

9. 'I guess you heard about Nash he was killed in a crash; Hell that must have been two or three years ago now; Yea he spun out and he rolled; He hit a telephone pole.'

Answer: 'A Sight for Sore Eyes'

From the 'Foreign Affairs' album.

10. 'Now don't be a cry baby; When there's wood in the shed; There's a bird in the chimney; And a stone in my bed.'

Answer: 'Cold Cold Ground'

From 'Franks Wild Years'. This song features the excellent accordian work of David Hidalgo from Los Lobos.

Source: Author kmria

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