Orange Claw Hammer

Uh thick cloud caught uh piper cubs tail

The match struck blue on uh railroad rail

The old puff horse was just pullin' thru

'n uh' man wore uh peg leg forever

I'm on the bum where the hoboes run

The air breaks with filthy chatter

Oh I don't care there's no place there

I don't think it matters

My skin's blazin' thru

'n my clothes in tatters

'n the railroad looks

Like uh "Y" up the hill of ladders

One shoe fell on the gravel

One stick poked down

Gray of age fell down on uh pair of ears

An eagle shined thru my hole watch pocket

Uh gingham girl baby girl

Passed me by in tears

Uh jack rabbit raised his folded ears

Uh beautiful sagebrush jack rabbit

'n an oriole sang like an orange

His breast full uh worms

'n his tail clawed the evenin' like uh hammer

His wings took t' air like uh bomber

'n my rain can caught me uh cup uh water

When I got into town

Odd jobs mam ah' yer horse I'll fodder

I'm the round house man

I once was yer father

Uh little up the road uh wooden

Candy stripe barber pole o

'n above it read uh sign "painless parker"

Licorice twisted around under uh fly

'n uh youngster cocked 'er eye

God before me if I'm not crazy

Is my daughter

Come little one with yer little

ole dimpled fingers

Gimme one 'n I'll buy you uh cherry phosphate

Take you down t' the foamin' brine 'n water

'n show you the wooden tits

On the Goddess with the pole out full sail

That tempted away yer peg legged father

I was shanghied by uh high hat beaver mustache man

'n his pirate friend

I woke up in vomit 'n beer in uh banana bin

'n uh soft lass with brown skin

Bore me seven babies with snappin black eyes

'n beautiful ebony skin

'n here it is I'm with you my daughter

Thirty years away can make uh seaman's eyes

Uh round house man's eyes flow out water

Salt water