Tom Waits/ Hoist That Rag

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Well I learned the trade

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From Piggy Knowles and

  C        Dm    B    C
Sing Sing Tommy Shay Boys

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god used me as hammer boys
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To beat his weary drum today


                C Dm B C
Hoist that rag
                C Dm B C
Hoist that rag


The sun is up the world is flat
*** good address for a rat
The smell of blood
The drone of flies
You know what to do if
The baby cries

Hoist that rag
Hoist that rag

Well we stick our fingers in
The ground, heave and
Turn the world around
Smoke is blacking out the sun
At night I pray and clean my gun
The cracked bell rings as
The ghost bird sings and the gods
Go begging here
So just open fire
As you hit the shore
All is fair in love
And war

Hoist that rag
Hoist that rag
Hoist that rag
Hoist that rag