orange claw hammer

Singer:captain beefheart & the magic band

a thick cloud caught a piper clubs tail

the match struck blue on a railroad rail

the old puff horse was just pullin' through

and a man wore a peg leg forever

i'm on the bum where the hobos 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' through and my clothes in tatters

and the railroad looked like a y up the hill of ladders

one shoe fell on the gravel

one stick poked down

gray of age fell down on a pair of ears

an eagle shined through my hole watch pocket

a gingham girl

baby girl

passed me by in tears

a jack rabbit raised his folded ears

a beautiful sagebrush jackrabbit

and an oriole sang like an orange

his breast full of worms and his tail clawed the evenin' like a hammer

his wings took to air like a bomber

and my rain can caught me a cup of water

when i got into town

odd jobs mam ah

your horse i'll fodder

i'm the 'round house man

i once was your father

a little up the road

a wooden candy stripe barber pole

and above it read a sign

painless parker"