Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Misery Is The River Of The World, artist - Tom Waits. Date of issue: 06.10.2022
Song language: English
Misery Is The River Of The World |
| The higher that the monkey can climb |
| The more he shows his tail |
| Call no man happy 'til he dies |
| There’s no milk at the bottom of the pail |
| God builds a church |
| The devil builds a chapel |
| Like the thistles that are growing |
| 'round the trunk of a tree |
| All the good in the world |
| You can put inside a thimble |
| And still have room for you and me |
| If there’s one thing you can say about mankind |
| There’s nothing kind about man |
| You can drive out nature with a pitchfork |
| But it always comes roaring back again |
| Misery’s the river of the world |
| Misery’s the river of the world |
| Misery’s the river of the world |
| For want of a bird |
| The sky was lost |
| For want of a nail |
| A shoe was lost |
| For want of a life |
| A knife was lost |
| For want of a toy |
| A child was lost |
| Misery’s the river of the world |
| Misery’s the river of the world |
| Everybody row! |
| Everybody row! |
| Misery’s the river of the world |
| Misery’s the river of the world |
| Everybody row! |
| Everybody row! |
| Everybody row! |