Cold was the night
and hard was the ground.
They found her in a small grove of trees.
And lonesome was the place
where Georgia was found.
She's too young to be out on the street.
and hard was the ground.
They found her in a small grove of trees.
And lonesome was the place
where Georgia was found.
She's too young to be out on the street.
Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee?
Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia
from dropping out of school.
I was doing the best that I could.
But she kept runnin.
away from this world
These children are so hard to raise good.
from dropping out of school.
I was doing the best that I could.
But she kept runnin.
away from this world
These children are so hard to raise good.
Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee?
Close your eyes and count to ten.
I will got and hide but then.
Be sure to find me, I want you to find me.
And we'll play all over.
We will play all over
We'll pay all over again.
I will got and hide but then.
Be sure to find me, I want you to find me.
And we'll play all over.
We will play all over
We'll pay all over again.
There's a toad in the witch grass,
there's a crow in the corn.
Wild flowers on a cross by the road.
And somewhere a baby is crying for her mom.
As the hills turn from green back to gold?
there's a crow in the corn.
Wild flowers on a cross by the road.
And somewhere a baby is crying for her mom.
As the hills turn from green back to gold?
Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee?
Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for Georgia Lee?
Mule Variations
- Big In Japan
- Lowside of the Road
- Hold On
- Get Behind the Mule
- House Where Nobody Lives
- Cold Water
- Pony
- What's He Building?
- Black Market Baby
- Eyeball Kid
- Picture in a Frame
- Chocolate Jesus
- Georgia Lee
- Filipino Box Spring Hog
- Take It With Me
- Come on Up to the House
Tom Waits texty
- 1. I Hope That I Don't Fall ..
- 2. Hold On
- 3. Martha
- 4. Chocolate Jesus
- 5. Tom Trauberts Blues (Four..
- 6. God's Away on Business
- 7. Jersey Girl
- 8. Alice
- 9. All the World Is Green
- 10. Down, Down, Down