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Misery Is The River Of The World

This version of Misery Is The River Of The World was released by Tom Waits in 2002.

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Misery’s the River of the World
Misery’s 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 thrunk 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 pitch fork
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 last
For want of a nail
A shoe was last
For want of a life
The knife was last
For want of a toy
A child was last

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!

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