Tom Waits "The Ballad of Orson Welles"

[Nate H]

oops its by Alan Andrews btw, not Waits.
is anyone familiar with this song? pretty wild lyrics:

this is the ballad of orson welles
the man who gave us war of the worlds
frightened the country
but got all the girls
oh well

then he gave us citizen kane
perhaps the greatest film ever made
that brought him riches
and that brought him fame
nobody was bigger than orson welles

orson welles (x3)

i know what you’re thinking
keep it to yourself
someday I’ll be bigger than orson welles

got himself a fine black suit
when he was 45 he wore a 52
he said pate foie gras
sure does take it’s toll on you
nobody was bigger than orson welles

orson welles (x3)

i see you laughing
you can go to hell
someday i’ll be bigger than orson welles

when i die And i’m at the pearly gates
i don’t give a damn
what saint peter has to say
hey pete where can i find the free buffet
i want to tie one on with orson welles

orson welles (x3)

i know what you’re saying
only time will tell
someday i’ll be bigger than orson welles

keep on laughing
i hear the dinner bell
someday i’ll be bigger than orson welles

[jaime marzol]

i never heard this song but i love tom waits. ever see his concert film BIG TIME? talk about performance art, he has it down

[etimh]

Nate, what album is this song on?

Tim

[Nate H]

I'm not sure, I just found an mp3 of it. this is his site i think
http://www.alanandrews.com/aamusic.htm

[greggish]

You can find The Ballad of Orson Welles here http://www.last.fm/music/Alan+Andrews/_ ... son+Welles

[Lucy leave]

I found another song with the same title from 'The Sunflower Men'. You can listen to it here:
http://archive.org/details/TheBalladOfOrsonWells