"O'Malley's Bar (Part 1)" lyrics - NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
[Inro:]
Ahhh oh, my god
Oh, my god
They shot him in the mother-ing head
I am tall and I am thin
Of an enviable height
And I've been known to be quite handsome
From a certain angle and a certain light
Well I entered into O'Malley's
Said, "O'Malley, I have a thirst"
O'Malley, he looked right through me
Said, "Some other fellow first"
I knocked on the bar and pointed
To a bottle on the shelf
Well, O'Malley walked past and scratched his ass
And I twitched and crossed myself
My hand decided that it had enough
And for a moment it slipped from view
When it returned, my hand had learned
A brand new trick or two
Well the thunder from my big black gun
Made all the glasses jangle
When I shot him, I was so handsome
It was the light, man, it was the angle
"Neighbours!" I cried, "Friends!" I screamed
I banged my fist upon the bar
I just shot old O'Malley
And my dick felt long and hard
I am the man who waits for no-one
My aim is straight and true
And I'm marked by darkness and by blood
So don't nobody move!
Well, you know those fish with the swollen lips
That clean the ocean floor
When I looked at poor O'Malley's wife
That's exactly what I saw
I jammed the barrel under her chin
And her eyes bulged just like those nasty little fish
Her head, it landed in the sink
With all the dirty dishes
And her dirty little daughter Siobhan
Who we all had a little fun with
It seemed a bit unfair that she had to be there
So I thought I'd get her over and done with
I lept upon her, punching
She stared on in disbelief
Looking like the Madonna on the church-house wall
Painted in whale's blood and banana leaf
Left hook, right hook, left hook, right
She spun round and round
I brought a mighty punch up from the floor
And I lifted her off the ground
Her head caved in like a melon
And my fists were gloved in gore
And I shot Counselor Caffrey in the back of the head
As he made a run for the door
Oh, my god
Oh, my god
He just shot him in the mother-ing head
B-Sides & Rarities (Part I) (2005)
- Deanna (Acoustic Version)
- The Mercy Seat (Acoustic Version)
- City Of Refuge (Acoustic Version)
- The Moon Is In The Gutter
- The Six Strings That Drew Blood
- Rye Whiskey
- Running Scared
- Black Betty
- Scum
- The Girl At The Bottom Of My Glass
- The Train Song
- Cocks N' Asses
- Blue Bird
- Helpless
- God's Hotel
- (I'll Love You) Till The End Of The World
- Cassiel's Song
- Tower Of Song
- What Can I Give You
- What A Wonderful World
- Rainy Night In Soho
- Lucy (Version #2)
- Jack The Ripper (Acoustic Version)
- Sail Away
- There's No Night Out In The Jail
- That's What Jazz Is To Me
- The Willow Garden
- The Ballad Of Robert Moore And Betty Coltrane
- King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O
- Knoxville Girl
- Where The Wild Roses Grow (Original Guide Vocal Version)
- O'Malley's Bar (Part 1)
- O'Malley's Bar (Part 2)
- O'Malley's Bar (Part 3)
- O'Malley's Bar (Reprise)
- Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum
- Red Right Hand (Scream 3 Version)
- Little Empty Boat
- Right Now I'm A-Roaming
- Come Into My Sleep
- Black Hair (Band Version)
- Babe, I Got You Bad
- Sheep May Safely Graze
- Opium Tea
- Grief Came Riding
- Bless His Ever Loving Heart
- Good Good Day
- Little Janey's Gone
- I Feel So Good
- Shoot Me Down
- Swing Low
- Little Ghost Song
- Everything Must Converge
- Nocturama
- She's Leaving You
- Under This Moon