this is chris playing "a little rain" by tom waits. he was going to play it when i walked down the aisle, before we snuck off to vegas and got hitched. it's a beautiful song and he plays it well. i particularly enjoy his method of page turning. he hurls the pages in such a violent way, it made me laugh.
it might seem like a strange song for a wedding, with dwarfs and a 15 year old girl climbing into a van with a vagabond, but i'll highlight the lyrics that matters.
The Ice Man's mule is parked
Outside the bar
Where a man with missing fingers
Plays a strange guitar
And the German dwarf
Dances with the buthcer's son
And a little rain never hurt no one
And a little rain never hurt no one
They're dancing on the roof
And the ceiling's coming down
I sleep with my shovel and my leather gloves
A little trouble makes it worth the going
And a little rain never hurt no one
The world is round
And so I'll go around
You must risk something that matters
My hands are strong
I'll take any man here
If it's worth the going
It's worth the ride
She was 15 years old
And never seen the ocean
She climbed into a van
With a vagabond
And the last theing she said
Was, "I love you mom."
And a little rain
Never hurt no one
And a little rain
Never hurt no one
1 comment:
I hope he had those pages numbered....I remember someone else use to be able to play the piano....
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