Lyrics Tom Waits – Cemetery Polka

Uncle Vernon
Uncle Vernon
Independent as a
Hog on ice

Uncle Biltmore and
Uncle William
Made a
Million during
World War II
But they’re tightwads
And they’re
Cheap skates
And they’ll never
Give a dime to you

Auntie Mame
Has gone
Insane
She lives in
The doorway of an old hotel
And the
Radio’s playing opera and
All she ever says
Is go to Hell

Uncle Violet
Flew as a pilot
He said there

Uncle Bill
Will never leave a will
And the tumour is as
Big as an egg
He has a mistress
She’s Puerto Rican
And I heard she has
A wooden leg

Uncle Phil
Can’t live without his pills
He has emphysema and
He’s almost blind
And we must find out
Where the money is
Get it now
Before he loses his mind

Uncle Vernon
Uncle Vernon
Independent as a
Hog on ice
He’s a big shot down there
At the slaughterhouse
He plays accordion
For Mr. Weiss