All Stripped Down Well, the time will come when the wind will shout All stripped down, all stripped down And all the sinners know what I’m talking about All stripped down, all stripped down When all the creatures of the world are gonna line up at the gate All stripped down, all stripped down And you better be on time, and you better not be late All stripped, all stripped All stripped down, all stripped down Well, you know in your heart what you gotta bring All stripped down, all stripped down No big mink coat, no diamond ring All stripped down, all stripped down Well, take off your paint and take off your rouge All stripped down, all stripped down And let your backbone flip and let your spirit shine through All stripped down, all stripped down I want you all stripped, all stripped All stripped down All the men we got, well they’re goin’ down the drain All stripped down, all stripped down And when I see your sadness on a river of shame All stripped down, all stripped down You got to raise up both the quick and the dead All stripped down, all stripped down With no shoes on your feet, no hat on your head All stripped down, all stripped down I want you all stripped, all stripped All stripped, all stripped All stripped, all stripped down Ain’t nothin’ in my heart but fire for you All stripped down, all stripped down With my rainy hammer and a heart that’s true All stripped down, all stripped down All stripped, all stripped, all stripped All stripped down, all stripped down Oh, they were all stripped down Oh, people all stripped down, yeah Well, they were all stripped All stripped Words and music by Tom Waits ©1992 Jalma Music Inc. (ASCAP) |
![]() Produced by Tom Waits Recorded by Biff Dawes at Prairie Sun recording, Cotati, CA 2nd engineer: Joe Marquez 3rd engineer: Swawn Michael Morris Tom Waits: Vocals and percussion Larry Taylor: Upright bass Joe Gore: Guitar Time: 3.03 Track 4 on the album ‘Bone Machine’ 1992 Live versions available on the these bootlegs: The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, May 30, 1992 The Paramount Theatre, Oakland, February 4, 1996 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, June 13, 1999 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, June 14, 1999 Metropol Theater, Berlin, Germany, July 17, 1999 |