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Tom Cat Goodby Lyrics

Rosie Pearl is a big blond girl,
And she sails around like a steamboat,
Takes her time, and her eyes...
They shine for Tom

Hey there, Tom Cat, where've you been to?
Hey there, Tom Cat, say, where've you been to?
I'm so lonely - Been crying, waiting up for you
Ya hear that, ya hear that?
I got your name, Tom, I got your children
What about the children?
Tom Cat, Tom Cat, you old rat, you old rat, where've you been to?

Johnny cheated, Frankie killed him
Johnny cheated, so Frankie killed him...
Shot and killed him - I don't blame her, I'da done it too...
Ya hear that, ya hear that?
You deal and promise, you kiss and swing low,
Foot slipping out the window...
Tom Cat, Tom Cat, you old rat, you old rat, where've you been to?

You know you're never gonna make a movie maker, Tom?
You know you're never gonna make a movie maker, Tom?
You know you're never gonna make a movie maker, always be a silly faker, Tom, Tom...
Never gonna make a movie maker, Tom...
Oh, Tom, Tom, never gonna make a movie maker,
Never make a movie maker, no, never make a movie maker, always be a silly faker, Tom...

No, Tom, I can't go on, Tom;
I can't keep pushin', and pushin', and pushin', and pushin' on,
Pushin' on...

I quit lovin' you, lovin' you...
Baby, I'm going to the country, gonna buy me land
I'm going to the country to kill my lover man,
Gonna kill my lover, gonna kill my lover,
Gonna kill my lover man, gonna kill my lover man, gonna kill my lover man, uh...

You know, Tom, he don't care, He don't care...
You know, Tom...
Run like a chicken from the pan
Babe, what you say now?

Hey there, Tom Cat!
Well, he walks like a tom cat, he runs like a tom cat,
Goes fishing like a tom cat, he cheats like a tom cat - He lies!

Can I find him?
Can I find him?
Can I find him?
Gonna kill him;
My lover man!
My man...
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Cover art for Tom Cat Goodby lyrics by Laura Nyro

Quite the powerful and impressive song.

It is about the singer's husband ("I got your name, Tom, I got your children") cheating on her ("he cheats like a tom cat - He lies"). The music, and lyrics, changes tempo and feeling rather often - she seems to be contemplating her situation.

 
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