What's He Building?

What's he building in there?

What the hell is he building

In there?

He has subscriptions to those

Magazines... He never

Waves when he goes by

He's hiding something from

The rest of us... He's all

To himself... I think I know

Why... He took down the

Tire swing from the Peppertree

He has no children of his

Own you see... He has no dog

And he has no friends and

His lawn is dying... and

What about all those packages

He sends. What's he building in there?

With that hook light

On the stairs. What's he building

In there... I'll tell you one thing

He's not building a playhouse for

The children what's he building

In there?

Now what's that sound from under the door?

He's pounding nails into a

Hardwood floor... and I

Swear to god I heard someone

Moaning low... and I keep

Seeing the blue light of a

T.V. show...

He has a router

And a table saw... and you

Won't believe what Mr. Sticha saw

There's poison underneath the sink

Of course... But there's also

Enough formaldehyde to choke

A horse... What's he building

In there. What the hell is he

Building in there? I heard he

Has an ex-wife in some place

Called Mayors Income, Tennessee

And he used to have a

consulting business in Indonesia...

but what is he building in there?

What the hell is building in there?

He has no friends

But he gets a lot of mail

I'll bet he spent a little

Time in jail...

I heard he was up on the

Roof last night

Signaling with a flashlight

And what's that tune he's

Always whistling...

What's he building in there?

What's he building in there?

We have a right to know...

(Tom Waits)