One, Two and Through Tom Waits

“One, Two and Through” by Tom Waits, released in 1999, is a #Jazz song that explores themes of love, loss, and the passage of time. The lyrics convey a sense of melancholy and reflection, using vivid imagery and storytelling. Waits’ distinctive gravelly voice and unconventional instrumentation add a unique charm, showcasing his influence on alternative music.

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimbel in the wabe
All mimsy were the borogoves
And the mome raths outgrabe

"Beware of the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware of the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought

And as in uffish though he stood
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back

"And has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
Oh frabjous day! Calooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy

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