Jigsaw Puzzle lyrics

[Verse 1]

There's a tramp sitting on my doorstep

Trying to waste his time

With his mentholated sandwich

He's a walking clothesline

And here comes the bishop's daughter

On the other side

She looks a trifle jealous

She has been an outcast all her life

[Chorus]

Me, I'm waiting so patiently

Lying on the floor

I'm just trying to do my jig-saw puzzle

Before it rains anymore

[Verse 2]

Oh the gangster looks so frightening

With his luger in his hand

When he gets home to his children

He's a family man

But when it comes to the nitty-gritty

He can shove in his knife

Yes he really looks quite religious

He has been an outlaw all his life

Chorus [x2]

[Verse 3]

Oh the singer, he looks angry

At being thrown to the lions

And the bass player, he looks nervous

About the girls outside

And the drummer, he's so shattered

Trying to keep up time

And the guitar players look damaged

They have been outcasts all their lives

[Chorus]

[Verse 4]

Oh, there's twenty-thousand grandmas

Wave their hankies in the air

All burning up their pensions

And shouting, It's not fair!

There's a regiment of soldiers

Standing looking on

And the queen is bravely shouting

What the hell is going on?

With a blood-curdling tally-ho

She charged into the ranks

And blessed all those grandmas who

With their dying breaths screamed, Thanks!

[Chorus]

• Artist:The Rolling Stones
• Album:Beggar's Banquet (1968)