Released: March 15, 1988
Songwriter: Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth Jerry Harrison David Byrne
Producer: Talking Heads Steve Lillywhite
[Verse 1]
Mr. Jones
Put a wiggle in your stride
Loosen up
I believe he'll be alright
Changing clothes
Now he's got ventilated slacks
Bouncing off the walls
Mr. Jones is back!
Bulge out
And wind your waist
Tight pants
Got curly hair
Drinking cold beer
From metal cans
Moonshine
And Handi-Wipes!
[Chorus]
Mr. Jones is back in town
It's his lucky day
Hold up your hands and shout
Jones is on his way
[Verse 2]
Pitter pat
Mr. Jones is back in town
Aces high
Now his pants are falling down
He looks so fine
In those patent leather shoes
Mr. Jones, you look tired
I believe you'll be alright
Sales men
Conventioneers
Some rock stars
With tambourines
Short skirts
And skinny legs
Selling bibles
And real estate
[Chorus]
It's a big day for Mr. Jones
He is not so square
Mr. Jones will stick around
He's everybody's friend
[Verse 3]
Fast cars
And motorbikes
I'm sure glad
He's on our side
The Jones Gang
Down at the bar
Watch out, this time
They've gone too far
[Chorus]
They call for Mr. Jones
They put him in charge
Mr. Jones will help us out
He's a lucky guy
It is Mr. Jones' Birthday party
For another year
In his hotel room Party favors
It's a holiday
Mr. Jones
Put a wiggle in your stride
Loosen up
I believe he'll be alright
Changing clothes
Now he's got ventilated slacks
Bouncing off the walls
Mr. Jones is back!
Bulge out
And wind your waist
Tight pants
Got curly hair
Drinking cold beer
From metal cans
Moonshine
And Handi-Wipes!
[Chorus]
Mr. Jones is back in town
It's his lucky day
Hold up your hands and shout
Jones is on his way
[Verse 2]
Pitter pat
Mr. Jones is back in town
Aces high
Now his pants are falling down
He looks so fine
In those patent leather shoes
Mr. Jones, you look tired
I believe you'll be alright
Sales men
Conventioneers
Some rock stars
With tambourines
Short skirts
And skinny legs
Selling bibles
And real estate
[Chorus]
It's a big day for Mr. Jones
He is not so square
Mr. Jones will stick around
He's everybody's friend
[Verse 3]
Fast cars
And motorbikes
I'm sure glad
He's on our side
The Jones Gang
Down at the bar
Watch out, this time
They've gone too far
[Chorus]
They call for Mr. Jones
They put him in charge
Mr. Jones will help us out
He's a lucky guy
It is Mr. Jones' Birthday party
For another year
In his hotel room Party favors
It's a holiday
more tracks from the album
Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
- Once in a Lifetime
- Blind
- Mr. Jones
- Warning Sign
- The Big Country
- Love for Sale
- City of Dreams
- Love → Building on Fire
- Sugar on My Tongue
- I Want to Live
- I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That
- Sax and Violins
- Gangster of Love
- Popsicle
- Lifetime Piling Up
- Wild Wild Life
- Memories Can’t Wait
- I Zimbra
- No Compassion
- Don’t Worry About the Government
- Psycho Killer
- Girlfriend Is Better
- Swamp
- This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
- Heaven
- Life During Wartime
- And She Was
- Stay Up Late
- Take Me to the River
- Crosseyed and Painless
- (Nothing But) Flowers
- Road to Nowhere
- Burning Down the House
From the albums
- Naked (1988)
- Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites (1992)
- Once in a Lifetime (2003)
Talking Heads popular songs
- Once in a Lifetime
- Psycho Killer
- This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
- Burning Down the House
- Life During Wartime
- Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
- Road to Nowhere
- Crosseyed and Painless
- The Great Curve
- Girlfriend Is Better
- Slippery People
- (Nothing But) Flowers
- Heaven
- Take Me to the River
- And She Was
- Listening Wind
- Don’t Worry About the Government
- Seen and Not Seen
- Making Flippy Floppy
- Houses in Motion
- I Zimbra
- The Overload
- Cities
- Wild Wild Life