Mudcat Café message #3297573

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Thread #130672 Message #3297573
Posted By: Joe_F
27-Jan-12 - 08:15 PM
Thread Name: 'Shiver My Timbers' (Tom Waits) - suicide?
Subject: RE: 'Shiver My Timbers' (Tom Waits) - suicide?

Taking the 4th stanza alone, I could easily believe it was a suicide note. But the first (& last) seem to argue for a literal interpretation: He's going far away.