Way Down in the Hole (theme from "The Wire")

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A parody of a song by Blind Boys of Alabama/Tom Waits.
Recorded by Brad Weiss in Carrboro, NC
Recorded: 03/23/2014  Released: 03/24/2014  First aired: unaired

Lyrics

If you drive to Bethesda
You'll need a place to park
But things get pretty messed up
Without a credit card

It's times like this you realize
That he's really old
You won't believe his stories
On this stinking show

He's got the NAM and the Euro
Straight off of Weather.com
Sheehan's forecast makes you worry
When he gives tips like Phil's Mom

No need to follow Kierein
When the cold wind blows
You won't believe his stories
On this stinking show

After Tom Waits's "Way Down in the Hole" (as performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama)

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  • thegur in Melbourne, Australia
    great work.
    3780 days ago.
  • joeythejammer in Ellicott City, MD
    Never seen this show, and I am from BALTIMORE! Guess I gotta give it a shot. Good stuff once again Mr. Weiss!
    3875 days ago.
  • Brad Weiss in Carrboro, NC
    What happens to Stringer?! I figure Omar goes straight - well, not straight - and ends up partnering with McNulty. No?
    3875 days ago.
  • RGHeadrick in Bethesda
    in the middle of watching the whole Wire series for the fourth timeā€¦ this made my day. Stringer is about to down. #spoiler...
    3876 days ago.
  • John Welsh in Winston-Salem, NC
    I'm very upset that I didn't think of this first. Nice work, Brad -- though I would have preferred the Tom Waits original from season 2.
    3876 days ago.
  • smaloney in White Bear Lake, MN
    Wow. That was awesome.
    3878 days ago.