An Australian singer and songwriter, Nick Cave's are some of the most intelligently written lyrics in the musical idiom of rock and roll.


Nota Bene: Until all the lyrics are noded, I am putting a + next to those songs which have been noded.

Listing by Album (Alphabetical Listing Below)

Albums with the Boys Next Door

Door, Door (1979)

* The Night Watchman
* Brave Exhibitions
* Friends of My World
* The Voice
* Roman Roman
* Somebody's Watching
* After a Fashion
* Dive Position
* I Mistake Myself
* Shivers
* Riddle House
* Scatterbrain
* Enemy of State
* Ho Ho
* Masturbation Generation
* Boy Hero

Hee Haw (1979)

* The Friend Catcher
* Waving My Arms
* Catman
* Mr. Clarinet
* Happy Birthday
* A Catholic Skin
* The Red Clock
* Faint Heart
* Death By Drowning
* The Hair Shirt
* Hats On Wrong
* Guilt Parade
* Riddle House

Albums With the Birthday Party

Prayers on Fire (1981)

* Zoo Music Girl
* Cry
* Capers
* Nick The Stripper
* Ho-Ho
* Figure Of Fun
* King Ink
* A Dead Song
* Yard
* Dull Day
* Just You And Me
* Blundertown
* Kathy's Kisses

Junkyard (1982)

* She's Hit
* Dead Joe
* The Dim Locator
* Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)
* Several Sins
* Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
* Kiss Me Black
* Six Inch Gold Blade
* Kewpie Doll
* Junkyard
* Release The Bats
* Blast Off

Mutiny (1983)

* Jennifer's Veil
* Mutiny In Heaven
* Swampland
* Say A Spell
* Sonny's Burning
* Wild World
* Fears Of Gun
* Deep In The Woods
* Pleasure Avalanche
* The Six Strings That Drew Blood
* Vixo

Albums with the Bad Seeds

From Her to Eternity (1984)

* Avalanche
* Cabin Fever!
* Well Of Misery
* From Her To Eternity
* Saint Huck
* Wings Of Flies
* A Box For Black Paul
* In The Ghetto
* The Moon Is In The Gutter

The First Born is Dead (1985)

* Tupelo
* Say Goodbye To The Little Girl Tree
* Train Long-Suffering
* Black Crow King
* Knockin' On Joe
* Wanted Man
* Blind Lemon Jefferson
* The Six Strings That Drew Blood

Kicking Against the Pricks (1986)

* Muddy Water
* I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
* Sleeping Analeah
* Long Black Veil +
* Hey Joe
* The Singer
* All Tomorrow's Parties +
* By The Time I Get To Phoenix
* The Hammer Song
* Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
* Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
* The Carnival Is Over
* Running Scared
* Black Betty

Your Funeral...My Trial (1986)

* Sad Waters
* The Carny
* Your Funeral...My Trial
* Stranger Than Kindness
* Jack's Shadow
* Hard On For Love
* She Fell Away
* Long Time Man
* Scum

Tender Prey (1988)

* The Mercy Seat +
* Up Jumped The Devil
* Deanna +
* Watching Alice
* Mercy
* City Of Refuge
* Slowly Goes The Night
* Sunday's Slave
* Sugar Sugar Sugar
* New Morning

The Good Son (1990)

* Foi Na Cruz
* The Good Son
* Sorrow's Child
* The Weeping Song +
* The Ship Song
* The Hammer Song
* Lament
* The Witness Song
* Lucy +

Henry's Dream (1992)

* Papa Won't Leave You, Henry
* I Had A Dream, Joe
* Straight To You +
* Brother, My Cup Is Empty +
* Christina The Astonishing
* When I First Came To Town
* John Finns' Wife
* The Loom Of The Land +
* Jack The Ripper

Let Love In (1994)

* Do You Love Me?
* Nobody's Baby Now +
* Loverman
* Jangling Jack
* Red Right Hand
* I Let Love In +
* Thirsty Dog
* Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore
* Lay Me Low
* Do You Love Me? - Part 2

Murder Ballads (1996)

* Song Of Joy +
* Stagger Lee +
* Henry Lee +
* Lovely Creature +
* Where The Wild Roses Grow +
* The Curse Of Millhaven +
* The Kindness Of Strangers +
* Crow Jane +
* O'Malley's Bar +
* Death Is Not The End +

The Boatman's Call (1996)

* Into My Arms +
* I Do Love Her So (Lime Tree Arbour) +
* People Ain't No Good
* Brompton Oratory
* There Is a Kingdom
* Are You The One That I've Been Waiting For?
* Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere
* West Country Girl
* Black Hair +
* Idiot Prayer
* Far From Me
* Green Eyes

No More Shall We Part (2001)

* As I Sat Sadly By Her Side
* And No More Shall We Part
* Hallelujah
* Love Letter
* Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
* God Is In The House
* Oh My Lord
* Sweetheart Come
* The Sorrowful Wife
* We Came Along This Road
* Gates to the Garden
* Darker With the Day

Listing by Alphabetical Order

* A Box For Black Paul
* A Catholic Skin
* A Dead Song
* After a Fashion
* Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore
* All Tomorrow's Parties +
* And No More Shall We Part
* Are You The One That I've Been Waiting For?
* As I Sat Sadly By Her Side
* Avalanche
* Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
* Black Betty
* Black Crow King
* Black Hair +
* Blast Off
* Blind Lemon Jefferson
* Blundertown
* Boy Hero
* Brave Exhibitions
* Brompton Oratory
* Brother, My Cup is Empty
* By The Time I Get To Phoenix
* Cabin Fever!
* Capers
* Carnival Is Over, The
* Carny, The
* Catman
* Christina The Astonishing
* City Of Refuge
* Crow Jane
* Cry
* Curse Of Millhaven, The
* Darker With the Day
* Dead Joe
* Deanna +
* Death By Drowning
* Death Is Not The End
* Deep In The Woods
* Dim Locator, The
* Dive Position
* Do You Love Me?
* Do You Love Me? - Part 2
* Dull Day
* Enemy of State
* Faint Heart
* Far From Me
* Fears Of Gun
* Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
* Figure Of Fun
* Foi Na Cruz
* Friend Catcher, The
* Friends of My World
* From Her To Eternity
* Gates to the Garden
* God Is In The House +
* Good Son, The
* Green Eyes
* Guilt Parade
* Hair Shirt, The
* Hallelujah
* Hamlet (Pow Wow Wow)
* Hammer Song, The
* Happy Birthday
* Hard On For Love
* Hats On Wrong
* Henry Lee
* Hey Joe
* Ho Ho
* I Do Love Her So (Lime Tree Arbour) +
* I Had A Dream Joe
* I Let Love In +
* I Mistake Myself
* Idiot Prayer
* I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
* In The Ghetto
* Into My Arms +
* Jack The Ripper
* Jack's Shadow
* Jangling Jack
* Jennifer's Veil
* Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
* John Finns' Wife
* Junkyard
* Just You And Me
* Kathy's Kisses
* Kewpie Doll
* Kindness Of Strangers, The
* King Ink
* Kiss Me Black
* Knockin' On Joe
* Lament
* Lay Me Low
* Long Black Veil +
* Long Time Man
* Loom Of The Land, The
* Love Letter
* Lovely Creature
* Loverman
* Lucy +
* Masturbation Generation
* Mercy Seat, The +
* Moon Is In The Gutter, The
* Mr. Clarinet
* Muddy Water
* Mutiny In Heaven
* New Morning
* Nick The Stripper
* Night Watchman, The
* Nobody's Baby Now +
* Oh My Lord
* O'Malley's Bar
* Papa Won't Leave You Henry
* People Ain't No Good
* Pleasure Avalanche
* Red Clock, The
* Red Right Hand
* Release The Bats
* Riddle House
* Roman Roman
* Running Scared
* Sad Waters
* Saint Huck
* Say A Spell
* Say Goodbye To The Little Girl Tree
* Scatterbrain
* Scum
* Several Sins
* She Fell Away
* She's Hit
* Ship Song, The
* Shivers
* Singer, The
* Six Inch Gold Blade
* Six Strings That Drew Blood, The
* Sleeping Analeah
* Slowly Goes The Night
* Somebody's Watching
* Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
* Song Of Joy +
* Sonny's Burning
* Sorrowful Wife, The
* Sorrow's Child
* Stagger Lee
* Straight To You +
* Stranger Than Kindness
* Sugar Sugar Sugar
* Sunday's Slave
* Swampland
* Sweetheart Come
* There Is a Kingdom
* Thirsty Dog
* Train Long-Suffering
* Tupelo
* Up Jumped The Devil
* Vixo
* Voice, The
* Wanted Man
* Watching Alice
* Waving My Arms
* We Came Along This Road
* Weeping Song, The +
* Well Of Misery
* West Country Girl
* When I First Came To Town
* Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere
* Where The Wild Roses Grow
* Wild World
* Wings Of Flies
* Witness Song, The
* Yard
* Your Funeral...My Trial
* Zoo Music Girl