-------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Baby, Let Me Follow You Down -------- [Intro] I first heard this from Ric von Schmidt He lives in Cambridge Ric's a blues guitar player I met him one day in the Green pastures of Harvard University [Chorus] Baby, let me follow you down Baby, let me follow you down Well, I'll do anything in this God-almighty world If you just let me follow you down [Verse 1] Can I come home with you? Baby, can I come home with you? Yes, I'll do anything in this God-almighty world If you just let me come home with you [Chorus] Baby, let me follow you down Baby, let me follow you down Well, I'll do anything in this God-almighty world If you just let me follow you down [Outro] Yes, I'd do anything in this God-almighty world If you just let me follow you down [Additional Verses (1966 live version)] I'll buy you a diamond ring Yes, I'll buy you a wedding gown Yes, I'll do anything in this god almighty world If you just let me follow you down I'll buy you rope and twine Honey, just for you to climb Yes, I'll do anything in this god almighty world If you just once drive me out of my mind Buy you a hoop and skirt I'll buy you a velvet shirt Yes, I'll do anything in this god almighty world If you just don't make me hurt -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Fixin' to Die -------- [Verse 1] Feeling funny in my mind, Lord I believe I'm fixing to die, fixing to die Feeling funny in my mind, Lord I believe I'm fixing to die Well, I don't mind dying But I hate to leave my children crying Well, I look over yonder to that burying ground Look over yonder to that burying ground Sure seems lonesome, Lord, when the sun goes down [Verse 2] Feeling funny in my eyes, Lord I believe I'm fixing to die, fixing to die Feeling funny in my eyes, Lord I believe I'm fixing to die Well, I don't mind dying but I hate to leave my children crying There's a black smoke rising, Lord It's rising up above my head, up above my head It's rising up above my head, up above my head And tell Jesus make up my dying bed [Verse 3] I'm walking kind of funny, Lord I believe I'm fixing to die, fixing to die Yes I'm walking kind of funny, Lord I believe I'm fixing to die Fixing to die, fixing to die Well, I don't mind dying But I hate to leave my children crying -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Freight Train Blues -------- [Verse 1] I was born in Dixie in a boomer shed Just a little shanty by the railroad track Freight train was it taught me how to cry The holler of the driver was my lullaby I got the freight train blues Oh Lord mama, I got them in the bottom of my rambling shoes And when the whistle blows I got to go baby, don't you know Well, it looks like I'm never going to lose the freight train blues [Verse 2] Well, my daddy was a fireman and my mama-ha She was the only daughter of an engineer My sweetheart was a brakeman and it ain't no joke Seems a waste to get a good man broke I got the freight train blues Oh Lord mama, I got them in the bottom of my rambling shoes And when the whistle blows I got to go mama, don't you know Well, it looks like I'm never going to lose the freight train blues [Verse 3] Well, the only thing that makes me laugh again Is a southbound whistle on a southbound train Every place I want to go I never can go Because you know I got the freight train blues Oh Lord mama, I got them in the bottom of my rambling shoes -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Gospel Plow -------- [Verse 1] Mary wore three links of chain Every link was Jesus name Keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on [Verse 2] Mary, Mark, Luke and John All these prophets so good and gone Keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on Well, I never been to heaven But I've been told streets up there Are lined with gold Keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Highway 51 Blues -------- [Chorus] Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door If I don't get the girl I'm loving Won't go down to Highway 51 no more [Verse] Well, I know that highway like I know my hand Yes, I know that highway like I know the back of my hand Running from up Wisconsin way down to no man's land Well, if I should die before my time should come And if I should die before my time should come Won't you bury my body out on the Highway 51 [Chorus] -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- House of the Risin' Sun -------- [Chorus] There is a house down in New Orleans they call the rising sun And it's been the ruin of many poor girl and me, oh God, I'm one [Verse 1] My mother was a tailor, she sewed these new blue jeans My sweetheart was a gambler, Lord, down in New Orleans [Verse 2] Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk And the only time when he's satisfied is when he's on a drunk [Verse 3] He fills his glasses up to the brim and he'll pass the cards around And the only pleasure he gets out of life is rambling from town to town [Verse 4] Oh tell my baby sister not to do what I have done But shun that house in New Orleans they call the rising sun [Verse 5] Well with one foot on the platform and the other foot on the train I'm going back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain [Verse 6] I'm going back to New Orleans, my race is almost run I'm going back to end my life down in the rising sun [Chorus] -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- In My Time of Dyin' -------- [Verse 1] Well, in my time of dying don't want nobody to mourn All I want for you to do is take my body home Well, well, well, so I can die easy Well, well, well Well, well, well, so I can die easy Jesus going to make up, Jesus going to make up Jesus going to make up my dying bed [Verse 2] Well, meet me Jesus, meet me, meet me In the middle of the air If these wings should fail me Lord, won't you meet me with another pair Well, well, well, so I can die easy Well, well, well Well, well, well, so I can die easy Jesus going to make up, Jesus going to make up Jesus going to make up my dying bed [Verse 3] Lord, in my time of dying don't want nobody to cry All I want you to do is take me when I die Well, well, well, so I can die easy Well, well, well Well, well, well, so I can die easy Jesus going to make up, Jesus going to make up Jesus going to make up my dying bed -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Man of Constant Sorrow -------- [Verse 1] I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all my days I'll say goodbye to Colorado Where I was born and partly raised [Verse 2] Your mother says that I'm a stranger A face you'll never see no more But there's one promise darling I'll see you on God's golden shore [Verse 3] Through this open world I'm a-bound to ramble Through ice and snow, sleet and rain I'm a-bound to ride that morning railroad Perhaps I'll die on that train [Verse 4] I'm a-going back to Colorado The place that I've started from If I'd know-ed how bad you'd treat me Honey, I never would have come -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Pretty Peggy-O -------- [Intro] I've been around this whole country But I never yet found Fenneario [Verse 1] Well, as we marched down, as we marched down Well, as we marched down to Fennerio Well, our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove Her name that she had was Pretty Peggy-O [Verse 2] Well, what will your mother say, what will your mother say What will your mother say, Pretty Peggy-O What will your mother say to know you're going away You're never, never, never coming back-io ? [Verse 3] Come a-running down your stairs Come a-running down your stairs Come a-running down your stairs, Pretty Peggy-O Come a-running down your stairs Combing back your yellow hair You're the prettiest darned girl I ever seen-io [Verse 4] The lieutenant he has gone The lieutenant he has gone The lieutenant he has gone, Pretty Peggy-O The lieutenant he has gone, long gone He's a-riding down in Texas with the rodeo [Verse 5] Well, our captain he is dead, our captain he is dead Our captain he is dead, Pretty Peggy-O Well, our captain he is dead, died for a maid He's buried somewhere in Louisiana-O -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean -------- [Chorus] Well there's one kind of favor I'll ask for you Well there's one kind of favor I'll ask for you There's just one kind of favor I'll ask for you You can see that my grave is kept clean [Verse 1] And there's two white horses following me And there's two white horses following me I got two white horses following me Waiting on my burying ground [Verse 2] Did you ever hear that coffin sound Did you ever hear that coffin sound Did you ever hear that coffin sound Means another poor boy is under the ground [Verse 3] Did you ever hear them church bells toll Did you ever hear them church bells toll Did you ever hear them church bells toll Means another poor boy is dead and gone [Verse 4] And my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold And my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold And my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold And I believe what the Bible told [Chorus] And there's one last favor I'll ask for you And there's one last favor I'll ask for you And just one last flavor I'll ask for you You can see that my grave is kept clean -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Song to Woody -------- I'm out here a thousand miles from my home Walking a road other men have gone down I'm seeing your world of people and things Your paupers and peasants and princes and kings Hey, hey, Woody Guthrie, I wrote you a song About a funny old world that's a-coming along Seems sick and it's hungry, it's tired and it's torn It looks like it's a-dying and it's hardly been born Hey, Woody Guthrie, but I know that you know All the things that I'm a-saying an a-many times more I'm a-singing you the song, but I can't sing enough Because there's not many men that done the things that you've done Here's to Cisco and Sonny and Leadbelly too And to all the good people that traveled with you Here's to the hearts and the hands of the men That come with the dust and are gone with the wind I'm a-leaving tomorrow, but I could leave today Somewhere down the road someday The very last thing that I'd want to do Is to say I've been hitting some hard traveling too -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- Talkin' New York -------- [Verse 1] Rambling out of the wild West Leaving the towns I love the best Thought I'd seen some ups and downs 'Til I come into New York town People going down to the ground Buildings going up to the sky [Verse 2] Wintertime in New York town The wind blowing snow around Walk around with nowhere to go Somebody could freeze right to the bone I froze right to the bone New York Times said it was the coldest winter in seventeen years I didn't feel so cold then [Verse 3] I swung on to my old guitar Grabbed hold of a subway car And after a rocking, reeling, rolling ride I landed up on the downtown side Greenwich Village [Verse 4] I walked down there and ended up In one of them coffeehouses on the block Got on the stage to sing and play Man there said, "Come back some other day You sound like a hillbilly We want folk singers here" [Verse 5] Well, I got a harmonica job, begun to play Blowing my lungs out for a dollar a day I blowed inside out and upside down The man there said he loved my sound He was raving about how he loved my sound Dollar a day's worth [Verse 6] And after weeks and weeks of hanging around I finally got a job in New York town In a bigger place, bigger money too Even joined the union and paid my dues [Verse 7] Now, a very great man once said That some people rob you with a fountain pen It didn't take too long to find out Just what he was talkin' about A lot of people don't have much food on their table But they got a lot of forks 'n' knives And they got to cut something [Verse 8] So one morning when the sun was warm I rambled out of New York town Pulled my cap down over my eyes And headed out for the western skies So long, New York Howdy, East Orange -------- 1962 Bob Dylan -------- -------- You're No Good -------- [Verse 1] Well, I don't know why I love you like I do Nobody in the world can get along with you You got the ways of a devil sleeping in a lion's den I come home last night you wouldn't even let me in [Verse 2] Oh sometimes you're as sweet as anybody want to be Oh when you get the crazy notion of jumping all over me Well, you give me the blues, I guess you're satisfied When you give me the blues I want to lay down and die [Harmonica bridge: 0:35 - 0:58] [Verse 3] I helped you when you had no shoes on your feet, pretty mama I helped you when you had no food to eat Now you're the kind of woman that just don't understand You're taking all my money and give it to another man [Verse 4] Well, you're that kind of woman makes a man lose his brains You're that kind of woman drives a man insane Well, you give me the blues, I guess you're satisfied You give me the blues, I want to lay down and die -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall -------- [Verse 1] Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? And where have you been, my darling young one? I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans I've been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard [Chorus] And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard It's a hard rain's a-going to fall [Verse 2] Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son? And what did you see, my darling young one? I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it I saw a black branch with blood that kept dripping I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleeding I saw a white ladder all covered with water I saw ten-thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children [Chorus] And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, and it's a hard It's a hard rain's a-going to fall [Verse 3] And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son? And what did you hear, my darling young one? I heard the sound of a thunder that roared out a warning I heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world I heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazing I heard ten-thousand whispering and nobody listening I heard one person starve, I heard many people laughing I heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter I heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley [Chorus] And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard It's a hard rain's a-going to fall [Verse 4] Oh, what did you meet, my blue-eyed son? And who did you meet, my darling young one? I met a young child beside a dead pony I met a white man who walked a black dog I met a young woman, her body was burning I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow I met one man who was wounded in love I met another man who was wounded in hatred [Chorus] And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard It's a hard rain's a-going to fall [Verse 5] And what will you do now, my blue-eyed son? And what will you do now, my darling young one? I'm a-going back out 'fore the rain starts a-falling I'll walk to the depths of the deepest dark forest Where the people are many and their hands are all empty Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison And the executioner's face is always well hidden Where hunger is ugly, where the souls are forgotten Where black is the color, where none is the number And I'll tell it, and speak it, and think it, and breathe it And reflect from the mountain so all souls can see it Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinking But I'll know my song well before I start singing [Chorus] And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, and it's a hard It's a hard rain's a-going to fall -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Blowin' in the Wind -------- [Verse 1] How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they're forever banned? [Refrain] The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind [Verse 2] Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist Before it is washed to the sea? Yes, and how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? [Refrain] The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind [Verse 3] Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, and how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows That too many people have died? [Refrain] The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Bob Dylan's Blues -------- [Intro] Unlike most of the songs nowadays that have been written up in Tin Pan Alley, that's where most of the folk songs come from nowadays, this, this is a song, this wasn't written up there, this was written somewhere down in the United States [Verse 1] Well, the Lone Ranger and Tonto They are riding down the line Fixing everybody's troubles Everybody's except mine Somebody must have told them That I was doing fine [Verse 2] Oh you five and ten cent women With nothing in your heads I got a real gal I'm loving And Lord I'll love her till I'm dead Go away from my door and my window too Right now [Verse 3] Lord, I am not going down to no race track See no sports car run I don't have no sports car And I don't even care to have one I can walk anytime around the block [Verse 4] Well, the wind keeps a-blowing me Up and down the street With my hat in my hand And my boots on my feet Watch out so you don't step on me [Verse 5] Well, look it here buddy You want to be like me Pull out your six-shooter And rob every bank you can see Tell the judge I said it was all right Yes! -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Bob Dylan's Dream -------- [Verse 1] While riding on a train going west I fell asleep for to take my rest I dreamed a dream that made me sad Concerning myself and the first few friends I had [Verse 2] With half-damp eyes I stared to the room Where my friends and I spent many an afternoon Where we together weathered many a storm Laughin and singin till the early hours of the morn [Verse 3] By the old wooden stove where our hats was hung Our words was told, our songs was sung Where we longed for nothing and were satisfied Jokin' and talkin' about the world outside [Verse 4] With hungry hearts through the heat and cold We never much thought we could get very old We thought we could sit forever in fun And our chances really was a million to one [Instrument Break] [Verse 5] As easy it was to tell black from white It was all that easy to tell wrong from right And our choices, they was few so the thought never hit That the one road we traveled would ever shatter or split [Verse 6] How many a year has passed and gone Many a gamble has been lost and won And many a road taken by many a first friend And each one I've never seen again [Instrument Break] [Verse 7] I wish, I wish, I wish in vain That we could sit simply in that room again Ten thousand dollars at the drop of a hat And I'd give it all gladly if our lives could be like that -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Corrina, Corrina -------- [Verse 1] Corrina, Corrina Girl, where you been so long? Corrina, Corrina Girl, where you been so long? I been worrying about you, baby Baby, please come home [Verse 2] I got a bird that whistles I got a bird that sings I got a bird that whistles I got a bird that sings But I ain't got Corrina Life don't mean a thing [Verse 3] Corrina, Corrina Girl, you're on my mind Corrina, Corrina Girl, you're on my mind I'm a-sittin down thinkin of you I just can't keep from crying -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right -------- [Verse 1] Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If'n you don't know by now And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It'll never do somehow When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and I'll be gone You're the reason I'm a-traveling on But don't think twice, it's all right [Verse 2] And it ain't no use in turning on your light, babe The light I never knowed And it ain't no use in turning on your light, babe I'm on the dark side of the road But I wish there was something you would do or say To try and make me change my mind and stay But we never did too much talking anyway But don't think twice, it's all right [Verse 3] So it ain't no use in calling out my name, gal Like you never done before And it ain't no use in calling out my name, gal I can't hear you anymore I'm a-thinking and a-wondering, walking down the road I once loved a woman, a child, I'm told I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul But don't think twice, it's all right [Verse 4] So long, honey babe Where I'm bound, I can't tell Goodbye's too good a word, babe So I'll just say, "Fare thee well" I ain't a-saying you treated me unkind You could've done better, but I don't mind You just kinda wasted my precious time But don't think twice, it's all right -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Down the Highway -------- [Verse 1] Well, I'm walking down the highway With my suitcase in my hand Yes, I'm walking down the highway With my suitcase in my hand Lord, I really miss my baby She's in some foreign land [Verse 2] Well, your streets are getting empty Lord, your highway's getting filled And your streets are getting empty And your highway's getting filled Well, the way I love that woman I swear it's bound to get me killed [Verse 3] Well, I've been gambling so long Lord, I ain't got much more to lose Yes, I've been gambling so long Lord, I ain't a-got much more to lose Right now I'm having trouble Please don't take away my highway shoes [Verse 4] Well, I'm bound to get lucky, baby Or I'm bound to die trying Yes, I'm a-bound to get lucky, baby Lord, Lord, I'm a-bound to die trying Well, meet me in the middle of the ocean And we'll leave this old highway behind [Verse 5] Well, the ocean took my baby My baby stole my heart from me Yes, the ocean took my baby My baby took my heart from me She packed it all up in a suitcase Lord, she took it away to Italy, Italy [Verse 6] So, I'm a-walking down your highway Just as far as my poor eyes can see Yes, I'm a-walking down your highway Just as far as my eyes can see From the Golden Gate Bridge All the way to the Statue of Liberty -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Girl from the North Country -------- [Verse 1] If you're travelin' in the north country fair Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline Remember me to one who lives there For she once was a true love of mine [Verse 2] If you go when the snowflakes storm When the rivers freeze and summer ends Please see if she has a coat so warm To keep her from the howling winds [Verse 3] Please see if her hair hangs long If it rolls and flows all down her breast Please see for me if her hair's hangin' long For that's the way I remember her best [Verse 4] I'm a-wondering if she remembers me at all Many times I've often prayed In the darkness of my night In the brightness of my day [Verse 5] So if you're travelin' the north country fair Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline Remember me to one who lives there For she once was a true love of mine -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance -------- [Verse 1] Honey, just allow me one more chance To get along with you Honey, just allow me one more chance I'll do anything for you Well, I'm a-walking down the road With my head in my hand I'm looking for a woman Needs a worried man Just a-one kind favor I ask you Allow me just a one more chance [Verse 2] Honey, just allow me one more chance To ride your airplane Honey, just allow me one more chance To ride your passenger train Well, I've been looking all over For a girl like you I can't find no better So you'll have to do There's just-a one kind favor I ask you Allow me just-a one more chance [Verse 3] Honey, just allow me one more chance To get along with you Honey, just allow me one more chance I'll do anything for you Well, looking for a woman That ain't got no man Is just looking for a needle That's lost in the sand Just-a one kind favor I ask you Allow me just-a one more chance -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- I Shall Be Free -------- [Verse 1] Well, I took me a woman late last night I's three-fourths drunk, she looked alright 'Til she started peeling off her onion gook Took off her wig, said, "How do I look?" I's high flying, bare-naked Out the window [Verse 2] Well, sometimes I might get drunk Walk like a duck and smell like a skunk Don't hurt me none, it don't hurt my pride Because I got my little lady right by my side She's a tryin to hide, pretendin' she don't know me [Verse 3] I's out there painting on the old woodshed When a can of black paint, it fell on my head I went down to scrub and rub But I had to sit in back of the tub Cost a quarter Half price [Verse 4] Well, my telephone rang, it would not stop It's President Kennedy calling me up He said, "My friend, Bob What do we need to make the country grow?" I said, "My friend, John, Brigitte Bardot Anita Ekberg Sophia Loren" Country'll grow [Verse 5] Well, I got a woman, five feet short She yells and hollers and screams and snorts She tickles my nose, pats me on the head Rolls me over and kicks me out of bed She's a man-eater, meat-grinder, bad loser [Verse 6] Oh, there ain't no use in me working all the time I got a woman who works herself blind Works up to her britches, up to her neck Writes me letters and sends me checks She's a humdinger Folk singer [Verse 7] Late one day in the middle of the week Eyes were closed, I was half asleep I chased me a woman up the hill Right in the middle of an air-raid drill I jumped a fallout shelter I jumped a string bean I jumped a TV dinner I jumped a shotgun [Verse 8] Now, the man on the stand, he wants my vote He's a-running for office on the ballot note He's out there preaching in front of the steeple Telling me he loves all kinds of people He's eatin' bagels He's eatin' pizza He's eatin' chitlins [Verse 9] Oh, set me down on a television floor I'll flip the channel to number four Out of the shower comes a football man With a bottle of oil in his hand Greasy kid stuff What I want to know, Mr. Football Man, is What do you do about Willy Mays Martin Luther King Olatunji [Verse 10] Well, the funniest woman I ever seen Was the great-granddaughter of Mr. Clean She takes about fifteen baths a day Wants me to grow a mustache on my face She's insane [Verse 11] Well, they ask me why I'm drunk all the time It levels my head and eases my mind I just walk along and stroll and sing I see better days and I do better things I catch dinosaurs Make love to Elizabeth Taylor Catch hell from Richard Burton -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Masters of War -------- [Verse 1] Come, you masters of war You that build the big guns You that build the death planes You that build all the bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks [Verse 2] You that never done nothing But build to destroy You play with my world Like it's your little toy You put a gun in my hand And you hide from my eyes And you turn and run farther When the fast bullets fly [Verse 3] Like Judas of old You lie and deceive A world war can be won You want me to believe But I see through your eyes And I see through your brain Like I see through the water That runs down my drain [Verse 4] You fasten all the triggers For the others to fire Then you set back and watch While the death count gets higher You hide in your mansion While the young people's blood Flows out of their bodies And is buried in the mud [Verse 5] You've thrown the worst fear That can ever be hurled Fear to bring children Into the world For threatening my baby Unborn and unnamed You ain't worth the blood That runs in your veins [Verse 6] How much do I know To talk out of turn? You might say that I'm young You might say I'm unlearned But there's one thing I know Though I'm younger than you That even Jesus would never Forgive what you do [Verse 7] Let me ask you one question Is your money that good? Will it buy you forgiveness? Do you think that it could? I think you will find When your death takes its toll All the money you made Will never buy back your soul [Verse 8] And I hope that you die And your death will come soon I will follow your casket By the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed And I'll stand over your grave 'Til I'm sure that you're dead -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Oxford Town -------- [Verse 1] Oxford Town, Oxford Town Everybody's got their heads bowed down The sun don't shine above the ground I am a-going down to Oxford Town [Verse 2] He went down to Oxford Town Guns and clubs followed him down All because his face was brown Better get away from Oxford Town [Verse 3] Oxford Town around the bend Come in to the door, he couldn't get in All because of the color of his skin What do you think about that, my friend? [Verse 4] Me, my girl, my girl's son We got met with a tear gas bomb I don't even know why we come Going back where we come from [Verse 5] Oxford Town in the afternoon Everybody singing a sorrowful tune Two men died beneath the Mississippi moon Somebody better investigate soon -------- 1963 The Freewheelin Bob Dylan -------- -------- Talkin' World War III Blues -------- [Verse 1] One time ago a crazy dream came to me I dreamt I was walking to World War Three I went to the doctor the very next day To see what kind of words he could say He said it was a bad dream "I wouldn't worry about it none, though Them old dreams are only in your head" [Verse 2] I said "Hold it Doc, a World War passed through my brain" He said "Nurse, get your pad, the boy's insane" He grabbed my arm, I said "Ouch!" As I landed on the psychiatric couch He said "Tell me about it" [Verse 3] Well, the whole thing started at 3 o'clock fast It was all over by a quarter past I was down in the sewer with some little lover When I peeked out from a manhole cover Wondering who turned the lights on us [Verse 4] Well, I got up and I walked around Up and down the lonesome town I stood a-wondering which way to go I lit a cigarette on a parking meter And walked on down the road It was a normal day [Verse 5] Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell And I leaned my head and I give a yell "Give me a string bean, I'm a hungry man" A shotgun fired, and away I ran I don't blame him too much though, he didn't know me [Verse 6] Down at the corner by the hot-dog stand I seen a man I said "Howdy friend, I guess there's just us two" He screamed a bit, and away he flew Thought I was a Communist [Verse 7] Well, I spied me a girl and before she could leave I said "Let's go and play Adam and Eve" I took her by the hand, and my heart was thumping When she said "Hey man, you crazy or something? You seen what happened last time they started" [Verse 8] Well, I seen me a Cadillac window uptown There was nobody around I got into the driver's seat And I drove down 42nd Street In my Cadillac Good car to drive after a war [Verse 9] Well, I remember seeing some ad So I turned on my Conelrad But I didn't pay the Con Ed bill So the radio didn't work so well Turned on my record player -- It was Rock-a-day Johnny, singing "Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa Our Love's A-going to Grow, Ooh-wah, Ooh-wah" [Verse 10] I was feeling kind of lonesome and blue I needed somebody to talk to So I called up the operator of time Just to hear a voice of some kind "When you hear the beep it will be three o'clock" She said that for over an hour And I hung up [Verse 11] Well, the doctor interrupted me just about then Saying "Hey I've been having the same old dreams But mine was a little different, you see I dreamt the only person left after the war was me I didn't see you around" [Verse 12] Well, now time passed and now it seems Everybody's having them dreams Everybody sees their self Walking around with no one else [Outro] "Half of the people can be part right all of the time And some of the people can be all right part of the time But all of the people can't be all right all of the time" I think Abraham Lincoln said that "I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours" I said that -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- All I Really Want to Do -------- [Verse 1] I ain't lookin' to compete with you Beat or cheat or mistreat you Simplify you, classify you Deny, defy or crucify you All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you [Verse 2] No, and I ain't lookin' to fight with you Frighten you or uptighten you Drag you down or drain you down Chain you down or bring you down All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you [Verse 3] I ain't lookin' to block you up Shock or knock or lock you up Analyze you, categorize you Finalize you or advertise you All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you [Verse 4] I don't wanta' straight-face you Race or chase you, track or trace you Or disgrace you or displace you Or define you or confine you All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you [Verse 5] I don't wanta' meet your kin Make you spin or do you in Or select you or dissect you Or inspect you or reject you All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you [Verse 6] I don't wanta' fake you out Take or shake or forsake you out I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me See like me or be like me All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Ballad in Plain D -------- [Verse 1] I once loved a girl, her skin it was bronze With the innocence of a lamb, she was gentle like a fawn I courted her proudly but now she is gone Gone as the season she's taken [Verse 2] In a young summer's youth, I stole her away From her mother and sister, though close did they stay Each one of them suffering from the failures of their day With strings of guilt they tried hard to guide us [Verse 3] Of the two sisters, I loved the young With sensitive instincts, she was the creative one Their constant scrapegoat, she was easily undone By the jealousy of others around her [Verse 4] For her parasite sister, I had no respect Bound by her boredom, her pride to protect Countless visions of the other she'd reflect As a crutch for her scenes and her society [Verse 5] Myself, for what I did, I cannot be excused The changes I was going through can't even be used For the lies that I told her in hope not to lose The could-be dream-lover of my lifetime [Verse 6] With unseen consciousness, I possessed in my grip A magnificent mantelpiece, though its heart being chipped Noticing not that I'd already slipped To the sin of love's false security [Verse 7] From silhouetted anger to manufactured peace Answers of emptiness voice vacancies 'Til the tombstones of damage read no questions but please What's wrong, what's exactly the matter? [Verse 8] And so it did happen like it could have been foreseen The timeless explosion of fantasy's dream At the peak of the night, the king and the queen Tumbled all down into pieces [Verse 9] "The tragic figure" her sister did shout "Leave her alone, God damn you, get out" And I in my armor, turning about And nailing her in the ruins of her pettiness [Verse 10] Beneath a bare light bulb the plaster did pound Her sister and I in a screaming battleground And she in between, the victim of sound Soon shattered as a child to the shadows [Verse 11] All is gone, all is gone, admit it, take flight I gagged in contradiction, tears blinding my sight My mind it was mangled, I ran into the night Leaving all of love's ashes behind me [Verse 12] The wind knocks my window, the room it is wet The words to say I'm sorry, I haven't found yet I think of her often and hope whoever she's met Will be fully aware of how precious she is [Verse 13] Ah, my friends from the prison, they ask unto me "How good, how good does it feel to be free?" And I answer them most mysteriously "Are birds free from the chains of the skyway?" -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Black Crow Blues -------- [Verse 1] I woke in the mornin', wandering Weary and worn out I woke in the morning', wandering Weary and worn out Wishin' my long-lost lover Would walk to me, and talk to me Tell me what it's all about [Verse 2] I was standin' at the side road Listenin' to the billboard knock Standin' at the side road Listenin' to the billboard knock Well, my wrist was empty But my nerves were kickin' Tickin' like a clock [Verse 3] Well I got anything you need, babe Let me tell you in front If I got anything you need, babe Let me tell you in front You can come to me sometime Night time, day time Any time you want [Verse 4] Sometimes I'm thinkin' I'm Too high to fall Sometimes I'm thinkin' I'm Much too high to fall Other times I'm thinkin' I'm So low I don't know If I can come up at all [Verse 5] Black crows in the meadow Sleepin' across a broad highway Black crows in the meadow Across a broad highway Though it's funny, honey I'm outta' touch, don't feel much like a Scarecrow today -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Chimes of Freedom -------- [Verse 1] Far between sundown's finish and midnight's broken toll We ducked inside the doorways, thunder went crashing As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds Seemin' to be the chimes of freedom flashing Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight And for each and every underdog soldier in the night And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing [Verse 2] Through the city's melted furnace, unexpectedly we watched With faces hidden as the walls were tightening As the echo of the wedding bells before the blowin' rain Dissolved into the bells of the lightning Tolling for the rebel, tolling for the rake Tolling for the luckless, they abandoned and forsaked Tolling for the outcast, burning constantly at stake And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing [Verse 3] Through the mad mystic hammering of the wild ripping hail The sky cracked it's poems in naked wonder That the clinging of the church bells blew far into the breeze Leavin' only bells of lightning and it's thunder Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind And the poet and the painter far behind his rightful time And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing [Verse 4] And the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales For disrobed faceless forms of no position Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts All down in taken-for-granted situations Tolling for the deaf and blind, tolling for the mute For the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute For the misdemeanor outlaw, chained and cheated by pursuit And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing [Verse 5] Even though a cloud's white curtain in a far-off corner flared And the hypnotic splattered mist was slowly lifting Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones Condemned to drift or else be kept from driftin' Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale And for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing [Verse 6] Starry-eyed and laughing as I recall when we were caught Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended As we listened one last time and we watched with one last look Spellbound and swallowed 'til the tolling ended Tolling for the aching whose wounds cannot be nursed For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones and worse And for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashin' -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) -------- [Verse 1] I can't understand She let go of my hand And left me here facing the wall I'd sure like to know Why she'd go But I can't get close to her at all Though we kissed through the wild blazing nighttime She said she would never forget But now morning's clear It's like I ain't here She acts like we never met [Verse 2] It's all new to me Like some mystery It could even be like a myth But it's hard to think on That she's the same one That last night I was with From darkness, dreams are deserted Am I still dreaming yet? I wish she'd unlock Her voice once and talk 'Stead of actin' like we never have met [Verse 3] If she ain't feelin' well Then why don't she tell 'Stead of turnin' her back to my face? Without any doubt She seems too far out For me to return to or chase Well her skirt it swayed As the guitar played Her mouth was watery and wet But now something has changed For she ain't the same She just acts like we never have met [Verse 4] If I didn't have to guess I'd gladly confess To anything I might've tried If I was with her too long Or have done something wrong I'd wish she'd tell me what it is, I'll run and hide Though the night ran swirling and whirling I remember her whispering yet But evidently she don't Evidently she won't She just acts like we never have met [Verse 5] I'm leavin' today I'll be on my way Of this I can't say very much But if you want me to I can be just like you And pretend that we never have touched And if anybody asks me "Is it easy to forget?" I'll say, "It's easily done You just pick anyone And pretend that you never have met!" -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- I Shall Be Free No. 10 -------- [Verse 1] I'm just average, common too I'm just like him, and the same as you I'm everybody's brother and son I ain't different than anyone Ain't no use a-talk to me It's just the same as talkin' to you [Verse 2] I was shadow boxing early in the day I figured I was ready for Cassius Clay I said "Fee, fie, fo, fum, Cassius Clay, here I come 26, 27, 28, 29, I'm gonna' make your face look just like mine Five, four, three, two, one, Cassius Clay you'd better run 99, 100, 101, 102, your ma won't even recognize you 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, gonna knock him clean right out of his spleen" [Verse 3] Well, I don't know, but I've been told The streets of heaven are lined with gold I ask ya' how things could get much worse If the Russians happen to get up there first Wowee! Pretty scary! [Verse 4] Now, I'm liberal, but to a degree I want everybody to be free But if you think I'll let Barry Goldwater Move in next door and marry my daughter You must think I'm crazy! I wouldn't let him do it for all the farms in Cuba [Verse 5] Well, I set my monkey on the log And ordered him to do the Dog He wagged his tail and shook his head And he went and did the Cat instead He's a weird monkey, very funky [Verse 6] I sat with my high-heeled sneakers on Waitin' to play tennis in the noonday sun I had my white shorts rolled up past my waist And my wig-hat was fallin' in my face But they wouldn't let me on the tennis court [Verse 7] I got a woman, she's so mean She sticks my boots in the washing machine Sticks me with buckshot when I'm nude Puts bubblegum in my food She's funny, wants my money, calls me "honey" [Verse 8] Now I got a friend who spends his life Stabbin' my picture with a Bowie knife Dreams of stranglin' me with a scarf When my name comes up he pretends to barf I got a million friends! [Verse 9] Now they asked me to read a poem At the sorority sisters home Ah got knocked down and my head was swimmin' I wound up with the Dean of Women Yippee! I'm a poet, and I know it Hope I don't blow it [Verse 10] I'm gonna grow my hair down to my feet so strange So I look like a walking mountain range And I'm gonna' ride into Omaha on a horse Out to the country club and the golf course Carryin' The New York Times, shoot a few holes, blow their minds [Verse 11] Now you're probably wonderin' by now Just what this song is all about What's probably got you baffled more Is what this thing here is for: (plays song's riff) It's nothin' It's sumpin' I learned over in England! -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- It Ain't Me Babe -------- [Verse 1] Go away from my window Leave at your own chosen speed I'm not the one you want, babe I'm not the one you need You say you're looking for someone Who's never weak but always strong To protect you and defend you Whether you are right or wrong Someone to open each and every door [Hook] But it ain't me, babe No, no, no, it ain't me, babe It ain't me you're looking for, babe [Verse 2] Go lightly from the ledge, babe Go lightly on the ground I'm not the one you want, babe I will only let you down You say you're looking for someone Who will promise never to part Someone to close his eyes for you Someone to close his heart Someone who will die for you and more [Hook] But it ain't me, babe No, no, no, it ain't me, babe It ain't me you're looking for, babe [Verse 3] Go melt back in the night Everything inside is made of stone There's nothing in here moving And anyway I'm not alone You say you're lookin' for someone Who'll pick you up each time you fall To gather flowers constantly And to come each time you call A lover for your life and nothing more [Hook] But it ain't me, babe No, no, no, it ain't me, babe It ain't me you're looking for, babe -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Motorpsycho Nightmare -------- [Verse 1] I pounded on a farmhouse Looking for a place to stay I was mighty, mighty tired I'd come a long, long way I said, "Hey, hey, in there Is there anybody home?" I was standin' on the steps Feeling most alone When out comes a farmer He must've thought that I was nuts He immediate looked at me And stuck a gun into my guts [Verse 2] I fell down To my bended knees Saying, "I dig farmers Don't shoot me, please!" He cocked his rifle And begin to shout "Are you that travelin' salesman That I have heard about" I said, "No! No! No! I'm a doctor and it's true I'm a clean-cut kid And I been to college, too" [Verse 3] Then in comes his daughter Whose name was Rita She looked like she stepped out of La Dolce Vita I immediately tried to cool it With her dad And told him what a Nice, pretty farm he had He said, "What do doctors Know about farms, pray tell?" I said, "I's born At the bottom of a wishing well" [Verse 4] Well, by the dirt 'neath my nails I guess he knew I wouldn't lie He said "I guess you're tired" He said it kind of sly I said, "Yes, ten thousand miles Today I drove" He said, "I got a bed for you Underneath the stove Just one condition You can go to sleep right now That you don't touch my daughter And in the morning, milk the cows" [Verse 5] I was sleeping like a rat When I heard something jerkin' There stood Rita Looking just like Tony Perkins She said, "Would you like to take a shower? I'll show you up to the door" I said, "Oh, no! no! I've been through this movie before" I knew I had to split But I did not know how When she said "Would you like to take that shower, now?" [Verse 6] Well, I couldn't leave Unless the old man chased me out Because I'd already promised That I'd milk his cows I had to say somethin' To strike him very weird So I yelled out "I like Fidel Castro and his beard" Rita looked offended But she got out of the way As he came charging down the stairs Sayin', "What's that I heard you say?" [Verse 7] I said, "I like Fidel Castro I think you heard me right" And I ducked as he swung At me with all his might Rita mumbled somethin' 'bout her mother on the hill As his fist it hit the icebox He said he's gonna kill me If I don't get out the door In two seconds flat "You unpatriotic Rotten doctor Commie rat" [Verse 8] Well, he threw a Reader's Digest At my head and I did run I did a somersault As I seen him get his gun And crashed through the window At a hundred miles an hour And landed fully blast In his garden flowers Rita said, "Come back!" As he started to load The sun was coming up And I was running down the road [Verse 9] Well, I don't figure I'll be back There for a spell Even though Rita moved away And got a job in a motel He still waits for me Constant, on the sly He wants to turn me in To the F.B.I Me, I romp and stomping Thankful as I romp Without freedom of speech I might be in the swamp -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- My Back Pages -------- [Verse 1] Crimson flames tied through my ears Rolling high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps "We'll meet on edges, soon," said I Proud 'neath heated brow [Refrain] Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now [Verse 2] Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth "Rip down all hate," I screamed Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull, I dreamed Romantic facts of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow [Refrain] Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now [Verse 3] Girls' faces formed the forward path From phony jealousy To memorizing politics Of ancient history Flung down by corpse evangelists Un-thought of, though, somehow [Refrain] Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now [Verse 4] A self-ordained professor's tongue Too serious to fool Spouted out that liberty Is just equality in school "Equality," I spoke the word As if a wedding vow [Refrain] Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now [Verse 5] In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand At the mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not that I'd become my enemy In the instant that I preach My existence led by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow [Refrain] Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now [Verse 6] Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad, I define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow [Refrain] Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Spanish Harlem Incident -------- [Verse 1] Gypsy gal, the hands of Harlem Cannot hold you to its heat Your temperature is too hot for taming Your flaming feet are burning up the street I'm homeless, come and take me To the reach of your rattlin' drums Let me know, babe, all about my fortune Down along my restless palms [Verse 2] Gypsy gal, you got me swallowed I have fallen far beneath Your pearly eyes, so fast and slashing And your flashing diamond teeth The night is pitch black, come an' make my Pale face fit into place, ah, please! Let me know, babe, I'm nearly drowning If it's you my lifelines trace [Verse 3] I been wondering all about me Ever since I seen you there On the cliffs of your wildcat charms I'm riding I know I'm around you but I don't know where You have slayed me, you have made me I got to laugh half ways off my heels I got to know, babe, yeah will you surround me? So I can know if I'm really real -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- To Ramona -------- [Verse 1] Ramona Come closer Shut softly your watery eyes The pangs of your sadness Will pass as your senses will rise Oh the flowers of the city Though breath-like Get death-like at times And there's no use in trying To deal with the dying Though I cannot explain that in lines [Verse 2] Your cracked country lips I still wish to kiss As to be by the strength of your skin Your magnetic movements Still capture the minutes I'm in But it grieves my heart, love To see you trying to be a part of A world that just don't exist It's all just a dream, babe A vacuum, a scheme, babe That sucks you into feelin' like this [Verse 3] I can see that your head Has been twisted and fed With the worthless foam from the mouth I can tell you are torn Between staying and returning Back to the South You've been fooled into thinking That the finishing end is at hand Yet there's no one to beat you No one to defeat you 'cept the thoughts of yourself feeling bad [Verse 4] I've heard you say many times That you're better than no one And no one is better than you If you really believe that You know you have nothing to win and nothing to lose From fixtures and forces and friends Your sorrow does stem That hype you and type you Making you feel That you gotta' be just like them [Verse 5] I'd forever talk to you But soon my words Would turn into a meaningless ring For deep in my heart I know there's no help I can bring Everything passes Everything changes Just do what you think you should do And someday maybe Who knows, baby I'll come and be crying to you -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 1 (Baby's Black) -------- baby's black been had ain't bad smokestacked chicken shacked dressed in black silver monkey on her back mammy ma juiced pa janitored between the law brothers ten rat-faced gravestoned ditch dug firescaped an substroked choked baby black hits back robs, pawns lives by trade sits an waits on fire plug digs the heat eyes meet picket line across the street head rings of bed springs freedom's holler you ask of order she'd hock the world for a dollar an a quarter baby black dressed in black gunny sack about t'crack been gone carry on i'm givin you myself t pawn -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 10 (Politics) -------- you tell me about politics this that you speak of rats. geese. a world of peace you stumble stammer pound your fist an' i tell you there are no politics you swear tell me how much you care you cheat the lunch counter man out of a pack of cigarettes an' i tell you there are no politics you tell me of goons' graves. ginks an' finks an' of what you've read an' how things should be an' what you'd do if . . . an i say someone's been tamperin' with your head you jump raise your voice an' gyrate yourself t' the tone of principles your arm is raised an' i tell you there are no politics in the afternoon you run t' keep appointments with false lovers an' this leaves you drained by nightfall you ask me questions an' i say that every question if it's a truthful question can be answered by askin' it you stomp get mad i say it's got nothin' t' do with gertrude stein you turn your eyes t' the radio an' tell me what a wasteland exists in television you rant an' rave of poverty your fingers crawl the walls the screen door leaves black marks across your nose your breath remains on window glass bullfight posters hang crooked above your head an' the phone rings constantly you tell me how much i've changed as if that is all there is t' say out of the side of your mouth while talkin' on the wires in a completely different tone of voice than you had a minute ago when speakin' t' me about something else i say what's this about changes? you say "let's go get drunk" light a cigarette "an' throw up on the world" you go t' your closet mumblin' about the phoniness of churches an' spastic national leaders i say groovy but also holy hollowness too yes hollow holiness an' that some of my best friends know people that go t' church you blow up slam doors say "can't no one say nothin' t' you" s say "what do You think?" your face laughs you say "oh yeeeeeaah?" i'm gonna break up i say an' reach for your coat 'neath piles of paper slogans i say your house is dirty you say you should talk your hallway stinks as we walk through it your stairs tilt drastically your railing's rotted an' there's blood at the bottom of your steps you say t' meet bricks with bricks i say t' meet bricks with chalk you tell me monster floor plans an' i tell you about a bookie shop in boston givin' odds on the presidential race i'm not gonna bet for a while i say little children shoot craps in the alley garbage pot you say "nothin's perfect" an' i tell you again there are no politics -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 11 (High Treachery Sails) -------- high treachery sails unveils its last wedding song bang sing the bells the low pauper's prayer rice rags in blossom blow in a fleet ribbons in the street white as a sheet (a Mexican cigarette) the people've been set t' try t' forget that their whole life's a honeymoon over soon i'm not gettin' caught by all this rot as i vanish down the road with a starving actress on each arm (for better or best in sickness an' madness) i do take thee i'm already married so i'll continue as one faithful done ah fair blondy ye lead me blindly I am in the gravel an' down on the gamut for our anniversary you can make me nervous clink sings the tower clang sang the preacher inside of the altar outside of the theater mystery fails when treachery prevails the forgotten rosary nails itself t' a cross of sand an' rich men stare t' their private own-ed murals all is lost Cinderella all is lost -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 2 (For Francoise Hardy) -------- for francoise hardy at the seine's edge a giant shadow of notre dame seeks t grab my foot sorbonne students whirl by on thin bicycles swirlin' lifelike colors of leather spin the breese yawns food far from the bellies or erhard meetin johnson piles of lovers fishing kissing lay themselves on their books, boats. old men clothed in curly mustaches float on the benches blankets of tourist in bright nylon shirts with straw hats of ambassadors (cannot hear nixon's dawg bark now) will sail away as the sun goes down the doors of the river are open i must remember that i too play the guitar it's easy t stand here more lovers pass on motorcycles roped together from the walls of the water then i look across t what they call the right bank an envy your trumpet player -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 3 (Everything Crawls) -------- "i could make you crawl if I was payin attention" he said munchin a sandwich in between chess moves "what d you wanna make me crawl for?" "i mean i just could" "could make me crawl" "yeah, make you crawl!" "humm, funny guy you are" "no, i just play t win, that's all" "well if you cant win me, then you're the worst player i ever played" "what d you mean?" his jaw tightened an he took a deep breath "hummm, now i gotta beat you" straight away an into the ring juno takes twenty pills an pants all day. life he says is a head kinda thing, outside of chicago, private life come down junkie nurse home heals countless common housewives strung out fully on drugstore dope, legally sold t help clean the kitchen. lenny bruce shows his seventh avenue hand-made movies, while a bunch of women sneak little white tablets into shoes, stockings, hats an other hidin places. newspapers tell neither. irma goes t israel an writes me that there, they hate nazis much more n we over here do. eichmann dies yes, an west germany sends eighty-year-old pruned-out gestapo hermit off t the penitentiary. in east berlin renata tells me that i must wear tie t get in t this certain place i wanna go. back here, literate old man with rebel flag above home sweet home sign says he won't vote for goldwater. "talks too much, should keep his mouth shut" i walk between backyards an see little boy with feather in his hair lyin dead on the grass, he gets up an' hands feather t another little boy who immediately falls down. "it's my turn t be the good guy . . . take that, redskin" bang bang. henry miller stands on other side of ping pong table an keeps talkin about me. "did you ask the poet fellow if he wants something t drink" he says t someone gettin all the drinks. i drop my ping pong paddle an look at the pool. my worst enemies don't even put me down in such a mysterious way. college student trails me with microphone an tape machine. what d you think a the communist party? what communist party? he rattles off names an numbers. he can't answer my question. he tries harder. i say "you don't have t answer my question" he gets all squishy. i say there's no answer t my question any more n there's an answer t your question. ferris wheel runs in california park an the sky trembles. turns red. above hiccups an pointed fingers. i tell reporter lady that yes i'm monstrously against the house unamerican activities commitee an also the cia an i beg her please not t ask me why for it would take too long t tell she asks me about humanity an i say i'm not sure what that word means. she wants me t say what she wants me t say. she wants me t say what she can understand. a loose-tempered fat man in borrowed stomach slams wife in the face an rushes off t civil rights meeting. while some strange girl chases me up smoky mountain tryin t find out what sign i am. i take allen ginsberg t meet fantastic great beautiful artists an no trespassin boards block up all there is t see. eviction. infection gangrene an atomic bombs. both ends exist only because there is someone who wants profit. boy loses eyesight. becomes airplane pilot. people pound their chests an other people's chests an interpret bibles t suit their own means. respect is just a misinterpreted word an if Jesus Christ himself came down through these streets, Christianity would start all over again. standin on the stage of all ground, insects play in their own world. snakes slide through the weeds. ants come an go through the grass. turtles an lizards make their way through the sand. everything crawls. everything . . . an everything still crawls -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 4 (Jack O'Diamonds Is a Hard Card t Play) -------- jack o'diamonds jack o'diamonds one-eyed knave on the move hits the street sneaks, leaps between pillars of chips springs on them like samson thumps thumps strikes is on the prowl you'll only lose shouldn't stay jack o'diamonds is a hard card t play jack o'diamonds wrecked my hand left me here t stand little tin men play their drums now upside my head in the midst of cheers flowers four queens with pawed out hearts make believe they're still good but i should drop fold an dean martin should apologize t the rolling stones ho hum weird tablestakes young babies horseback ride their fathers' necks two dudes in hopped-up ford for the tenth time have rolled through town it's your turn baby t cut the deck on you're goin under stayed too long chinese gong down the way says jack o'diamonds (a high card) jack o'diamonds (but ain't high enough) jack o'diamonds is a hard card t play jack o'diamonds used t laugh at me now wants t collect from me used t be ashamed of me now wants t walk long side of me jack o'diamonds one-armed prince wears but a single glove as he shoves never loves the moon's too bright as he's fixed mirrors round the room at night it's hard t think there's probably somethin in my drink should pour it out inside the sink would throw it in his face but it'd do no good give no gain just leave a stain jack o'diamonds an all his crap needs some acid in his lap what hour now it feels late somehow my hounddog bays need more ashtrays i can't even remember the early days please don't stay gather your bells an go jack o'diamonds (can open for riches) jack o'diamonds (but then it switches) a colorful picture but beats only the ten jack o'diamonds is a hard card t play jack o'diamonds stays indoors wants me t fight his wars jack o'diamonds is a hard card t play never certain. in the middle commentin' on the songs of birds chucklin at screamin' mothers jack o'diamonds drains fish brains raffles what's left over across the table t little boy card sharks who just sat down t get off their feet back luck run's all in fun it's your choice. your voice you choose you lose run for cover hallaluyah you choose t lose take yourself disappear jack o'diamonds (a king's death) jack o'diamonds (at the ace's breath) jack o'diamonds is a hard card t play -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 5 (The Jumping) -------- run go get out of here quick leave joshua split go fit your battle do your thing i lost my glasses can't see jericho the wind is tyin' knots in my hair nothin' seems t' be straight out there no i shan't go with you i can't go with you on the brooklyn bridge he was cockeyed an' stood on the edge there was a priest talkin' to him i was shiftin' myself around so i could see from all sides in an' out of stretched necks an' things cops held people back the lady in back of me burst into my groin "sick sick some are so sick" like a circus trapeze act "oh i hope he don't do it" he was on the other side of the railin' both eyes fiery wide wet with sweat the mouth of a shark rolled up soiled sleeves his arms were thick an' tattooed an' he wore a silver watch i could tell at a glance he was uselessly lonely i couldn't stay an' look at him i couldn't stay an' look at him because i suddenly realized that deep in my heart i really wanted t' see him jump (a mob. each member knowin' that they all know an' see the same thing they have the same thing in common. can stare at each other in total blankness they do not have t' speak an' not feel guilty about havin' nothing t' say. everyday boredom soaked by the temporary happiness of that their search is finally over for findin' a way t' communicate a leech cookout giant cop out. all mobs i would think. an' i was in it an' caught by the excitement of it) an' i walked away i wanted t' see him jump so bad that i had t' walk away an' hide uptown uptown orchard street through all those people on orchard street pants legs in my face "comere! comere!" i don't need no clothes an' cross the street skull caps climb by themselves out of manholes an' shoeboxes ride the cracks of the sidewalk fishermen -- i've suddenly been turned into a fish but does anybody wanna be a fisherman any more 'n i don't wanna be a fish (swingin' wanda's down in new orleans rumbles across brick written swear word vulgar wall in new york city) no they can't make it off the banks of their river i am in their river (i wonder if he jumped i really wonder if he jumped) i turn corner t' get off river an' get off river still goin' up i about face an' discover that i'm on another river (this time. king rex blesses me with plastic beads an' toot toot whistles paper rings an' things. royal street. bourbon street st. claude an' esplanade pass an' pull everything out of shape joe b. stuart white southern poet holds me up we charge through casa blazin' jukebox gumbo overflowin' get kicked out of colored bar streets jammed hypnotic stars explode in louisiana murder night everything's wedged arm in arm stoned galore must see you in mobile then down governor nichel an' gone) ok i can get off this river too on bleeker street i meet many friends who look back at me as if they know something i don't know rocco an' his brothers say that some people are worse hung up than me i don't wanna hear it a basketball drops through the hoop an' i recall that the living theater's been busted (has the guy jumped yet?) intellectual spiders weave down sixth avenue with colt forty-fives stickin' out of their belly buttons an' for the first time in my life i'm proud that i haven't read into any masterpiece books (an' why did i wanna see that poor soul so dead?) first of all two people get together an' they want their doors enlarged. second of all, more people see what's happenin' an' come t' help with the door enlargement. the ones that arrive however have nothin' more than "let's get these doors enlarged" t' say t' the ones who were there in the first place. it follows then that the whole thing revolves around nothing but this door enlargement idea. third of all, there's a group now existin' an' the only thing that keeps them friends is that they all want the doors enlarged. obviously, the doors're then enlarged fourth of all, after this enlargement the group has t' find something else t' keep them together or else the door enlargement will prove t' be embarrassing on fourteenth street i meet someone who i know in front wants t' put me uptight wants me t' be on his level in all honesty he wants t' drag me down there i realize gravity is my only enemy loneliness has clutched hands an' squeezes you into wrongin' others everybody has t' do things keep themselves occupied the workin' ones have their minds on the weekends victims of the system pack movie theaters an' who an' of what sadistic company is he from that has the right t' condemn others as trivial whose fault an' who really is t' blame for one man carryin' a gun it is impossible that it's him slaves are of no special color an' the links of chains fall into no special order how good an actor do you have to be and play God (in greece, a little old lady a worker lady looks at me rubs her chin an' by sign language asks how come i'm so unshaven "the sea is very beautiful here" i reply pointin' t' my chin. an' she believes me needs no other answer i strum the guitar she dances laughs her bandana flies i too realize that she will die here one the side of this sea her death is certain here my death is unknown an' i come t' think that i love her) i talk t' people every day involved in some scene good an' evil are but words invented by those that are trapped in scenes on what grounds are the grounds for judgment an i think also that there is not one thing anyplace anywhere that makes any sense. there are only tears an' there is only sorrow there are no problems i have seen what i've loved slip away an' vanish. i still love what i've lost but t' run an' try t' catch it'd be very greedy for the rest of my life i will never chase a livin' soul into the prison grasp of my own self-love i can't believe that i have t' hate anybody an' when i do it will only be out of fear an' i'll know it i know no answers an' no truth for absolutely no soul alive i will listen t' no one who tells me morals there are no morals an' i dream a lot so go joshua go fit your battle i have t' go t' the woods for a while i hope you understand but if you don't it doesn't matter i will be with you nex' time around don't think about me i'll be ok just go ahead out there right out there do what you say you're gonna do an' who knows someday someone might even write a song about you -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 6 (I Used t' Hate Enzo) -------- i used t' hate enzo i used t' hate him so much that i could've killed him he was rotten an' ruthless an' after what he could get i was sure of that my beloved one met him in a far-off land an' she stayed longer there because of him i croaked with exhaustion that he was actually makin' her happy i never knew him sometimes i would see him on my ceilin' i could've shot him the rovin' phony the romantic idiot i know about guys for i myself am a guy poison swings its pendulums with a seasick sensation an' i used t' want t' trample on him i used t' want t' massacre him i used t' want t' murder him i wanted t' be like him so much that i ached i used t' hate enzo -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 7 (Charlie) -------- michelangelo would've wept if he saw but once where charlie slept (whoa, charlie, i'm afraid you've stepped beyond the borders of being kept) what price what price what price disgrace for sleepin' on a cherub's face? -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 8 (An Amazon Chick) -------- an amazon chick with an amazin' pancho villa face thumb out on highway stands in the boilin' sun countin' cars go by zoom catch that u-turn watch truck yes i knew zapata well some of my friends my very best have even looked like the japanese at certain times i myself think they're grand . . . make great radios do you ever see liz taylor down there pack is heavy there is ink runnin' down its dusty straps amarillo ain't far am going there too won't need floor scrubbed voice dubbed or anything won't need anything a place fumbles in the sky must make it t' trinidad tonight a flyin' saucer texan covered in cuff links ate his steak for breakfast an' now his car radiator has blown up down the road back here, a sixty-three mercury convertible crashes into girl an' ten birds just crossed the colorado border -------- 1964 Another Side of Bob Dylan -------- -------- Untitled 9 (Johnny) -------- johnny (little johnny) with his father's hammer nailed five flies t' the kitchen window trapped baby bumblebees in orange juice bottles rib whipped his younger brother an' stuck his sister's hand in the garbage disposal pleasin' johnny dad's football star named all the girls that did it he did an' never knew a one that didn't bruiser johnny sore loser johnny bad in math but his parents fixed it got too drunk in bars an' his parents fixed that too lovin' johnny crew-cut johnny well molded clean lived in something his parents could be proud of no matter what the cost to him a structure of a manly duckling but his parents couldn't buy him into the college where he wanted t' go genius johnny poutin' johnny punchin' johnny crashed his here son have a car good boy cadillac into a couldn't care less railroad bridge his parents supported him still they bought new hankies an' johnny got lots of flowers an' so as spoked prongs pierce from perilous heights plungin' through soft pillows, there IS a sound that rings no praise no praise but you must be aware of poor johnny t' hear it -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- Ballad of Hollis Brown -------- [Verse 1] Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town With his wife and five children And his cabin broken down [Verse 2] He looked for work and money And he walked a ragged mile He looked for work and money And ya' walked a ragged mile Your children are so hungry That they don't know how to smile [Verse 3] Your baby's eyes look crazy They're a-tugging at your sleeve Your baby's eyes look crazy They're a-tugging at your sleeve You walk the floor and wonder why With every breath you breathe [Verse 4] The rats have got your flour Bad blood it got your mare The rats have got your flour Bad blood it got your mare If there's anyone that knows Is there anyone that cares? [Verse 5] He prayed to the Lord above Oh please send you a friend He prayed to the Lord above Oh please send you a friend Your empty pockets tell ya' That you ain't a-got no friend [Verse 6] Your babies are crying louder now It's a-poundin' on your brain Your babies are crying louder now It's a-poundin' on your brain Your wife's screams are stabbin' ya' Like the dirty drivin' rain [Verse 7] Your grass is turnin' black There's no water in your well Your grass is turnin' black There's no water in your well You spent your last lone dollar On seven shotgun shells [Verse 8] Way out in the wilderness A cold coyote calls Way out in the wilderness A cold coyote calls Your eyes fix on the shotgun That's hanging on the wall [Verse 9] Your brain is a-bleedin' And your legs can't seem to stand Your brain is a-bleedin' And your legs can't seem to stand Your eyes fix on the shotgun That you're holding in your hand [Verse 10] There's seven breezes blowin' All around the cabin door There's seven breezes blowin' All around the cabin door Seven shots ring out Like the ocean's poundin' roar [Verse 11] There's seven people dead On a South Dakota farm There's seven people dead On a South Dakota farm Somewheres in the distance There's seven new people born -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- Boots of Spanish Leather -------- Oh, I'm sailin' away my own true love I'm a-sailin' away in the morning Is there somethin' I can send you from across the sea From the place that I'll be landing? No, there's nothin' you can send me, my own true love There's nothin' I'm a-wishing to be ownin' Just a-carry yourself back to me unspoiled From across that lonesome ocean Ah, but I just thought you might want somethin' fine Made of silver or of golden Either from the mountains of Madrid Or from the coast of Barcelona Well, if I had the stars from the darkest night And the diamonds from the deepest ocean I'd forsake them all for your sweet kiss For that's all I'm a-wishin' to be ownin' Well I might be gone a long old time And it's only that I'm asking Is there somethin' I can send you to remember me by To make your time more easy passing Oh, how can, how can you ask me again It only brings me sorrow The same thing I would want today I want again tomorrow I got a letter on a lonesome day It was from her ship a-sailin' Sayin' I don't know when I'll be comin' back again It depends on how I'm a-feelin' If a-you, my love, must think that-a-way I'm sure your mind is a-roamin' I'm sure your thoughts are not with me But with the country to where you're goin' So take heed, take heed of the western winds Take heed of the stormy weather And yes, there's somethin' you can send back to me Spanish boots of Spanish leather -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- North Country Blues -------- Come an' gather 'round friends And I'll tell ya' a tale Of when the red iron ore pits ran a-plenty But the cardboard filled windows And old men on the benches Tell you now that the whole town is empty In the north end of town My own children are grown Well I was raised on the other In the wee hours of youth My mother took sick And I was brought up by my brother The iron ore poured As the years passed the door The drag lines and the shovels they was a-hummin' 'Til one day my brother Failed to come home The same as my father before him Well a long winter's wait From the winda' I watched My friends they couldn'ta been kinder And my school it was cut As I quit in the spring To marry John Thomas, a miner Oh the years passed again And the givin' was good With the lunch bucket filled every season What with three babies born The work was cut down To a half a day's shift with no reason Then the shaft was soon shut And more work was cut And the fire in the air, it felt frozen 'Til a man come to speak And he said in one week That number eleven was closin' They complained in the East They're payin' too high They say that your ore ain't worth a-diggin' That it's much cheaper down In the South American towns Where the miners work almost for nothin' So the minin' gates locked And the red iron rotted And the room smelled heavy from drinkin' When the sad silent song Made the hour twice as long As I waited for the sun to go sinking I lived by the window As he talked to himself This silence of tongues it was buildin' 'Til one morning's wake The bed it was bare And I's left alone with three children The summer is gone The ground's turning cold The stores one by one they're a-foldin' My children will go As soon they grow Well there ain't nothin' here now to hold them -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- One Too Many Mornings -------- Down the street the dogs are barkin' And the day is a-gettin' dark As the night comes in a-falling The dogs will lose their bark And the silent night will shatter From the sounds inside my mind Yes I'm one too many mornings And a thousand miles behind From the crossroads of my doorstep My eyes start to fade And I turn my head back to the room Where my love and I have laid And I gaze back to the street The sidewalk and the sign And I'm one too many mornings And a thousand miles behind It's a restless hungry feeling That don't mean no one no good When everything I'm a-sayin' You can say it just as good You're right from your side I'm right from mine We're both just one too many mornings And a thousand miles behind -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- Only a Pawn in Their Game -------- A bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers' blood A finger fired the trigger to his name A handle hid out in the dark A hand set the spark Two eyes took the aim Behind a man's brain But he can't be blamed He's only a pawn in their game A South politician preaches to the poor white man "You got more than the blacks, don't complain You're better than them, you been born with white skin," they explain And the Negro's name Is used it is plain For the politician's gain As he rises to fame And the poor white remains On the caboose of the train But it ain't him to blame He's only a pawn in their game The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid And the marshals and cops get the same But the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool He's taught in his school From the start by the rule That the laws are with him To protect his white skin To keep up his hate So he never thinks straight 'Bout the shape that he's in But it ain't him to blame He's only a pawn in their game From the poverty shacks, he looks from the cracks to the tracks And the hoof beats pound in his brain And he's taught how to walk in a pack Shoot in the back, with his fist in a clinch To hang and to lynch To hide 'neath the hood To kill with no pain Like a dog on a chain He ain't a-got no name But it ain't him to blame He's only a pawn in their game Today, Medgar Evers was buried from the bullet he caught They lowered him down as a king But when the shadowy sun sets on the one That fired the gun He'll see by his grave On the stone that remains Carved next to his name His epitaph plain Only a pawn in their game -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- Restless Farewell -------- Oh all the money that in my whole life I did spend Be it mine right or wrongfully I let it slip gladly to my friends To tie up the time most forcefully But the bottles are done We've killed each one And the table's full and overflowed And the corner sign Says it's closin' time So I'll bid farewell and be down the road Oh every girl that ever I've touched I did not do it harmfully And every girl that ever I've hurt I did not do it knowingly But to remain as friends You need the time to make amends And stay behind And since my feet are now fast And point away from the past I'll bid farewell and be down the line Oh every foe that ever I faced The cause was there before we came And every cause that ever I fought I fought it full without regret or shame But the dark does die As the curtain is drawn and somebody's eyes Must meet the dawn And if I see the day I'd only have to stay So I'll bid farewell in the night and be gone Oh, every thought that's strung a knot in my mind I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung But it's not to stand naked under unknowin' eyes It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung But the time ain't tall, if on time you depend And no word is possessed by no special friend And though the line is cut It ain't quite the end I'll just bid farewell 'til we meet again Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time To disgrace, distract, and bother me And the dirt of gossip blows into my face And the dust of rumors covers me But if the arrow is straight And the point is slick It can pierce through dust no matter how thick So I'll make my stand And remain as I am And bid farewell and not give a damn -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll -------- William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger At a Baltimore hotel society gatherin' And the cops was called in and his weapon took from him As they rode him in custody down to the station And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face Now ain't the time for your tears William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him And high office relations in the politics of Maryland Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders And swear words and sneering, and his tongue it was a-snarling And in a matter of minutes on bail was out walking But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize fears Take the rag away from your face Now ain't the time for your tears Hattie Carroll was a maid in the kitchen She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage And never sat once at the head of the table And didn't even talk to the people at the table Who just cleaned up all the food from the table And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane That sailed through the air and came down through the room Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle And she never done nothin' to William Zanzinger And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face Now ain't the time for your tears In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded And that even the nobles get properly handled Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom Stared at the person who killed for no reason Who just happened to be feelin' that way without warnin' And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence Ah, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears Bury the rag deep in your face For now's the time for your tears -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- The Times They Are A-Changin' -------- Come gather 'round people, wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth saving Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone For the times, they are a-changin' Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide, the chance won't come again And don't speak too soon, for the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who that it's namin' For the loser now will be later to win For the times, they are a-changin' Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled The battle outside ragin' Will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls For the times, they are a-changin' Come mothers and fathers throughout the land And don't criticize what you can't understand Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly aging Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand For the times, they are a-changin' The line, it is drawn, the curse, it is cast The slow one now will later be fast As the present now will later be past The order is rapidly fading And the first one now will later be last For the times, they are a-changin' -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- When the Ship Comes In -------- Oh, the time will come up When the winds will stop And the breeze will cease to be breathin' Like the stillness in the wind Before the hurricane begins The hour that the ship comes in And the sea will split And the ships will hit And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking Then the tide will sound And the waves will pound And the mornin' will be a-breakin' The fishes will laugh As they swim out of the path And the seagulls, they'll be smilin' And the rocks on the sand Will proudly stand The hour that the ship comes in And the words that are used For to get the ship confused Will not be understood as they're spoken For the chains of the sea Will have busted in the night And be buried on the bottom of the ocean A song will lift As the mainsail shifts And the boat drifts on to the shoreline And the sun will respect Every face on the deck The hour that the ship comes in Then the sands will roll Out a carpet of gold For your weary toes to be a-touchin' And the ship's wise men Will remind you once again That the whole wide world is watchin' Oh, the foes will rise With the sleep still in their eyes And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin' But they'll pinch themselves and squeal And they'll know that it's for real The hour that the ship comes in And they'll raise their hands Sayin', "We'll meet all your demands" But we'll shout from the bow, "Your days are numbered" And like Pharoah's tribe They'll be drowned in the tide And like Goliath, they'll be conquered -------- 1964 The Times They Are Changin -------- -------- With God on Our Side -------- Oh my name it ain't nothin' My age it means less The country I come from Is called the Midwest I's taught and brought up there The laws to abide And that the land that I live in Has God on its side Oh the history books tell it They tell it so well The cavalries charged The Indians fell The cavalries charged The Indians died Ah the country was young With God on its side The Spanish-American War had its day And the Civil War too Was soon laid away And the names of the heroes I's made to memorize With guns in their hands And God on their side The First World War boys It came and it went The reason for fightin' I never did get But I learned to accept it Accept it with pride For you don't count the dead When God's on your side The Second World War Came to an end We forgave the Germans And then we were friends Though they murdered six million In the ovens they fried The Germans now too Have God on their side I've learned to hate the Russians All through my whole life If another war comes It's them we must fight To hate them and fear them To run and to hide And accept it all bravely With God on my side But now we got weapons Of chemical dust If fire them we're forced to Then fire them we must One push of the button And a shot the world wide And ya' never ask questions When God's on your side Through many dark hour I been thinking about this That Jesus Christ Was betrayed by a kiss But I can't think for ya' You'll have to decide Whether Judas Iscariot Had God on his side So now as I'm leavin' I'm weary as Hell The confusion I'm feelin' Ain't no tongue can tell The words fill my head And they fall to the floor If God's on our side He'll stop the next war -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- Bob Dylan's 115th Dream -------- I was riding on the Mayflower When I thought I spied some land I yelled for Captain Arab I have you understand Who came running to the deck Said, "Boys, forget the whale Look on over yonder Cut the engines Change the sail Haul on the bowline" We sang that melody Like all tough sailors do When they're far away at sea "I think I'll call it America" I said as we hit land I took a deep breath I fell down, I could not stand Captain Arab he started Writing up some deeds He said, "Let's set up a fort And start buyin' a place with beads" Just then this cop comes down the street Crazy as a loon He throws us all in jail For carrying harpoons Ah, me I busted out Don't even ask me how I went to get some help I walked by a Guernsey cow Who directed me down To the Bowery slums Where people carried signs around Sayin', "Ban the bums" I jumped right into line Sayin' "I hope that I'm not late" When I realized I hadn't eaten For five days straight I went into a restaurant Looking for the cook I told him I was the editor Of a famous etiquette book The waitress he was handsome He wore a powder blue cape I ordered some Suzette, I said "Could you please make that Crepe?" Just then the whole kitchen exploded From boilin' fat Food was flyin' everywhere I left without my hat Now, I didn't mean to be nosy But I went into a bank To get some bail for Arab And all the boys back in the tank They asked me for some collateral And I pulled down my pants They threw me in the alley When up comes this girl from France Who invited me to her house I went, but she had a friend Who knocked me out And robbed my boots And I was on the street again Well, I rapped upon a house With the US flag upon display I said, "Could you help me out I got some friends down the way" "The man says, "Get out of here I'll tear you limb from limb" I said, "You know they refused Jesus, too" He said, "You're not Him Get out of here before I break your bones I ain't your pop" I decided to have him arrested And I went lookin' for a cop I ran right outside I hopped inside a cab I went out the other door This Englishman said, "Fab" As he saw me leap a hot dog stand And a chariot that stood Parked across from a building Advertising brotherhood I ran right through the front door Like a hobo sailor does But it was just a funeral parlor And the man asked me who I was I repeated that my friends Were all in jail, with a sigh He gave me his card He said, "Call me if they die" I shook his hand and said goodbye Ran out to the street When a bowling ball came down the road And knocked me off my feet A pay phone was ringing And it just about blew my mind When I picked it up and said hello This foot came through the line Well, by this time I's fed up At tryin' to make a stab At bringing back any help For my friends and captain Arab I decided to flip a coin Like either heads or tails Would let me know if I should go Back to ship or back to jail So I hocked my sailor suit And I got a coin to flip It came up tails It rhymed with sails So I made it back to the ship Well, I got back and took The parking ticket off the mast I was ripping it to shreds When this coastguard boat went past They asked me my name And I said, "Captain Kidd" They believed me but They wanted to know What exactly that I did I said for the Pope of Eruke I was employed They let me go right away They were very paranoid Well, the last I heard of Arab He was stuck on a whale That was married to the deputy Sheriff of the jail But the funniest thing was When I was leavin' the bay I saw three ships sailin' There were all heading my way I asked the captain what his name was And how come he didn't drive a truck He said his name was Columbus I just said, "Good luck" -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- Gates of Eden -------- Of war and peace the truth just twists It's curfew gull it glides Upon four-legged forest clouds The cowboy angel rides With his candle lit into the sun Though its glow is waxed in black All except when 'neath the trees of Eden The lamppost stands with folded arms It's iron claws attached To curbs 'neath holes where babies wail Though it shadows metal badge All and all can only fall With a crashing but meaningless blow No sound ever comes from the Gates of Eden The savage soldier sticks his head in sand And then complains Unto the shoeless hunter who's gone deaf But still remains Upon the beach where hound dogs bay At ships with tattooed sails Heading for the Gates of Eden With a time-rusted compass blade Aladdin and his lamp Sits with Utopian hermit monks Side saddle on the Golden Calf And on their promises of paradise You will not hear a laugh All except inside the Gates of Eden Relationships of ownership They whisper in the wings To those condemned to act accordingly And wait for succeeding kings And I try to harmonize with songs The lonesome sparrow sings There are no kings inside the Gates of Eden The motorcycle black Madonna Two-wheeled gypsy queen And her silver-studded phantom cause The gray flannel dwarf to scream As he weeps to wicked birds of prey Who pick up on his bread crumb sins And there are no sins inside the Gates of Eden The kingdoms of experience In the precious winds they rot While paupers change possessions Each one wishing for what the other has got And the princess and the prince Discuss what's real and what is not It doesn't matter inside the Gates of Eden The foreign sun, it squints upon A bed that is never mine As friends and other strangers From their fates try to resign Leaving men wholly totally free To do anything they wish to do but die And there are no trials inside the Gates of Eden At dawn my lover comes to me And tells me of her dreams With no attempts to shovel the glimpse Into the ditch of what each one means At times I think there are no words But these to tell what's true And there are no truths outside the Gates of Eden -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- It's All Over Now, Baby Blue -------- [Verse 1] You must leave now Take what you need, you think will last But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun [Chorus] Look out, the saints are coming through And it's all over now, Baby Blue [Verse 2] The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense Take what you have gathered from coincidence The empty handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets [Chorus] The sky, too, is folding under you And it's all over now, Baby Blue [Verse 3] All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home All your reindeer armies are all going home Your lover who just walked out the door Has taken all his blankets from the floor [Chorus] The carpet, too, is moving under you And it's all over now, Baby Blue [Verse 4] Leave your stepping stones behind There's something that calls for you Forget the dead you've left They will not follow you The vagabond who's rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore [Chorus] Strike another match, go start anew And it's all over now, Baby Blue -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) -------- [Verse 1] Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade, the child's balloon Eclipses both the sun and moon To understand you know too soon There is no sense in trying [Verse 2] Pointed threats they bluff with scorn Suicide remarks are torn From the fools gold mouthpiece the hollow horn Plays wasted words, proves to warn That he not busy being born Is busy dying [Verse 3] Temptation's page flies out the door You follow, find yourself at war Watch waterfalls of pity roar You feel to moan, but unlike before You discover that you'd just be one more Person crying [Chorus] So don't fear if you hear A foreign sound to your ear It's alright, Ma, I'm only sighing [Verse 4] As some warn victory, some downfall Private reasons, great or small Can be seen in the eyes of those that call To make all that should be killed to crawl While others say don't hate nothing at all Except hatred [Verse 5] Disillusioned words like bullets bark As human gods aim for their mark Make everything from toy guns that spark To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark It's easy to see without lookin' too far That not much is really sacred [Verse 6] While preachers preach of evil fates Teachers teach that knowledge waits Can lead to hundred-dollar plates Goodness hides behind its gates But even the President of the United States Sometimes must have to stand naked [Chorus] And though the rules of the road have been lodged It's only people's games that you got to dodge And it's alright, Ma, I can make it [Verse 7] Advertising signs that con You into thinking you're the one That can do what's never been done That can win what's never been won Meantime, life outside goes on All around you [Verse 8] You lose yourself, you reappear You suddenly find you got nothing to fear Alone you stand with nobody near When a trembling distant voice, unclear Startles your sleeping ears to hear That somebody thinks they really found you [Verse 9] A question in your nerves is lit Yet you know there is no answer fit To satisfy, ensure you not to quit To keep it in your mind and not forget That it is not he, or she, or them, or it That you belong to [Chorus] But though the masters make the rules For the wise men and the fools I got nothing, Ma, to live up to [Verse 10] For them that must obey authority That they do not respect in any degree Who despise their jobs, their destiny Speak jealously of them that are free Do what they do just to be Nothing more than something they invest in [Verse 11] While some on principles baptized To strict party platform ties Social clubs in drag disguise Outsiders they can freely criticize Tell nothing except who to idolize And say "God bless him" [Verse 12] While one who sings with his tongue on fire Gargles in the rat race choir Bent out of shape from society's pliers Cares not to come up any higher But rather get you down in the hole That he's in [Chorus] But I mean no harm, nor put fault On anyone that lives in a vault But it's alright, Ma, if I can't please him [Verse 13] Old lady judges watch people in pairs Limited in sex, they dare To push fake morals, insult and stare While money doesn't talk, it swears Obscenity, who really cares Propaganda, all is phony [Verse 14] While them that defend what they cannot see With a killer's pride, security It blows the minds most bitterly For them that think death's honesty Won't fall upon 'em naturally Life sometimes must get lonely [Verse 15] My eyes collide head-on with stuffed Graveyards, false goals, I scuff At pettiness which plays so rough Walk upside down inside handcuffs Kick my legs to crash it off Say, okay, I've had enough What else can you show me? [Chorus] And if my thought-dreams could be seen They'd probably put my head in a guillotine But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- Love Minus Zero/No Limit -------- My love she speaks like silence Without ideals or violence She doesn't have to say she's faithful Yet she's true, like ice, like fire People carry roses And make promises by the hours My love she laughs like the flowers Valentines can't buy her In the dime stores and bus stations People talk of situations Read books, repeat quotations Draw conclusions on the wall Some speak of the future My love she speaks softly She knows there's no success like failure And that failure's no success at all The cloak and dagger dangles Madams light the candles In ceremonies of the horsemen Even a pawn must hold a grudge Statues made of match sticks Crumble into one another My love winks, she does not bother She knows too much to argue or to judge The bridge at midnight trembles The country doctor rambles Bankers' nieces seek perfection Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring The wind howls like a hammer The night blows rainy My love she's like some raven At my window with a broken wing -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- Maggie's Farm -------- [Verse 1] I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Well, I wake up in the morning Fold my hands and pray for rain I got a head full of ideas That are drivin' me insane [Bridge] It's a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more [Verse 2] I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more Well, he hands you a nickel He hands you a dime He asks you with a grin If you're having a good time [Bridge] Then he fines you every time you slam the door I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more [Verse 3] I ain't gonna work for Maggie's Pa no more No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's Pa no more Well, he puts his cigar Out in your face just for kicks His bedroom window It is made out of bricks [Bridge] The National Guard stands around his door Ah, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's Pa no more [Verse 4] I ain't gonna work for Maggie's Ma no more No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's Ma no more Well, she talks to all the servants About man and God and law Everybody says She's the brains behind Pa [Bridge] She's 68, but she says she's 54 I ain't gonna work for Maggie's Ma no more [Verse 5] I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Well, I try my best To be just like I am But everybody wants you To be just like them [Bridge] They say "Sing while you slave" and I just get bored Ah, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- Mr. Tambourine Man -------- [Chorus] Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you [Verse 1] Though I know that evening's empire has returned into sand Vanished from my hand Left me blindly here to stand, but still not sleeping My weariness amazes me, I am branded on my feet I have no one to meet And my ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming [Chorus] Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you [Verse 2] Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels To be wandering I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade Into my own parade, cast your dancin' spell my way I promise to go under it [Chorus] Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you [Verse 3] Though you might hear laughing, spinning, swinging madly across the sun It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escaping on the run And but for the sky there are no fences facing And if you hear vague traces of skipping reels of rhyme To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind I wouldn't pay it any mind It's just a shadow you're seeing that he's chasing [Chorus] Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you [Verse 4] And take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves Let me forget about today until tomorrow [Chorus] Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- On the Road Again -------- Well, I wake up in the morning There's frogs inside my socks Your mama, she's hidin' Inside the icebox Your daddy walks in wearin' A Napoleon Bonaparte mask Then you ask why I don't live here Honey, do you have to ask? Well, I go to pet your monkey I get a face full of claws I ask who's in the fireplace And you tell me Santa Claus The milkman comes in He's wearing a derby hat And you ask why I don't live here Honey, how come you have to ask me that? Well, I asked for somethin' to eat I'm hungry as a hog So I get brown rice, seaweed And a dirty hot dog I've got a hole Where my stomach disappeared Then you ask why I don't live here Honey, I gotta' think you're really weird Your grandpa's cane It turns into a sword Your grandma prays to pictures That are pasted on a board Everything inside my pockets Your uncle steals And you ask why I don't live here Honey, I can't believe that you're for real Well, there's fistfights in the kitchen They're enough to make me cry Little mailman comes in Even he's got to take a side Even the butler He's got something to prove Then you ask why I don't live here Honey, how come you don't move? -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- Outlaw Blues -------- [Verse 1] Ain't it hard to stumble And land in some funny lagoon? Ain't it hard to stumble And land in some muddy lagoon? Especially when it's nine below zero And three o'clock in the afternoon [Verse 2] Ain't gonna hang no picture Ain't gonna hang no picture frame Ain't gonna hang no picture Or hang no picture frame Well, I might look like Robert Ford But I feel just like a'Jesse James [Verse 3] And I wish I was On some Australian mountain range Oh, I wish I was On some Australian mountain range I got no reason to be there, but I Imagine it would be some kinda change [Verse 4] I got my dark sunglasses I got for good luck my black tooth I got my dark sunglasses I'm carrying my good luck, my black tooth Don't ask me nothin' about nothin' I just might tell you the truth [Verse 5] I got a woman in Jackson Oh, I ain't gonna say her name I got a woman in Jackson I ain't gonna say her name She's a brown-skin woman But I love her just the same -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- She Belongs to Me -------- [Verse 1] She's got everything she needs She's an artist, she don't look back She's got everything she needs She's an artist, she don't look back She can take the dark out of the nighttime And paint the daytime black [Verse 2] You will start out standing Proud to steal her anything she sees You will start out standing Proud to steal her anything she sees But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole Down upon your knees [Verse 3] She never stumbles She's got no place to fall She never stumbles She's got no place to fall She's nobody's child The Law can't touch her at all [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 4] She wears an Egyptian ring It sparkles before she speaks She wears an Egyptian ring It sparkles before she speaks She's a hypnotist collector You are a walking antique [Verse 5] Bow down to her on Sunday Salute her when her birthday comes Bow down to her on Sunday Salute her when her birthday comes For Halloween buy her a trumpet And for Christmas get her a drum -------- 1965 Bringing It All Back Home -------- -------- Subterranean Homesick Blues -------- [Verse 1] Johnny's in the basement, mixin' up the medicine I'm on the pavement, thinkin' about the government The man in a trench coat, badge out, laid off Says he's got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off Look out kid, it's somethin' you did God knows when, but you're doin' it again You better duck down the alleyway, looking for a new friend The man in the coon-skin cap in a pig pen Wants 11 dollar bills - you only got 10 [Verse 2] Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot Talkin' that the heat put plants in the bed, but Phone's tapped anyway Maggie says the many say They must bust in early May Orders from the D.A Look out kid, don't matter what you did Walk on your tip toes, don't tie no bows Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose Keep a clean nose, watch the plainclothes You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows [Verse 3] Oh, get sick, get well, hang around a ink well Hang bail, hard to tell if anything is gonna sell Try hard, get barred, get back, ride rail Get jailed, jump bail, join the Army if you fail Look out kid, you're gonna get hit By losers, cheaters, six-time users Hanging 'round the theaters Girl by the whirlpool's looking for a new fool Don't follow leaders, a-watch the parking meters [Verse 4] Oh, get born, keep warm Short pants, romance Learn to dance, get dressed Get blessed, try to be a success Please her, please him, buy gifts Don't steal, don't lift 20 years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift Look out kid, they keep it all hid Better jump down a manhole, light yourself a candle Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the scandals Don't want to be a bum, you better chew gum The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- Ballad of a Thin Man -------- [Verse 1] You walk into the room With your pencil in your hand You see somebody naked And you, you say, "Who is that man?" You try so hard But you don't understand Just what you will say When you get home [Refrain] Because something is happening here But ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? [Verse 2] You raise up your head And you ask "Is this where it is?" And somebody points to you and says "It's his" And you say "What's mine?" And somebody else says "Well, what is?" And you say, "Oh my God, am I here all alone?" [Refrain] But something is happening And ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? [Verse 3] You hand in your ticket And you go watch the geek Who immediately walks up to you When he hears you speak And says "How does it feel to Be such a freak?" And you say, "Impossible" As he hands you a bone [Refrain] And something is happening here But ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? [Verse 4] You have many contacts Among the lumberjacks To get you facts When someone attacks your imagination But nobody has any respect Anyway they already expect you To all give a check To tax-deductible charity organization Aw, you've been with the professors And they've all liked your looks With great lawyers you have Discussed lepers and crooks You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books You are very well read It's well known [Refrain] But something is happening here And ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? [Verse 5] Well the sword swallower, he comes up to you And then he kneels He crosses himself And then he clicks his high heels And without further notice He asks you how it feels And he says, "Here is your throat back Thanks for the loan" [Refrain] And you know something is happening But ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones? [Verse 6] Now you see this one-eyed midget Shouting the word "Now" And you say, "For what reason?" And he says, "How?" And you say, "What does this mean?" And he screams back "You're a cow Give me some milk or else go home" [Refrain] And you know something's happening But ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones? [Verse 7] Well, you walk into the room Like a camel and then you frown You put your eyes in your pocket And your nose on the ground There oughtta be a law Against you comin' around You should be made To wear earphones [Refrain] 'Cause something is happening And ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones? -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- Desolation Row -------- [Verse 1] They're selling postcards of the hanging They're painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors The circus is in town Here comes the blind commissioner They've got him in a trance One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker The other is in his pants [Chorus] And the riot squad, they're restless They need somewhere to go As Lady and I look out tonight From Desolation Row [Verse 2] Cinderella, she seems so easy "It takes one to know one," she smiles And puts her hands in her back pockets Bette Davis style And in comes Romeo, he's moaning "You Belong to Me, I Believe" And someone says, "You're in the wrong place, my friend You'd better leave" [Chorus] And the only sound that's left After the ambulances go Is Cinderella sweeping up On Desolation Row [Verse 3] Now the moon is almost hidden The stars are beginning to hide The fortune-telling lady Has even taken all her things inside All except for Cain and Abel And the hunchback of Notre Dame Everybody is making love Or else expecting rain [Chorus] And the Good Samaritan, he's dressing He's getting ready for the show He's going to the carnival tonight On Desolation Row [Verse 4] Ophelia, she's 'neath the window For her I feel so afraid On her twenty-second birthday She already is an old maid To her, death is quite romantic She wears an iron vest Her profession's her religion Her sin is her lifelessness [Chorus] And though her eyes are fixed upon Noah's great rainbow She spends her time peeking Into Desolation Row [Verse 5] Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood With his memories in a trunk Passed this way an hour ago With his friend, a jealous monk Now he looked so immaculately frightful As he bummed a cigarette Then he went off sniffing drainpipes And reciting the alphabet [Chorus] You would not think to look at him But he was famous long ago For playing the electric violin On Desolation Row [Verse 6] Dr. Filth, he keeps his world Inside of a leather cup But all his sexless patients They're trying to blow it up Now his nurse, some local loser She's in charge of the cyanide hole And she also keeps the cards that read "Have mercy on his soul" [Chorus] They all play on the pennywhistle You can hear them blow If you lean your head out far enough From Desolation Row [Verse 7] Across the street they've nailed the curtains They're getting ready for the feast The Phantom of the Opera In a perfect image of a priest They are spoon feeding Casanova To get him to feel more assured Then they'll kill him with self-confidence After poisoning him with words [Chorus] And the Phantom's shouting to skinny girls "Get outta here if you don't know Casanova is just being punished for going To Desolation Row" [Verse 8] At midnight all the agents And the superhuman crew Come out and round up everyone That knows more than they do Then they bring them to the factory Where the heart attack machine Is strapped across their shoulders And then the kerosene [Chorus] Is brought down from the castles By insurance men who go Check to see that nobody is escaping To Desolation Row [Verse 9] Praise be to Nero's Neptune The Titanic sails at dawn Everybody's shouting "Which side are you on?" And Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot Fighting in the captain's tower While calypso singers laugh at them And fishermen hold flowers [Chorus] Between the windows of the sea Where lovely mermaids flow And nobody has to think too much About Desolation Row [Harmonica Solo] [Verse 10] Yes, I received your letter yesterday About the time the doorknob broke When you asked me how I was doing Was that some kinda joke? All these people that you mention Yes, I know them, they're quite lame I had to rearrange their faces And give them all another name [Chorus] Right now, I can't read too good Don't send me no more letters, no Not unless you mail them From Desolation Row [Harmonica Outro] -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- From a Buick 6 -------- [Verse 1] I got this graveyard woman, you know She keeps my kids But my soulful mama, you know She keeps me hid She's a junkyard angel, and she Always gives me bread [Chorus] Well, if I go down dyin', you know She bound to put a blanket on my bed [Verse 2] Well, when the pipeline gets broken And I'm lost on the river bridge I'm all cracked up on the highway And in the water's edge Here again she comes, down the thruway Ready to sew me up with a thread [Chorus] Well, if I go down dyin', you know She bound to put a blanket on my bed [Verse 3] Well, she don't make me nervous She don't talk too much She walks like Bo Diddley And she don't need no crutch She keeps this .410 All loaded with lead [Chorus] Well, if I go down dyin', you know She bound to put a blanket on my bed [Bridge] Come on! [Verse 4] Well, you know I Need a steam shovel, mama, to Keep away the dead I need a dump truck, baby, to Unload my head She brings me everything and more And just like I said [Chorus] Well, if I go down dyin', you know She bound to put a blanket on my bed -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- Highway 61 Revisited -------- [Verse 1] Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" Abe said, "Man, you must be puttin' me on" God say, "No." Abe say, "What?" God say, "You can do what you want, Abe, but The next time you see me comin' you better run" Well Abe said, "Where you want this killin' done?" God said, "Out on Highway 61" [Verse 2] Well Georgia Sam, he had a bloody nose Welfare Department, they wouldn't give him no clothes He asked poor Howard, "Where can I go?" Howard said, "There's only one place I know" Sam said, "Tell me quick man, I got to run" Oh Howard just pointed with his gun And said, "That way, down Highway 61" [Verse 3] Well Mack the Finger said to Louie the King "I got forty red, white and blue shoestrings And a thousand telephones that don't ring Do you know where I can get rid of these things?" And Louie the King said "Let me think for a minute son" And he said "Yes, I think it can be easily done Just take everything down to Highway 61" [Verse 4] Now the fifth daughter on the twelfth night Told the first father that things weren't right "My complexion" she says "is much too white" He said "Come here and step into the light" He says "Hmm you're right Let me tell the second mother this has been done" But the second mother was with the seventh son And they were both out on Highway 61 [Verse 5] Now the rovin' gambler he was very bored Tryin' to create a next world war He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor He said "I never engaged in this kind of thing before But yes I think it can be very easily done We'll just put some bleachers out in the sun And have it on Highway 61" -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry -------- Well, I ride on a mail train, baby Can't buy a thrill Well, I been up all night Leanin' on the windowsill Well, if I die On top of the hill And if I don't make it You know my baby will Don't the moon look good, mama Shining through the trees? Don't the brakeman look good, mama Flaggin' down the "Double E?" Don't the sun look good Goin' down over the sea? But don't my gal look fine When she's comin' after me? Now the wintertime is coming The windows are filled with frost I went to tell everybody But I could not get across Well, I want to be your lover, baby I don't want to be your boss Don't say I never warned you When your train gets lost -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues -------- [Verse 1] When you're lost in the rain in Juarez When it's Easter time too And your gravity fails And negativity don't pull you through Don't put on any airs When you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue They got some hungry women there And they really make a mess outta you [Verse 2] Now if you see Saint Annie Please tell her "Thanks a lot" I cannot move My fingers are all in a knot I don't have the strength To get up and take another shot And my best friend, my doctor Won't even say what it is I've got [Verse 3] Sweet Melinda The peasants call her the Goddess of Gloom She speaks good English And she invites you up into her room And you're so kind And careful not to go to her too soon And she takes your voice And leaves you howling at the moon [Verse 4] Up on Housing Project Hill It's either fortune or fame You must pick one or the other Though neither of them are to be what they claim If you're lookin' to get silly You better go back to from where you came Because the cops don't need you And man, they expect the same [Verse 5] Now all the authorities They just stand around and boast How they blackmailed the Sergeant-at-Arms Into leaving his post And picking up Angel Who just arrived here from the coast Who looked so fine at first But left lookin' just like a ghost [Verse 6] I started out on Burgundy But soon hit the harder stuff Everybody said they'd stand behind me When the game got rough But the joke was on me There was nobody even there to bluff I'm going back to New York City I do believe I've had enough -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- Like a Rolling Stone -------- [Verse 1] Once upon a time you dressed so fine Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? People call, say "Beware doll, you're bound to fall" You thought they were all a-kiddin' you You used to laugh about Everybody that was hangin' out Now you don't talk so loud Now you don't seem so proud About having to be scrounging your next meal [Chorus 1] How does it feel? How does it feel? To be without a home? Like a complete unknown? Like a rolling stone? [Verse 2] Aw, you've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely But ya know ya only used to get juiced in it Nobody's ever taught ya how to live out on the street And now you're gonna have to get used to it You say you never compromise With the mystery tramp, but now you realize He's not selling any alibis As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And say, "Do you want to make a deal?" [Chorus 2] How does it feel? How does it feel? To be on your own With no direction home A complete unknown Like a rolling stone? [Verse 3] Aw, you never turned around to see the frowns On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you Never understood that it ain't no good You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat Ain't it hard when you discover that He really wasn't where it's at After he took from you everything he could steal? [Chorus 3] How does it feel? How does it feel? To hang on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone? [Verse 4] Aw, princess on the steeple and all the pretty people They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made Exchangin' all precious gifts But you'd better take your diamond ring, ya better pawn it, babe You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him now, he calls ya, ya can't refuse When ya ain't got nothin', you got nothin' to lose You're invisible now, ya got no secrets to conceal [Chorus 2] How does it feel? Aw, how does it feel? To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone? -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- Queen Jane Approximately -------- When your mother sends back all your invitations And your father to your sister he explains That you're tired of yourself and all of your creations Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Now when all of the flower ladies want back what they have lent you And the smell of their roses does not remain And all of your children start to resent you Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Now when all the clowns that you have commissioned Have died in battle or in vain And you're sick of all this repetition Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Oh, when all of your advisers heave their plastic At your feet to convince you of your pain Trying to prove that your conclusions should be more drastic Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Now when all of the bandits that you turned your other cheek to All lay down their bandanas and complain And you want somebody ya' don't have to speak to Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Aw, won't you come see me, Queen Jane? -------- 1965 Highway 61 Revisited -------- -------- Tombstone Blues -------- [Verse 1] The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course The city fathers they're trying to endorse The reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse But the town has no need to be nervous The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits To Jezebel the nun she violently knits A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits At the head of the chamber of commerce [Chorus] Mama's in the factory She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food I am in the kitchen With the tombstone blues [Verse 2] The hysterical bride in the penny arcade Screaming she moans, "I've just been made" Then sends out for the doctor who pulls down the shade And says, "My advice is to not let the boys in" Now the medicine man comes and he shuffles inside He walks with a swagger and he says to the bride "Stop all this weeping, swallow your pride You will not die, it's not poison" [Chorus] Mama's in the factory She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food I'm in the kitchen With the tombstone blues [Verse 3] Well, John the Baptist, after torturing a thief Looks up at his hero, the commander-in-chief Saying, "Tell me, great hero, but please make it brief Is there a hole for me to get sick in?" The commander-in-chief answers him while chasing a fly Saying, "Death to all those who would whimper and cry" And dropping a barbell, he points to the sky Saying, "The sun's not yellow, it's chicken" [Chorus] Mama's in the factory She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food I am in the kitchen With the tombstone blues [Verse 4] The king of the Philistines his soldiers to save Puts jawbones on their tombstones and flatters their graves Puts the pied pipers in prison and fattens the slaves Then sends them out to the jungle Gypsy Davey with a blowtorch he burns out their camps With his faithful slave Pedro behind him he tramps With a fantastic collection of stamps To win friends and influence his uncle [Chorus] Mama's in the factory She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food I'm in trouble With the tombstone blues [Verse 5] The geometry of innocence, flesh on the bone Causes Galileo's math book to get thrown At Delilah who's sitting worthlessly alone But the tears on her cheeks are from laughter Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill I would set him in chains at the top of the hill Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille He could die happily ever after [Chorus] Mama's in the factory She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food I am in the kitchen With the tombstone blues [Verse 6] Where Ma Rainey and Beethoven once unwrapped their bedroll Tuba players now rehearse around the flagpole And the National Bank at a profit sells road maps for the soul To the old folks home and the college Now I wish I could write you a melody so plain That could hold you dear lady from going insane That could ease you and cool you and cease the pain Of your useless and pointless knowledge [Chorus] Mama's in the factory She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food I am in the kitchen With the tombstone blues -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- 4th Time Around -------- When she said "Don't waste your words, they're just lies" I cried she was deaf And she worked on my face until breaking my eyes An' said, "What else you got left?" Yeah, it was then that I got up to leave But she said, "Don't forget Everybody must give something back For something they get" I stood there and hummed I tapped on her drum I asked her "How come?" And she buttoned her boot And straightened her suit Then she said, "Don't get cute" So I forced my hands in my pockets And felt with my thumbs And gallantly handed her My very last piece of gum She threw me outside I stood in the dirt where everyone walked And after finding out I'd Forgotten my shirt I went back and knocked I waited in the hallway, she went to get it And I tried to make sense Out of that picture of you in your wheelchair That leaned up against Her Jamaican rum And when she did come, I asked her for some She said, "No, dear" I said, "Your words aren't clear You'd better spit out your gum" She screamed 'til her face got so red Then she fell on the floor And I covered her up and then Thought I'd go look through her drawer And when I was through I filled up my shoe And brought it to you And you, you took me in You loved me then You never wasted time And I, I never took much I never asked for your crutch Now don't ask for mine -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Absolutely Sweet Marie -------- [Verse 1] Well, your railroad gate, you know I just can't jump it Sometimes it gets so hard, you see I just sitting here beating on my trumpet With all these promises you left for me But where are you tonight, sweet Marie? [Verse 2] Well, I waited for you when I was half sick Yes, I waited for you when you hated me Well, I waited for you inside of the frozen traffic Yeah, when you knew I had some other place to be Now, where are you tonight, sweet Marie? [Bridge 1] Well, anybody can be just like me, obviously But then, now again, not too many can be like you, fortunately [Verse 3] Well, six white horses that you did promise Were finally delivered down to the penitentiary But to live outside the law, you must be honest I know you always say that you agree Alright so where are you tonight, sweet Marie? [Bridge 2] Well, I don't know how it happened But the riverboat captain, he knows my fate But everybody else, even yourself They're just gonna have to wait [Verse 4] Well, I got the fever down in my pockets The Persian drunkard, he follows me Yes, I can take him to your house but I can't unlock it You see, you forgot to leave me with the key Oh, where are you tonight, sweet Marie? [Verse 5] Well, I been in jail when all the mail showed That a man can't give his address out to bad company And now I stand here lookin' at your yellow railroad In the ruins of your balcony Wondering where you are tonight, sweet Marie -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- I Want You -------- [Verse 1] The guilty undertaker sighs The lonesome organ grinder cries The silver saxophones say I should refuse you The cracked bells and washed-out horns Blow into my face with scorn But it's not that way I wasn't born to lose you [Chorus] I want you, I want you I want you, so bad Honey, I want you [Verse 2] The drunken politician leaps Upon the street where mothers weep And the saviors who are fast asleep, they wait for you And I wait for them to interrupt Me drinking from my broken cup And ask me to Open up the gate for you [Chorus] I want you, I want you Yes I want you, so bad Honey, I want you [Bridge] How my fathers, they've gone down True love they've been without it But all their daughters put me down 'Cause I don't think about it [Verse 3] Well, I return to the Queen of Spades And talk with my chambermaid She knows that I'm not afraid to look at her She is good to me And there's nothing she doesn't see She knows where I'd like to be But it doesn't matter [Chorus] I want you, I want you Yes I want you, so bad Honey, I want you [Verse 4] Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit He spoke to me, I took his flute No, I wasn't very cute to him, was I? But I did it, because he lied And because he took you for a ride Uh because time was on his side And because I [Chorus] I want you, I want you Yes I want you, so bad Honey, I want you -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Just Like a Woman -------- [Verse 1] Nobody feels any pain Tonight as I stand inside the rain Everybody knows that baby's got new clothes But lately I see her ribbons and her bows Have fallen from her curls [Chorus] She takes just like a woman, yeah she does She makes love just like a woman, yeah she does And she aches just like a woman But she breaks just like a little girl [Verse 2] Queen Mary, she's my friend Yes, I believe I'll go see her again Nobody has to guess that baby can't be blessed 'Til she finally sees that she's like all the rest With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls [Chorus] She takes just like a woman, yes She makes love just like a woman, yeah she does And she aches just like a woman But she breaks just like a little girl [Bridge] Yeah, it was raining from the first And I was dying there of thirst So I came in here And your long-time curse hurts But what's worse Is this pain in here I can't stay in here [Verse 3] Ain't it clear that I just can't fit Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit But when we meet again, introduced as friends Please don't let on that you knew me when I was hungry and it was your world [Chorus] Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do You make love just like a woman, yes, you do Then you ache just like a woman But ya' break just like a little girl [Instrumental] -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat -------- [Verse 1] Well, I see you got your Brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat Yes, I see you got your Brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat Well, you must tell me, baby How your head feels under something like that Under your brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat [Verse 2] Well, you look so pretty in it Honey, can I jump on it sometime? Yes, I just want to see If it's really the expensive kind You know it balances on your head Just like a mattress balances On a bottle of wine Your brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat [Verse 3] Well, if you want to see the sun rise Honey, I know where We'll go out and see it sometime We'll both just sit there and stare Me with my belt wrapped around my head And you just sittin' there In your brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat [Guitar Solo] [Verse 4] Well, I asked the doctor if I could see you "It's bad for your health," he said Yes, I disobeyed his orders I came to see you But I found him there instead You know, I don't mind you cheatin' on me But I sure wish he'd take that off his head Your brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat [Verse 5] Well, I see you got a new boyfriend You know, I never seen him before Well, I saw you making love with him You forgot to close the garage door You might think he loves you for your money But I know what he really loves you for It's your brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) -------- [Verse 1] You say you love me And you're thinkin' of me But you know you could be wrong You say you told me That you wanta hold me But you know you're not that strong I just can't do what I done before I just can't beg you anymore I'm gonna let you pass And I'll go last Then time will tell just who has fell And who's been left behind When you go your way and I go mine [Verse 2] You say you disturb me And you don't deserve me But you know sometimes you lie You say you're shakin' And you're always achin' But you know how hard you try Sometimes it gets so hard to care It can't be this way everywhere And I'm gonna let you pass Yes, and I'll go last Then time will tell who has fell And who's been left behind When you go your way and I go mine [Bridge] Well the, the judge he holds a grudge He's gonna call on you But he's badly built And he walks on stilts Watch out he don't fall on you [Verse 3] You say you're sorry For tellin' stories That you know I believe are true You say you got some Other kinda lover And yes, I believe you do Say my kisses are not like his But this time I'm not gonna tell you why that is I'm just gonna let you pass Yes, and I'll go last Then time will tell who has fell And who's been left behind When you go your way and I go mine -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Obviously 5 Believers -------- Early in the mornin' Early in the mornin' I'm callin' you to I'm callin' you to Please come home Yes, I guess I could make it without you If I just didn't feel so all alone Don't let me down Don't let me down I won't let you down I won't let you down No I won't You know I can if you can, honey But, honey, please don't I got my black dog barkin' Black dog barkin' Yes it is now Yes it is Outside my yard Yes, I could tell you what he means If I just didn't have to try so hard Your mama's workin' Your mama's moanin' She's cryin' ya' know She's tryin' ya' know Ya' better go now Well, I'd tell you what she wants if I But I just don't know how Fifteen jugglers Fifteen jugglers Five believers Five believers All dressed like men Tell your mama not to worry because Yes, they're just my friends Early in the mornin' Early in the mornin' I'm callin' you to I'm callin' you to Please come home Yes, I could make it without you honey If I just did not feel so all alone -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) -------- [Verse 1] I didn't mean to treat you so bad You shouldn't take it so personal I didn't mean to make you so sad You just happened to be there, that's all When I saw you say goodbye to your friend and smile I thought that it was well understood That you'd be comin' back in a little while I didn't know that you were sayin' goodbye for good [Chorus] But, sooner or later, one of us must know That you just did what you're supposed to do Sooner or later, one of us must know That I really did try to get close to you [Verse 2] I couldn't see what you could show me Your scarf had kept your mouth well hid I couldn't see how you could know me But you said you knew me and I believed you did When you whispered in my ear And asked me if I was leavin' with you or her I didn't realize just what I did hear I didn't realize how young you were [Chorus] But, sooner or later, one of us must know That you just did what you're supposed to do Sooner or later, one of us must know That I really did try to get close to you [Verse 3] And I couldn't see when it started snowin' Your voice was all that I heard I couldn't see where we were goin' But you said ya' knew an' I took your word And then ya' told me later, as I apologized That you were just kiddin' me, you weren't really from the farm An' I told you, as ya' clawed out my eyes That I never really meant to do you any harm [Chorus] But, sooner or later, one of us must know That you just did what you're supposed to do Sooner or later, one of us must know That I really did try to get close to you -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Pledging My Time -------- Well, early in the morning 'Til late at night I got a poison headache But I feel all right I'm pledgin' my time to you Hopin' you'll come through, too Well, the hobo got too high But he came to me naturally He stole my baby Then he wanted to steal me But I'm pledging my time to you Hopin' you'll come through, too Won't you come with me, baby? I'll take you where you want to go And if it don't work out You'll be the first to know I'm pledging my time to you Hopin' you'll come through, too Well, the room is so stuffy I can hardly breathe Everybody's gone but me and you And I can't be the last to leave I'm pledging my time to you Hopin' you'll come through, too Well, they sent for the ambulance And one was sent Somebody got lucky But it was an accident Now I'm pledging my time to you Hopin' you'll come through, too -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 -------- [Verse 1] Well, they'll stone you when you're tryin' to be so good They'll stone you just like they said they would They'll stone you when you're trying to go home Then they'll stone you when you're there all alone [Chorus] But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned [Verse 2] Well, they'll stone you when you're walking on the street They'll stone you when you're trying to keep your seat They'll stone you when you're walking on the floor They'll stone you when you're walking through the door [Chorus] But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned [Verse 3] They'll stone you when you're at the breakfast table They'll stone you when you are young and able They'll stone you when you're trying to make a buck They'll stone you and then they'll say, "Good luck" [Chorus] Yeah, but I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned [Verse 4] Well, they'll stone you and say that that's the end Then they'll stone you and then they'll come back again They'll stone you when you're riding in your car They'll stone you when you're playing your guitar [Chorus] Yes, but I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned, alright [Verse 5] Well, they'll stone you when you are all alone They'll stone you when you are walking home They'll stone you and then say they're all brave They'll stone you when you're sent down in your grave [Chorus] But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands -------- [Verse 1] With your mercury mouth in the missionary times And your eyes like smoke and your prayers like rhymes And your silver cross, and your voice like chimes Oh, who do they think could bury you? With your pockets well protected at last And your streetcar visions which ya' place on the grass And your flesh like silk, and your face like glass Who could they get to carry you? [Chorus] Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands Where the sad-eyed prophet say that no man comes My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums Should I put them by your gate Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? [Verse 2] With your sheets like metal and your belt like lace And your deck of cards missing the jack and the ace And your basement clothes and your hollow face Who among them can think he could outguess you? With your silhouette when the sunlight dims Into your eyes where the moonlight swims And your matchbook songs and your gypsy hymns Who among them would try to impress you? [Chorus] Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands Where the sad-eyed prophet say that no man comes My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums Should I put them by your gate Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? [Verse 3] The kings of Tyrus with their convict list Are waiting in line for their geranium kiss And ya' wouldn't know it woulda' happened like this But a'who among them really wants just to kiss you? With your childhood flames on your midnight rug And your Spanish manners and your mother's drugs And your cowboy mouth and your curfew plugs Who among them do ya' think could resist you? [Chorus] Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands Where the sad-eyed prophet say that no man comes My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums Should I leave them by your gate Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? [Verse 4] Oh, the farmers and the businessmen, they all did decide To show you where the dead angels are that they used to hide But why did they pick you to sympathize with their side? How could they ever mistake you? They wished you'd accepted the blame for the farm But with the sea at your feet and the phony false alarm And with the child of the hoodlum wrapped up in your arms How could they ever have persuaded you? [Chorus] Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands Where the sad-eyed prophet say that no man comes My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums Should I leave them by your gate Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? [Verse 5] With your sheet-metal memory of Cannery Row And your magazine-husband who one day just had to go And your gentleness now, which you just can't help but show Who among them do you think would employ you? Now you stand with your thief, you're on his parole With your holy medallion an' your fingertips now that fold And your saintlike face and your ghost-like soul Who among them could ever think it could destroy you? [Chorus] Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands Where the sad-eyed prophet say that no man comes My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums Should I leave them by your gate Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again -------- (Intro) Oh, the ragman draws circles Up and down the block I'd ask him what the matter was But I know that he don't talk And the ladies treat me kindly And they furnish me with tape But deep inside my heart I know I can't escape Oh, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again Well, Shakespeare, he's in the alley With his pointed shoes and his bells Speaking to some French girl Who says she knows me well And I would send a message To find out if she's talked But the post office has been stolen And the mailbox is locked Oh, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again Mona tried to tell me To stay away from the train line She said that all the railroad men Just drink up your blood like wine And I said, "Oh, I didn't know that But then again, there's only one I've met And he just smoked my eyelids And punched my cigarette" Oh, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again Grandpa died last week And now he's buried in the rocks But everybody still talks about How badly they were shocked But me, I expected it to happen I knew he'd lost control When I, he built a fire on Main Street And shot it full of holes Oh, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again Now the senator came down here Showing everyone his gun Handing out free tickets To the wedding of his son And me, I nearly got busted And wouldn't it be my luck To get caught without a ticket And be discovered beneath a truck Oh, Mama, is this really the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again Now the tea preacher looked so baffled When I asked him why he dressed With twenty pounds of headlines Stapled to his chest But he cursed me when I proved to him Then I whispered, said "Not even you can hide You see, you're just like me I hope you're satisfied" Aw, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again Now the rainman gave me two cures Then he said, "Jump right in" The one was Texas medicine The other was just railroad gin And like a fool I mixed them And it strangled up my mind And now people just get uglier And I have no sense of time Oh, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again When Ruthie says come see her In her honky-tonk lagoon Where I can watch her waltz for free 'Neath her Panamanian moon And I say, "Aw come on now You know ya' know about my debutante" And she says, "Your debutante just knows what you need But I know what you want" Oh, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again Now the bricks lay on Grand Street Where the neon madmen climb They all fall there so perfectly It all seems so well timed And here I sit so patiently Waiting to find out what price You have to pay to get out of Going through all these things twice Oh, Mama, is this really the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Temporary Like Achilles -------- [Verse 1] Standing on your window, honey Yes, I've been here before Feeling so harmless I'm looking at your second door How come you don't send me no regards? Ya' know I want your loving Honey, why are you so hard? [Verse 2] Kneeling 'neath your ceiling Yes, I guess I'll be here for a while I'm trying to read your portrait, but I'm helpless, like a rich man's child How come you send someone out to have me barred? You know I want your lovin' Honey, why you so hard? [Bridge] Like a poor fool in his prime Yes, I know you can hear me walk But is your heart made out of stone, or is it lime Or is it just solid rock? [Verse 3] Well, I lean into your hallway Lean against your velvet door I watch upon your scorpion Who crawls across your circus floor Just what do you think you have to guard? You know I want your lovin' Honey, but you're so hard [Verse 4] Achilles is in your alleyway He don't want me here, he does brag He's pointing to the sky And he's hungry, like a man in drag How come you get someone like him to be your guard? You know I want your lovin' Honey, but you're so hard -------- 1966 Blonde on Blonde -------- -------- Visions of Johanna -------- Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet? We sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it And Louise holds a handful of rain, temptin' you to defy it Lights flicker from the opposite loft In this room the heat pipes just cough The country music station plays soft But there's nothing, really nothing to turn off Just Louise and her lover so entwined And these visions of Johanna that conquer my mind In the empty lot where the ladies play blindman's bluff with the key chain And the all-night girls they whisper of escapades out on the "D" train We can hear the night watchman click his flashlight Ask himself if it's him or them that's really insane Louise, she's all right, she's just near She's delicate and seems like the mirror But she just makes it all too concise and too clear That Johanna's not here The ghost of 'lectricity howls in the bones of her face Where these visions of Johanna have now taken my place Now, little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously He brags of his misery, he likes to live dangerously And when bringing her name up He speaks of a farewell kiss to me He's sure got a lotta gall to be so useless and all Muttering small talk at the wall while I'm in the hall How can I explain? It's so hard to get on And these visions of Johanna, they kept me up past the dawn Inside the museums, Infinity goes up on trial Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while But Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues You can tell by the way she smiles See the primitive wallflower freeze When the jelly-faced women all sneeze Hear the one with the mustache say, "Jeeze I can't find my knees" Oh, jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule But these visions of Johanna, they make it all seem so cruel The peddler now speaks to the countess who's pretending to care for him Sayin', "Name me someone that's not a parasite and I'll go out and say a prayer for him" But like Louise always says "Ya can't look at much, can ya man?" As she, herself, prepares for him And Madonna, she still has not showed We see this empty cage now corrode Where her cape of the stage once had flowed The fiddler, he now steps to the road He writes ev'rything's been returned which was owed On the back of the fish truck that loads While my conscience explodes The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain And these visions of Johanna are now all that remain -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- All Along the Watchtower -------- [Verse 1] "There must be some way out of here" Said the joker to the thief "There's too much confusion I can't get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine Plowmen dig my earth None of them along the line Know what any of it is worth" [Verse 2] "No reason to get excited" The thief, he kindly spoke "There are many here among us Who feel that life is but a joke But you and I, we've been through that And this is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now The hour is getting late" [Verse 3] All along the watchtower Princes kept the view While all the women came and went Barefoot servants too Outside, in the distance A wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching The wind began to howl -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- As I Went Out One Morning -------- [Verse 1] As I went out one morning To breathe the air around Tom Paine's I spied the fairest damsel That ever did walk in chains I offered her my hand She took me by the arm I knew that very instant She meant to do me harm [Verse 2] "Depart from me this moment" I told her with my voice Said she, "But I don't wish to" Said I, "But you have no choice" "I beg you, sir," she pleaded From the corners of her mouth "I will secretly accept you And together we'll fly south" [Verse 3] Just then Tom Paine, himself Came running from across the field Shouting at this lovely girl And commanding her to yield And as she was letting go her grip Up Tom Paine did run "I'm sorry, sir," he said to me "I'm sorry for what she's done" -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- Dear Landlord -------- [Verse 1] Dear landlord Please don't put a price on my soul My burden is heavy My dreams are beyond control When that steamboat whistle blows I'm gonna give you all I got to give And I do hope you receive it well Depending on the way you feel that you live [Verse 2] Dear landlord Please heed these words that I speak I know you've suffered much But in this you are not so unique All of us, at times, we might work too hard To have it too fast and too much And anyone can fill his life up With things he can see but he just cannot touch [Verse 3] Dear landlord Please don't dismiss my case I'm not about to argue I'm not about to move to no other place Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true And if you don't underestimate me I won't underestimate you -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- Down Along the Cove -------- [Verse 1] Down along the cove I spied my true love comin' my way Down along the cove I spied my true love comin' my way I say, "Lord, have mercy, mama It sure is good to see ya' comin' today" [Verse 2] Down along the cove I spied my little bundle of joy Down along the cove I spied my little bundle of joy She said, "Lord, have mercy, honey I'm so glad you're my boy!" [Verse 3] Down along the cove We walked together hand in hand Down along the cove We walked together hand in hand Ev'rybody watchin' us a'go by Knows we're in love, yes, and they understand -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- Drifter's Escape -------- [Verse 1] "Oh, help me in my weakness" I heard the drifter say As they carried him from the courtroom And were taking him away "My trip hasn't been a pleasant one And my time it isn't long And I still do not know What it was that I've done wrong" [Verse 2] Well, the judge, he cast his robe aside A tear came to his eye "You fail to understand," he said "Why must you even try?" Outside, the crowd was stirring You could hear it from the door Inside, the judge was stepping down While the jury cried for more [Verse 3] "Oh, stop that cursed jury" Cried the attendant and the nurse "The trial was bad enough But this is ten times worse" Just then a bolt of lightning Struck the courthouse out of shape And while ev'rybody knelt to pray The drifter did escape -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- I Am a Lonesome Hobo -------- [Verse 1] I am a lonesome hobo Without family or friends Where another man's life might begin That's exactly where mine ends I have tried my hand at bribery Blackmail and deceit And I've served time for everything 'Cept beggin' on the street [Verse 2] Well, once I was rather prosperous There was nothing I did lack I had fourteen-karat gold in my mouth And silk upon my back But I did not trust my brother I carried him to blame Which led me to my fatal doom To wander off in shame [Verse 3] Kind ladies and kind gentlemen Soon I will be gone But let me just warn you all Before I do pass on Stay free from petty jealousies Live by no man's code And hold your judgment for yourself Lest you wind up on this road -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine -------- [Verse 1] I dreamed I saw St. Augustine Alive as you or me Tearing through these quarters In the utmost misery With a blanket underneath his arm And a coat of solid gold Searching for the very souls Whom already have been sold [Verse 2] "Arise, arise," he cried so loud With a voice without restraint "Come out, ye gifted kings and queens And hear my sad complaint No martyr is among ye now Whom you can call your own But go on your way accordingly But know you're not alone" [Verse 3] I dreamed I saw St. Augustine Alive with fiery breath And I dreamed I was amongst the ones That put him out to death Oh, I awoke in anger So alone and terrified I put my fingers against the glass And bowed my head and cried -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- I Pity the Poor Immigrant -------- [Verse 1] I pity the poor immigrant Who wishes he would've stayed home Who uses all his power to do evil But in the end is always left so alone That man whom with his fingers cheats And who lies with every breath Who passionately hates his life And likewise, fears his death [Verse 2] I pity the poor immigrant Whose strength is spent in vain Whose heaven is like Ironsides Whose tears are like rain Who eats but is not satisfied Who hears but does not see Who falls in love with wealth itself And turns his back on me [Verse 3] I pity the poor immigrant Who tramples through the mud Who fills his mouth with laughing And who builds his town with blood Whose visions in the final end Must shatter like the glass I pity the poor immigrant When his gladness comes to pass -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight -------- [Verse 1] Close your eyes, close the door Ya' don't have to worry anymore I'll be your baby tonight [Verse 2] Shut the light, shut the shade Ya' don't have to be afraid I'll be your baby tonight [Bridge] Well, that mockingbird's gonna sail away We're gonna forget it That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon But we're gonna let it You won't regret it [Verse 3] Kick your shoes off, do not fear Bring that bottle over here I'll be your baby tonight -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- John Wesley Harding -------- [Verse 1] John Wesley Harding Was a friend to the poor He traveled a'with a gun in ev'ry hand All along this countryside He opened a'many a door But he was never known To hurt an honest man [Verse 2] 'Twas down in Chaynee County A time they talk about With his lady by his side He took a stand And soon the situation there Was all but straightened out For he was always known To lend a helping hand [Verse 3] All across the telegraph His name it did resound But no charge held against him Could they prove And there was no man around Who could track or chain him down He was never known To make a foolish move -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest -------- [Verse 1] Well, Frankie Lee and Judas Priest They were the best of friends So when Frankie Lee needed money one day Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens And placed them on a footstool Just above the plotted plain Sayin', "Take your pick, Frankie Boy My loss will be your gain" [Verse 2] Well, Frankie Lee, he sat right down And put his fingers to his chin But with the cold eyes of Judas on him His head began to spin "Could ya please not stare at me like that?," he said "It's just my foolish pride But sometimes a man must be alone And this is no place to hide" [Verse 3] Well, Judas, he just winked and said "Alright, I'll leave you here But you'd better hurry up and choose which of those bills you want Before they all disappear" "I'm gonna start my pickin' right now Just tell me where you'll be" Judas pointed down the road And said, "Eternity!" [Verse 4] "Eternity?" said Frankie Lee With a voice as cold as ice "That's right," said Judas, "Eternity Though you might call it 'Paradise'" "I don't call it anything" Said Frankie Lee with a smile "All right," said Judas Priest "I'll see you after a while" [Verse 5] Well, Frankie Lee, he sat back down Feeling low and mean When just then a passin' stranger Burst upon the scene Saying, "Are you Frankie Lee, the gambler Whose father's deceased? Well, if you are, there's a fellow callin' you down the road And they say his name is Priest" [Verse 6] "Oh, yes, he is my friend" Said Frankie Lee in fright "I do recall him very well In fact, he just left my sight" "Yes, that's the one," said the stranger As quiet as a mouse "Well, my message is, he's down the road Stranded in a house" [Verse 7] Well, Frankie Lee, he panicked He dropped everything and ran Until he came up to the spot Where Judas Priest did stand "What kind of house is this," he said "Where I have come to roam?" "It's not a house," says Judas Priest "It's not a house, it's a home" [Verse 8] Well, Frankie Lee, he trembled He soon lost all control Over ev'rything which he had made While the mission bells did toll He just stood there staring At that big house as bright as any sun With four and twenty windows And a woman's face in ev'ry one [Verse 9] Well, up the stairs ran Frankie Lee With a soulful, bounding leap And, foaming at the mouth He began to make his midnight creep For sixteen nights and days he raved But on the seventeenth he burst Into the arms of Judas Priest Which is where he died of thirst [Verse 10] No one tried to say a thing When they carried him out in jest Except, of course, the little neighbor boy Who carried him to rest And he just walked along, alone With his guilt so well concealed And muttered underneath his breath "Nothing is revealed" [Verse 11] Well, the moral of this story The moral of this song Is simply that one should never be Where one does not belong So when you see your neighbor carrying somethin' Help him with his load And don't go mistaking Paradise For that home across the road -------- 1967 John Wesley Harding -------- -------- The Wicked Messenger -------- [Verse 1] There was a wicked messenger From Eli he did come With a mind that multiplied the smallest matter When questioned who had sent for him He answered with his thumb For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter [Verse 2] He stayed behind the assembly hall It was there he made his bed Oftentimes he could be seen returning Until one day he just appeared With a note in his hand which read "The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning" [Verse 3] Oh, the leaves began to falling And the seas began to part And the people that confronted him were many And he was told but these few words Which opened up his heart "If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any" -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- Country Pie -------- [Verse 1] Just like old Saxophone Joe When he's got the hogshead up on his toe Oh me, oh my Love that country pie [Verse 2] Listen to the fiddler play When he's playin' 'til the break of day Oh me, oh my Love that country pie [Verse 3] Raspberry, strawberry, lemon, and lime What do I care? Blueberry, apple, cherry, pumpkin, and plum Call me for dinner, honey, I'll be there [Verse 4] Saddle me up my big white goose Tie me on her and turn her loose Oh me, oh my Love that country pie [Verse 5] I don't need much, that ain't no lie Ain't runnin' any race Give to me my country pie I won't throw it up in anybody's face [Verse 6] Shake me up that old peach tree A'Little Jack Horner got nothin' on me Oh me, oh my Love that country pie -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- Girl from the North Country (Duet) (Ft. Johnny Cash) -------- [Chorus 1: Bob Dylan] If you're travelin' to the north country fair Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline Remember me to one who lives there For she once was a true love of mine [Verse 1: Johnny Cash] See for me that her hair's hangin' down It curls and falls all down her breast See for me that her hair's hangin' down That's the way I remember her best [Verse 2: Bob Dylan] If you go when the snowflakes fall When the rivers freeze and summer ends Please see for me if she's wearing a coat so warm To keep her from the howling winds [Chorus 2: Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan] If you're travelin' in the north country fair Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline Please say hello (Remember me) to the one who lives there For she once was a true love of mine If you're travelin' in the north country fair Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline Remember me to the one who lives there For she once was a true love of mine [Outro: Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan] A true love of mine A true love of mine A true love of mine A true love of mine A true love of mine A true love of mine She once was a true love of mine -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- I Threw It All Away -------- [Verse 1] I once held her In my arms She said she would Always stay But I was cruel I treated her like a fool I threw it all away [Verse 2] Once I had mountains In the palm of my hand And rivers that ran through Every day But I must have been mad I never knew what I had Until I threw it all away [Bridge] Love is all there is It makes the world go 'round Love and only love It can't be denied No matter what you think about it You just won't be able to do without it Take a tip from one who's tried [Verse 3] So if you find someone Who gives you all of her love Take it to your heart, don't let it stray For one thing for certain You will surely be a-hurtin' If you throw it all away If you throw it all away -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- Lay Lady Lay -------- [Verse 1] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Whatever colors you have in your mind I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine [Verse 2] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Stay, lady, stay Stay with your man awhile Until the break of day, let me see ya' make him smile His clothes are dirty but his, his hands are clean And you're the best thing that he's ever seen [Verse 3] Stay, lady, stay Stay with your man awhile [Bridge] Why wait any longer for the world to begin You can have your cake and eat it too Why wait any longer for the one you love When he's standing in front of you [Verse 4] Lay, lady, lay Lay across my big brass bed Stay, lady, stay Stay while the night is still ahead I long to see you in the morning light I long to reach for you in the night [Outro] Stay, lady, stay Stay while the night is still ahead -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- Nashville Skyline Rag -------- [Instrumental] -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- One More Night -------- [Verse 1] One more night, the stars are in sight But tonight I'm as lonesome as can be Oh, the moon is shinin' bright Lighting everything in sight But tonight no light will shine on me [Verse 2] Oh, it's shameful and it's sad I lost the only pal I had I just could not be what she wanted me to be I will turn my head up high To that dark and rollin' sky For tonight no light will shine on me [Bridge] I was so mistaken when I thought that she'd be true I had no idea what a woman in love would do [Verse 3] One more night, I will wait for the light While the wind blows high above the tree Oh, I miss my darlin' so I didn't mean to see her go But tonight no light will shine on me [Verse 4] One more night, the moon is shinin' bright And the wind blows high above the tree Oh, I miss that woman so I didn't mean to see her go But tonight no light will shine on me -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- Peggy Day -------- [Verse 1] Peggy Day stole my poor heart away By golly, what more can I say? Love to spend the night with Peggy Day [Verse 2] Peggy Night makes my future look so bright Man, that girl is out of sight Love to spend the day with Peggy Night [Bridge] Well, ya' know that even before I learned her name Ya' know I loved her just the same And I tell 'em all, wherever I may go Just so they'll know, that she my little lady And I love her so [Verse 3] Peggy Day stole my poor heart away Turned my skies to blue from gray Love to spend the night with Peggy Day [Pedal Steel Solo] [Verse 1] Peggy Day stole my poor heart away By golly, what more can I say? Love to spend the night with Peggy Day Love to spend the night with Peggy Day -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- Tell Me That It Isn't True -------- [Verse 1] I have heard rumors all over town They say that you're planning to put me down All I'd like you to do Is tell me that it isn't true [Verse 2] They say that you've been seen with some other man That he's tall, dark and handsome, and you're holdin' his hand Darling, I'm a'countin' on you Tell me that it isn't true [Bridge] To know that some other man is holdin' you tight It hurts me all over, it doesn't seem right All of these awful things that I have heard I don't wanna believe them, all I want is your word So darlin', you better come through Tell me that it isn't true All of these awful things that I have heard I don't want to believe them, all I want is your word So darlin', I'm countin' on you Tell me that it isn't true -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- To Be Alone with You -------- Is it rolling, Bob? [Verse 1] To be alone with you Just you and me Now won't you tell me true Ain't that the way it oughta be? To hold each other tight The whole night through Everything is always right When I'm alone with you [Verse 2] To be alone with you At the close of the day With only you in view While evening slips away It only goes to show That while life's pleasures be few The only one I know Is when I'm alone with you [Verse 3] They say that nighttime is the right time To be with the one you love Too many thoughts get in the way in the day But you're always what I'm thinkin' of I wish the night were here Bringin' me all of your charms When only you are near To hold me in your arms [Verse 4] I'll always thank the Lord When my workin' day is through I get my sweet reward To be alone with you -------- 1969 Nashville Skyline -------- -------- Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You -------- [Verse 1] Throw my ticket out the window Throw my suitcase out there, too Throw my troubles out the door I don't need them anymore 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you [Verse 2] I should have left this town this morning But it was more than I could do Oh, your love comes on so strong And I've waited all day long For tonight when I'll be staying here with you [Bridge] Is it really any wonder The love that a stranger might receive? You cast your spell and I went under I find it so difficult to leave [Verse 3] I can hear that whistle blowin' I see that stationmaster too If there's a poor boy on the street Then let him have my seat 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you [Verse 1] Throw my ticket out the window Throw my suitcase out there, too Throw my troubles out the door I don't need them anymore 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- Day of the Locusts -------- [Verse 1] Oh, the benches were stained with tears and perspiration The birdies were flying from tree to tree There was little to say, there was no conversation As I stepped to the stage to pick up my degree And the locusts sang off in the distance Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me [Verse 2] I glanced into the chamber where the judges were talking Darkness was everywhere, it smelled like a tomb I was ready to leave, I was already walking But the next time I looked there was light in the room And the locusts sang, yeah, it give me a chill Oh, the locusts sang such a sweet melody Oh, the locusts sang their high whining trill Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me [Verse 3] Outside of the gates the trucks were unloading The weather was hot, a-nearly 90 degrees The man standing next to me, his head was exploding Well, I was praying the pieces wouldn't fall on me Yeah, the locusts sang off in the distance Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance And the locusts sang and they were singing for me [Verse 4] I put down my robe, picked up my diploma Took hold of my sweetheart and away we did drive Straight for the hills, the black hills of Dakota Sure was glad to get out of there alive And the locusts sang, well, it give me a chill Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody And the locusts sang with a high whining trill Yeah, the locusts sang and they was singing for me Singing for me, well, singing for me -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- Father of Night -------- [Verse 1] Father of night, Father of day Father, who taketh the darkness away Father, who teacheth the bird to fly Builder of rainbows up in the sky Father of loneliness and pain Father of love and Father of rain [Verse 2] Father of day, Father of night Father of black, Father of white Father, who build the mountain so high Who shapeth the cloud up in the sky Father of time, Father of dreams Father, who turneth the rivers and streams [Verse 3] Father of grain, Father of wheat Father of cold and Father of heat Father of air and Father of trees Who dwells in our hearts and our memories Father of minutes, Father of days Father of whom we most solemnly praise -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- If Dogs Run Free -------- [Verse 1] If dogs run free, then why not we Across the swooping plain? My ears hear a symphony Of two mules, trains and rain The best is always yet to come That's what they explain to me Just do your thing, you'll be king If dogs run free [Verse 2] If dogs run free, why not me Across the swamp of time? My mind weaves a symphony And tapestry of rhyme Oh, winds which rush my tale to thee So it may flow and be To each his own, it's all unknown If dogs run free [Verse 3] If dogs run free, then what must be Must be, and that is all True love can make a blade of grass Stand up straight and tall In harmony with the cosmic sea True love needs no company It can cure the soul, it can make it whole If dogs run free -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- If Not for You -------- [Verse 1] If not for you Babe, I couldn't find the door Couldn't even see the floor I'd be sad and blue If not for you [Verse 2] If not for you Babe, I'd lay awake all night Wait for the morning light To shine in through But it would not be new If not for you [Chorus] If not for you, my sky would fall Rain would gather too Without your love, I'd be nowhere at all I'd be lost if not for you And you know it's true [Chorus] If not for you, my sky would fall Rain would gather too Without your love, I'd be nowhere at all Oh, what would I do If not for you [Verse 3] If not for you Winter would have no spring Couldn't hear the robin sing I just wouldn't have a clue Anyway it wouldn't ring true If not for you If not for you If not for you If not for you If not for you -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- New Morning -------- [Verse 1] Can't you hear that rooster crowing? Rabbit running down across the road Underneath the bridge where the water flowed through So happy just to see you smile Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you [Verse 2] Can't you hear that motor turning? Automobile coming into style Coming down the road for a country mile or two So happy just to see you smile Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you [Bridge] The night passed away so quickly It always does when you're with me [Verse 3] Can't you feel that sun a-shining? Ground hog running by the country stream This must be the day that all of my dreams come true So happy just to be alive Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you [Verse 4] So happy just to be alive Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you New morning -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- One More Weekend -------- [Verse 1] Slipping and sliding like a weasel on the run I'm looking good to see you, yeah, and we can have some fun One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend'll do [Verse 2] Come on down to my ship, honey, ride on deck We'll fly over the ocean just like you suspect One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend'll do [Verse 3] We'll fly the night away Hang out the whole next day Things will be okay You wait and see We'll go someplace unknown Leave all the children home Honey, why not go alone Just you and me [Verse 4] Coming and going like a rabbit in the wood I'm happy just to see you, yeah, looking so good One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend'll do (yes, you will!) [Verse 5] Like a needle in a haystack, I'm gonna find you yet You're the sweetest gone mama that this boy's ever gonna get One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend'll do -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- Sign on the Window -------- [Verse 1] Sign on the window says "Lonely" Sign on the door said "No company allowed" Sign on the street says "Y' don't own me" Sign on a porch says "three's a crowd" Sign on a porch says "three's a crowd" [Verse 2] Her and her boyfriend went to California Her and her boyfriend done changed their tune My best friend said, "Now didn't I warn you? Brighton girls are like the moon Brighton girls are like the moon" [Break] Looks like a-nothing but rain Sure gonna be wet tonight on Main Street Hope that it don't sleet [Verse 3] Build me a cabin in Utah Marry me a wife, catch rainbow trout Have a bunch of kids who call me "Pa" That must be what it's all about That must be what it's all about -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- The Man in Me -------- [Harmonizing] [Verse 1] The man in me will do nearly any task And as for compensation, there's little he would ask Take a woman like you To get through to the man in me [Verse 2] Storm clouds are raging all around my door I think to myself I might not take it anymore Take a woman like your kind To find the man in me [Verse 3] But, oh, what a wonderful feeling Just to know that you are near Sets my heart a-reeling From my toes up to my ears [Verse 4] The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine Took a woman like you To get through to the man in me -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- Three Angels -------- Three angels up above the street Each one playing a horn Dressed in green robes with wings that stick out They've been there since Christmas morn The wildest cat from Montana passes by in a flash Then a lady in a bright orange dress One U-Haul trailer, a truck with no wheels The Tenth Avenue bus going west The dogs and pigeons fly up and they flutter around A man with a badge skips by Three fellas crawling on their way back to work Nobody stops to ask why The bakery truck stops outside of that fence Where the angels stand high on their poles The driver peeks out, trying to find one face In this concrete world full of souls The angels play on their horns all day The whole earth in progression seems to pass by But does anyone hear the music they play Does anyone even try? -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- Time Passes Slowly -------- [Verse 1] Time passes slowly up here in the mountains We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream Time passes slowly when you're lost in a dream [Verse 2] Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-looking We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cooking Stared out the window to the stars high above Time passes slowly when you're searching for love [Break] Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town Ain't no reason to go to the fair Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down Ain't no reason to go anywhere [Verse 3] Time passes slowly up here in the daylight We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day Time passes slowly and fades away -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- Went to See the Gypsy -------- [Verse 1] Went to see the gypsy Staying in a big hotel He smiled when he saw me coming And he said, "Well, well, well" His room was dark and crowded Lights were low and dim "How are you?" he said to me I said it back to him [Verse 2] I went down to the lobby To make a small call out A pretty dancing girl was there And she began to shout "Go on back to see the gypsy He can move you from the rear Drive you from your fear Bring you through the mirror He did it in Las Vegas And he can do it here" [Verse 3] Outside the lights were shining On the river of tears I watched them from the distance With music in my ears [Verse 4] I went back to see the gypsy It was nearly early dawn The gypsy's door was open wide But the gypsy was gone And that pretty dancing girl She could not be found So I watched that sun come rising From that little Minnesota town -------- 1970 New Morning -------- -------- Winterlude -------- [Verse 1] Winterlude, Winterlude, oh darling Winterlude by the road tonight Tonight there will be no quarreling Everything is gonna be all right Oh, I see by the angel beside me That love has a reason to shine You're the one I adore, come over here and give me more Then Winterlude, this dude thinks you're fine [Verse 2] Winterlude, Winterlude, my little apple Winterlude by the corn in the field Winterlude, let's go down to the chapel Then come back and cook up a meal Well, come out when the skating rink glistens By the sun, near the old crossroads sign The snow is so cold, but our love can be bold Winterlude, don't be rude, please be mine [Verse 3] Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy Winterlude by the telephone wire Winterlude, it's making me lazy Come on, sit by the logs in the fire The moonlight reflects from the window Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand Come out tonight, everything will be tight Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Alberta #1 -------- [Verse 1] Alberta let your hair hang low Alberta let your hair hang low I'll give you more gold Than your apron can hold If you'd only let your hair hang low [Verse 2] Alberta what's on your mind Alberta what's on your mind You keep me worried and bothered All of the time Alberta what's on your mind [Verse 3] Alberta don't you treat me unkind Alberta don't you treat me unkind Oh my heart is so sad Cause I want you so bad Alberta don't you treat me unkind [Verse 4] Alberta let your hair hang low Alberta let your hair hang low I'll give you more gold Than your apron can hold If you'll only let your hair hang low -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Alberta #2 -------- [Verse 1] Alberta let your hair hang low Alberta let your hair hang low I'll give you more gold Than your apron can hold If you'd only let your hair hang low [Verse 2] Alberta what's on your mind Alberta what's on your mind You keep me worried and bothered All of the time Alberta what's on your mind [Verse 3] Alberta don't you treat me unkind Alberta don't you treat me unkind Oh my heart is so sad Cause I want you so bad Alberta don't you treat me unkind [Verse 4] Alberta let your hair hang low Alberta let your hair hang low I'll give you more gold Than your apron can hold If you'll only let your hair hang low -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- All the Tired Horses -------- All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any riding done? Hmm -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Belle Isle -------- [Verse 1] One evening for pleasure I rambled to view The fair fields all alone Down by the banks of Loch Eiron Where beauty and pleasure were known [Verse 2] I spied a fair maid at her labour Which caused me to stay for a while And I thought of a goddess to beauty Bloomin' bright star of Bright Isle [Verse 3] I humbled myself to her beauty "Fair maiden, where do you belong? Are you from heaven descended Abiding in Cupid's fair throne?" [Verse 4] "Young man, I will tell you a secret It's true I'm a maid that is poor And to part from my vows and my promise Is more than my heart can endure [Verse 5] Therefore I remain at my service And go through all my hardship and toil And wait for the lad that has left me All alone on the banks of Belle Isle." [Verse 6] "Young maiden I wish not to banter It's true I come here in disguise I came here to fulfill our last promise And hope to give you a surprise [Verse 7] I've known you're a maid I love dearly And you've been in my heart all the while For me there is no other damsel Than my blooming bright star of Belle Isle." -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Blue Moon -------- [Intro] Blue moon, you saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own [Bridge] Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for someone I really could care for [Verse 1] And suddenly there appeared before me the only one my arms could ever hold I heard someone whisper, "Please, adore me" And when I looked my moon had turned to gold [Verse 2] Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own Without a love of my own -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Copper Kettle (The Pale Moonlight) -------- [Verse 1] Get you a copper kettle, get you a copper coil Fill it with new made corn mash and never more you'll toil We'll just lay there by the juniper while the moon is bright Watch them jugs a-filling in the pale moonlight [Verse 2] Build you a fire with hickory, hickory, ash and oak Don't use no green or rotten wood, they'll get you by the smoke We'll just lay there by the juniper while the moon is bright Watch them jugs a-filling in the pale moonlight [Verse 3] My daddy he made whiskey, my granddaddy he did too We ain't paid no whiskey tax since 1792 We'll just lay there by the juniper while the moon is bright Watch them jugs a-filling in the pale moonlight In the pale moonlight -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Days of 49 -------- [Verse 1] I'm old Tom Moore from the bummer's shore in that good old golden days They call me a bummer and a ginsot too, but what cares I for praise ? I wander around from town to town just like a roving sign And all the people say, "There goes Tom Moore, in the days of '49" [Chorus] In the days of old, in the days of gold How oft'times I repine for the days of old When we dug up the gold, in the days of '49 [Verse 2] My comrades they all loved me well, a jolly saucy crew A few hard cases I will recall though they all were brave and true Whatever the pitch they never would flinch, they never would fret or whine Like good old bricks they stood the kicks in the days of '49 [Chorus] In the days of old, in the days of gold How oft'times I repine for the days of old When we dug up the gold, in the days of '49 [Verse 3] There was New York Jake, the butcher boy, he was always getting tight And every time that he'd get full he was spoiling for a fight But Jake rampaged against a knife in the hands of old Bob Stein And over Jake they held a wake in the days of '49 [Chorus] In the days of old, in the days of gold How oft'times I repine for the days of old When we dug up the gold, in the days of '49 [Verse 4] There was Poker Bill, one of the boys who was always in a game Whether he lost or whether he won, to him it was always the same He would ante up and draw his cards and he would you go a hatful blind In the game with death Bill lost his breath, in the days of '49 [Chorus] In the days of old, in the days of gold How oft'times I repine for the days of old When we dug up the gold, in the days of '49 [Verse 5] There was Ragshag Bill from Buffalo, I never will forget He would roar all day and he'd roar all night and I guess he's roaring yet One day he fell in a prospect hole, in a roaring bad design And in that hole he roared out his soul, in the days of '49 [Chorus] In the days of old, in the days of gold How oft'times I repine for the days of old When we dug up the gold, in the days of '49 [Verse 6] Of the comrades all that I've had, there's none that's left to boast And I'm left alone in my misery like some poor wandering ghost And I pass by from town to town, they call me a rambling sign "There goes Tom Moore, a bummer shore in the days of '49 " [Chorus] In the days of old, in the days of gold How oft'times I repine for the days of old When we dug up the gold, in the days of '49 -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Early Mornin' Rain -------- [Verse 1] In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand And an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand I'm a long way from home and I miss my loved one so In the early morning rain with nowhere to go [Verse 2] Cut on runway number nine, big 707 set to go I'm stuck here on the ground, where the cold winds blow The liquor tasted good and the women all were fast There she goes, my friend, she's rolling down at last [Verse 3] Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver bird on high She's away and westward bound, far above the clouds she'll fly Where the morning rain don't fall and the sun always shines She'll be flying over my home in about three hours time [Verse 4] This old airport's got me down, it's no earthly good to me Because I'm stuck here on the ground, cold and drunks as I might be You can't hop a jet plane like you can a freight train So I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Gotta Travel On -------- [Verse 1] Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long Summer's almost gone, winter's coming on Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long And it seems like I've got to travel on And it seems like I've got to travel on [Verse 2] Papa writes to Johnny, "Johnny, can't you come home ? Johnny, can't you come home ? Johnny, can't you come home ?" Papa writes to Johnny, "Johnny, can't you come home ?" Johnny's been out on the road too long Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long And it seems like I've got to travel on And it seems like I've got to travel on [Verse 3] That silly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way Going home to stay, going home to stay That silly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way And I feel like I just want to travel on Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long And it seems like I've got to travel on And it seems like I've got to travel on [Verse 4] There's a lonesome freight at 6.08 coming through the town I'll be homward bound, I'll be homeward bound There's a lonesome freight at 6.08 coming through the town And I feel like I just want to travel on Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long And it seems like I've got to travel on And it seems like I've got to travel on -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know -------- [Intro] I forgot more than you'll ever know about her [Verse 1] You think you know the smile on her lips The thrill and the touch of her fingertips But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her [Verse 2] You think you'll find heaven of bliss In each caress, in each tender kiss But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her [Verse 3] You stole her love from me one day You didn't care how it hurt me But you can never steal away memories of what used to be [Verse 4] You think she's yours, to have and to hold Someday you'll learn, when her love grows cold But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- In Search of Little Sadie -------- Went out last night just to take a little round I met my little Sadie and I brought her down I ran right home and I went to bed With a .44 smokeless under my head I began to think what a deed I done I grabbed my head and I began to run I made a good run but I run too slow They overtook me down in Jericho Standin' on the corner as he's ringin' my bell Up stepped the sheriff of Thomasville He says, "Young man is your name Brown? Remember you blowed little Sadie down?" "Oh, yes sir my name is Lee I murdered little Sadie in first degree" "First degree and second degree If you got any papers, will you serve them to me." Well they took me downtown and they dressed me in black They put me on a train and they sent me back I had no one for to go my bail They crammed me back into the county jail Oh yes they did Now the judge and the jury they took their stand The judge had the papers in his right hand Forty-one days, forty-one nights Forty-one years with the ball and stripes, oh no Went out last night to take a little round I met my little Sadie and I blowed her down I run right home and I went to bed A .44 smokeless under my head -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- It Hurts Me Too -------- [Verse 1] So run here baby, put your little hands in mine I've got something to tell you I know you're gonna change your mind When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too [Verse 2] I want you, baby, just to understand I don't wanna be your boss, babe I just wanna be your man When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too [Verse 3] Now when you go home, you don't have to get along Come back to me, baby Where I live, that's where you belong When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too [Verse 4] I love you baby, and you know that it's true I wouldn't mistreat you, baby Nothing in this world is like you When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too Yes, when things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too [Verse 5] So run here baby, put your little hand in mine I got something to tell you, baby I know that will change your mind When things go wrong, so wrong with you Don't you know it, don't you know it hurts me too -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Let It Be Me -------- [Verse 1] I bless the day I found you I want my arms around you And so I beg you: Let it be me [Verse 2] Don't take this heaven from one If you must cling to someone Now and forever, let it be me [Verse 3] Each time we meet, love I find complete love Without your sweet love, what would life be ? [Verse 4] So never leave me lonely Tell me that you love me only And say you'll always let it be me -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Like a Rolling Stone (Live) -------- Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime in your prime Didn't you? People'd call, say: "Beware, doll, you're bound to fall" You thought they were all Kiddin' you You used to laugh about Everybody that was hanging out Now you don't talk so loud Now you don't seem so proud About having to be scrounging For your next meal How does it feel? How does it feel To be without a home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone? Oh, you've gone to the finest school, alright, miss lonely But you know you only used to get Juiced in it Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street And now you're gonna have to get Used to it You say you'd never compromise With the mystery tramp, but now you realize He's not selling any alibis As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And say: "Do you want to Make a deal?" How does it feel? How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home A complete unknown Like a rolling stone? Oh, you never turned around to see the frowns On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did Tricks for you You never understood that it ain't no good You shouldn't let other people get your Kicks for you You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat Who carried on his shoulder a siamese cat Ain't it hard when you discover that He really wasn't where it's at After he took from you everything He could steal? How does it feel? How does it feel To hang on your home With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone? Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people They're all drinking thinking that they Got it made Exchanging all their precious gifts But you'd better take your diamond ring You'd better pawn it, baby You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose You're invisible now, you got no secrets To conceal How does it feel? How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone? -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Little Sadie -------- [Intro] Went out last night to take a little round I met my Little Sadie and I brought her down I ran right home and I went to bed With a forty-four smokeless under my head [Verse 1] I began to think what a deed I'd done I grabbed my hat and I began to run I made a good run but I ran too slow They overtook me down in Jericho [Verse 2] Standing on a corner a ringing' my bell Up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville He said "Young man is your name Brown Remember you blowed Sadie down?" [Verse 3] "Oh yes sir, my name is Lee I murdered Little Sadie in the first degree First degree and second degree If you've got any papers will you serve them to me?" [Verse 4] Well they took me down town and they dressed me in black They put me on a train and they sent me back I had no one to go my bail They crammed me back into the county jail [Verse 5] Oh, yes they did The judge and the jury they took their stand The judge had the papers in his right hand Forty-one days, forty-one nights Forty-one years to wear the ball and the stripes Oh, no! [Outro] Went out last night to take a little round I met Little Sadie and I blowed her down I ran right home and I went to bed A forty-four smokeless under my head -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Living the Blues -------- [Verse 1] Since you've been gone I've been walking around With my head bowed down to my shoes I've been living the blues Ev'ry night without you [Verse 2] I don't have to go far (ah-ah) To know where you are (ah-ah) Strangers all give me the news I've been living the blues (living the blues) Ev'ry night without you [Verse 3] I think that it's best I soon get some rest And forget my pride But I can't deny This feeling that I Carry for you deep down inside [Verse 4] If you see me this way (ah-ah) You'd come back and you'd stay (ah-ah) Oh, how could you refuse I've been living the blues (living the blues) Ev'ry night without you [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] I think that it's best I soon get some rest And forget my pride But I can't deny This feeling that I Carry for you deep down inside [Verse 4] If you see me this way You'd come back and you'd stay Oh, how could you refuse I've been living the blues (living the blues) Ev'ry night without you [Outro] I've been living the blues (living the blues) Ev'ry night without you I've been living the blues (living the blues) Ev'ry night without you -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Minstrel Boy -------- [Intro] Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Who's gonna let it roll ? Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Who's gonna let it down easy to save his soul ? [Verse 1] Oh look, he's driving a long, long time There he still sits on top of the hill Well aching and jumping with all laid down With all of them ladies you know he's lonely still Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Who's gonna let it roll ? Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Who's gonna let it down easy to save his soul ? [Verse 2] Well knee deep in number, heavy in toil Mighty mockingbird he still has such a heavy load Beneath his boundaries but more if I can tell With all of these travelling but I'm still on that road Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Who's gonna let it roll ? Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Who's gonna let it down easy to save his soul ? -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- She Belongs to Me -------- [Verse 1] She's got everything she needs She's an artist, she don't look back She's got everything she needs She's an artist, she don't look back She can take the dark out of the nighttime And paint the daytime black [Verse 2] You will start out standing Proud to steal her anything she sees You will start out standing Proud to steal her anything she sees But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole Down upon your knees [Verse 3] She never stumbles She's got no place to fall She never stumbles She's got no place to fall She's nobody's child The Law can't touch her at all [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 4] She wears an Egyptian ring It sparkles before she speaks She wears an Egyptian ring It sparkles before she speaks She's a hypnotist collector You are a walking antique [Verse 5] Bow down to her on Sunday Salute her when her birthday comes Bow down to her on Sunday Salute her when her birthday comes For Halloween buy her a trumpet And for Christmas get her a drum -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Take a Message to Mary -------- [Intro] These are the words of a frontier lad Who lost his love when he turned bad [Verse 1] Take a message to Mary But don't tell here where I am Take a message to Mary But don't say I'm in a jam You can tell her that I had to see the world Tell her that my ship set sail You can say she'd better not wait for me But don't tell her I'm in jail, oh don't tell her I'm in jail [Verse 2] Take a message to Mary But don't tell her what I've done Please, don't mention the stage coach And the shot from a carried gun You better tell her that I had to change my plans And cancel out the wedding-day But please, don't mention the lonely cell Where I'm gonna pine away, until my dying-day [Verse 3] Take a message to Mary But don't tell her all you know My heart is aching for Mary Lord know I miss her so Just tell her that I went to Timbukto Tell her I'm searching for gold You can say she better find someone new To cherish and to hold, oh Lord, this cell is so cold -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) -------- [Verse 1] Why must you always try to make me over ? Take me as I am or let me go White lilies never grow on stalks of clover Take me as I am or let me go [Verse 2] You're trying to reshape me in a moment In the image of someone you used to know I won't be a stand-in for an old love Take me as I am or let me go [Verse 3] You've tried to change me ever since you've met me Take me as I am or let me go If you cannot overlook my faults, forget me Take me as I am or let me go [Verse 4] You're trying to reshape me in a mould love In the image of someone you used to know But I won't be a stand-in for an old love Take me as I am or let me go -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- The Boxer -------- [Verse 1] I'm just a poor boy Though my story's seldom told I have squadered my resistance For a pocketful of numbles Such are promises, all lies and jest Still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest [Verse 2] When I left my home and family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station Running scared, laying low Seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know [Verse 3] Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a job But I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue I do declare There were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there [Bridge] Then I'm laying out my winter clothes And wishing I was gone, going home Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me Leading me Going home [Verse 4] In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down And cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving" But the fighter still remains -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) (Live) -------- Everybody's building ships and boats Some are building monuments Others, jotting down notes Everybody's in despair Every girl and boy But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here Everybody's gonna jump for joy Oh, come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Oh y'know, I like to do just like the rest Y'know, I like my sugar sweet But jumping queues and making haste Y'know, ain't my cup of meat Everybody's out there Feeding pigeons out on a limb When Quinn the Eskimo gets here The pigeons gonna run to him Oh, come all without, come all within Yeah, you'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Whoah, guitar now Cat's mew and cow's meow Y'know, I can recite 'em all Tell me where it hurts you, honey I'll tell you who to call Nobody can get any sleep Y'know their stepping on everybody's toes Quinn the Eskimo gets here Everybody's gonna wanna dose Oh, come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Oh, come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Wigwam -------- Da da dah da da Dada da-da dah de dum Da da-da dah da La da dah dede La dah dah dada dah Lah dada dah da-da dah Dah da dada dum dah La dah dah da-da dah dee Dah da daladah duh duh duh La dah dah da-da daaaaah Dah da dah uh uhhhhnn Da da dah da duhh / Duh duh duh duun, da-da dah dah, da-da dah dahun da Du duh duh uh Dun dada dadada da Duh duh deeee de de dede da Nah nah a nah nah naaaah. / La dah dede La dah dah da-da dee La dah dee Dun dun dun nee nah ha duh dee Dun nah na naha dee Da dada dah da da da dah La dah dah dada dah dee Du duh duh doo dee dede dee dede -------- 1970 Self Portrait -------- -------- Woogie Boogie -------- Instrumental -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- A Fool Such as I -------- [Verse 1] Now and then there's a fool such as I Pardon me if I'm sentimental, came to say goodbye Don't be angry, don't be angry with me, should I cry When you are gone, I will dream a little dream as years go by Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I [Verse 2] Now and then there's a fool such as I am over you You taught me how to love and now you happened to be untrue I am a fool but I love you, dear, yes I will until the day I die Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I [Verse 3] Pardon me if I'm sentimental, came to say goodbye Don't be angry, don't be angry with me, should I cry When you are gone, when you are gone, I will dream a little I will dream as years go by Now and then, now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I [Verse 4] Now and then there's a fool, a fool such as I am over you You taught me how to love and now you say that we are through I am a fool, yes, but I love you dear, I will love you dear Till the day, till the day I die Now and then, now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- Big Yellow Taxi -------- [Verse 1] They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot A pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot Don't it always go to show You never know what you got till it's gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot [Verse 2] They took all the trees, they put them in a tree museum They charged the people a dollar and a half just to see them Don't it always go to show You never know what you got till it's gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot [Verse 3] Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please Don't it always go to show You never know what you got till it's gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot [Verse 4] Late last night I heard my screen door slam A big yellow bulldozer took away my house and land Don't it always go to show You never know what you got till it's gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- Can't Help Falling in Love -------- [Verse 1] Wise men say, only fools rush in But I can't help falling in love with you Shall I stay, will it be a sin If I can't help falling in love with you ? [Verse 2] Like a river flows surely to the sea Darling, so it goes, some things were meant to be Take my hand, take my whole life too For I can't help falling in love with you -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- Lily of the West -------- [Verse 1] When first I came to Louisville, some pleasure there to find A damsel there from Lexington was pleasing to my mind Her rosy cheeks, her ruby lips, like arrows pierced my breast And the name she bore was Flora, the lily of the west [Verse 2] I courted lovely Flora some pleasure for to find But she turned unto another man whose sore distressed my mind She robbed me of my liberty, deprived me of my rest Then go, my lovely Flora, the lily of the west [Verse 3] Away down in yonder shady grove, a man of high degree Conversing with my Flora there, it seemed so strange to me And the answer that she gave to him it sore did me oppress I was betrayed by Flora, the lily of the west [Verse 4] I stepped up my rival, dagger in my hand I seized him by the collar, and body made him stand Seeing mad by desperation I pierced him to the breast All this for lovely Flora, the lily of the west [Verse 5] I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea They placed me in the witness box and then commenced on me Although she swore my life away, deprived me of my rest Still I love my faithless Flora, the Lily of the west -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- Mary Ann -------- [Verse 1] Oh, fare thee well, my own true love, fare thee well but for a while The ship is waiting and the wind blows high And I am bound away for the sea, Mary Ann [Verse 2] Ten thousand miles away from home, ten thousand miles or more The sea may freeze and the earth may burn If I never no more return to you, Mary Ann [Verse 3] Oh, don't you see that crow fly high, she'll surely turn to white If never I prove false to you Let the day turn to night, my dear, Mary Ann [Verse 4] If I had a flask of gin and sugar here for two And a great big bowl for two to mix it in I'd pour a drink for you my dear, Mary Ann Yes, I'd pour a drink for you my dear, Mary Ann -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- Mr. Bojangles -------- I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you in worn out shoes Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants, that old soft shoe He'd jump so high, he'd jump so high, then he lightly touch down? Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was down and out He looked to me to be the eyes of age as he spoke right out He talked of life, he talked of life, laughing slapped his leg stale Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick all across the cell He grabbed his pants for a better stance Oh, he jumped so high and he clicked up his heels He let go laugh, he let go laugh, shook back his clothes all around Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance, yeah, dance He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs Throughout the south He spoke with tears of 15 years of how his dog and him Just traveled about But his dog up and died, he up and died And after 20 years he still grieves Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance He said, "I dance now at every chance at honky-tonks For drinks and tips But most of the time I spend behind these county bars Because I drinks a bit" He shook his head, yes, he shook his head I heard someone ask him, "Please ... Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance, dance Mr. Bojangles, dance" Songwriter: Jerry Jeff Walker -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- Sarah Jane -------- [Chorus] I got a wife and five little chilling I'm going to take a trip on the big McMillan With Saro Jane Saro Jane I have nothing to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane [Verse 1] The boiler busted and the whistle squall The Captain has gone through the hole-in-the-wall Oh Saro Jane Saro Jane I have nothing to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane [Verse 2] The engine give a crack and the whistle gave a squall The engineer gone to the hole-in-the-wall Saro Jane Saro Jane I have nothing to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane [Verse 3] Yankee built boats to shoot them Rebels My gun's steady going to hold it level Saro Jane Saro Jane But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane [Chorus] -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- Spanish Is the Loving Tongue -------- [Verse 1] Broke my heart, lost my soul Adios, mi corazon Spanish is the loving tongue Soft as music, light as spring It was a girl I learned it from Living down Sonora way Well, I don't look much like a lover Still I say her love words over Mostly when I'm all alone Mi amor, mi Cora sole [Verse 2] Haven't seen her since that night I can't cross the line you know They want me for a gambling fight Like as not it's better so Still I always kind of missed her Since that last sad night I kissed her Broke her heart, lost my own Adios, mi Corazon Broke her heart, lost my own Adios, mi Corazon Adios, mi Corazon Adios, mi Corazon -------- 1973 Dylan -------- -------- The Ballad of Ira Hayes -------- [Verse 1] Gather round you people and a story I will tell About a brave young Indian you should remember well From the tribe of Pima Indians, a proud and a peaceful band They farmed the Phoenix Valley in Arizona land Down their ditches for a thousand years the sparkling water rushed Till their white man stole their water rights and the running water hushed Now Ira's folks were hungry and their farms when crops of weeds But when war came he volunteers and forgot, the white man's greed Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war [Verse 2] They started up Iwo Jima Hill, 250 men But only 27 lived to walk back down that hill again And when the fight was over and the old glory raised One of the men who held it high was the Indian Ira Hayes Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war [Verse 3] Now Ira returned a hero, celebrated throughout the land He was wined and speeched and honored, everybody shook his hand But he was just a Pima Indian, no money crops, no chance And at home nobody cared what Ira had done and the wind did the Indian's dance Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war [Verse 4] And Ira started drinking hard, jail was often his home They let him raise the flag there and lower it like you'd throw a dog a bone He died drunk early one morning, alone in the land he had fought to save Two inches of water in a lonely ditch was the grave for Ira Hayes Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war [Outro] Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, but his land is still as dry And his ghost is lying thirsty in the ditch where Ira died Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Billy 1 -------- [Verse 1] There's guns across the river aimin' at ya Lawman on your trail, he'd like to catch ya Bounty hunters, too, they'd like to get ya Billy, they don't like you to be so free [Verse 2] Campaign' out all night on the veranda Dealing' cards 'till dawn in the hacienda Up to Boot Hill they'd like to send ya Billy, don't you turn your back on me [Verse 3] Playing' around with some sweet senorita Into her dark hallway she will lead ya In some lonesome shadows she will greet ya Billy, you're so far away from home [Verse 4] There's eyes behind the mirrors in empty places Bullet holes and scars between the spaces There's always one more notch and ten more paces Billy, and you're walking' all alone [Verse 5] They say that Pat Garrett's got your number So sleep with one eye open when you slumber Every little sound just might be thunder Thunder from the barrel of his gun [Verse 5] Guitars will play your grand finale Down in some Tularosa alley Maybe in the Rio Pecos valley Billy, you're so far away from home [Verse 6] There's always some new stranger sneakin' glances Some trigger-happy fool willin' to take chances And some old whore from San Pedro to make advances Advances on your spirit and your soul [Verse 7] The businessmen from Taos want you to go down They've hired Pat Garrett to force a showdown Billy, don't it make ya feel so low-down To be shot down by the man who was your friend? [Verse 8] Hang on to your woman if you got one Remember in El Paso, once, you shot one She may have been a whore, but she was a hot one Billy, you have been running' for so long [Verse 9] Guitars will play your grand finale Down in some Tularosa alley Maybe in the Rio Pecos valley Billy, you're so far away from home -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Billy 4 -------- [Verse 1] There's guns across the river about to pound you There's a lawman on your trail like to surround you Bounty hunters are dancing all around you Billy, they don't like you to be so free [Verse 2] Camping out all night on the veranda Walking in the streets down by the hacienda Up to Boot Hill the like to send you Billy, don't you turn your back on me [Verse 3] There's mills inside the minds of crazy faces Bullet holes and rifles in their cases There is always one more notch in four more aces Billy, and you're playing all alone [Verse 4] Playing around with some sweet signorita Into her dark chamber she will greet you In the shadows of the maizes she will lead you Billy, and you're going all alone [Verse 5] They say that Pat Garrett's got your number So sleep with one eye open, when you wander Every little sound just might be thunder Thunder from the barrel of his gun [Verse 6] There's always another stranger sneaking glances Some trigger-happy fool willing to take chances Some old whore from San Pedro'll make advances Advances on your spirit and your soul [Verse 7] The businessmen from Taos want you to go down So they've hired mister Garrett, he'll force you to slow down Billy, don't let it make you feel so low down To be hunted by the man who was your friend [Verse 8] So hang on to your woman, if you got one Remember in El Paso once you shot one I'll be in Santa Fe about one Billy, you've been running for so long [Verse 9] Gypsy queens will play your grand finale Way down in some Tularosa alley Maybe in La Rio Pecas valley Billy, you're so far away from home Billy, you're so far away from home -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Billy 7 -------- Spend the night with some sweet senorita Into her dark hallway she will lead you In some lonesome shadow she might greet you Billy, you're so doggone far away from home They say that Pat Garrett's got your number Sleep with one eye open when you slumber Every little sound just might be thunder Thunder from the barrel of his gun Maybe you will find yourself tomorrow Drinking in some bar to hide your sorrow Spending the time that you borrow Figuring a way to get back home -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Bunkhouse Theme -------- [Instrumental] -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Cantina Theme (Workin' For The Law) -------- Instrumental -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Final Theme -------- [Instrumental] -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Knockin' on Heaven's Door -------- [Intro] Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh [Verse 1] Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it anymore It's getting dark, too dark to see I feel I'm knockin' upon heaven's door [Chorus] Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door [Verse 2] Mama, put my guns in the ground I can't shoot them anymore That long black cloud is coming down I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door [Chorus] Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door [Outro] Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Main Title Theme (Billy) -------- Instrumental -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- River Theme -------- Instrumental -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Turkey Chase -------- Instrumental -------- 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid -------- -------- Wagon Wheel -------- [Verse 1] You don't know but I've been doing fine Seems I'm looking at the moon tonight I don't care what she's gonna do tonight, rollin' Look now, Molly since you said goodbye Here I've been thinking, and wonderin' why I know it's alright but I don't cry, no [Chorus] Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey mama rock me [Chorus] Rock me mama through the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey mama rock me [Verse 2] Moonshine running on the Rio Grande Stars lie dotted on the promised land It's all well talkin' and understandin', rollin' When I'm looking on the road tonight The moon is shining on a cold dark night And oh that feeling, I know [Chorus] Rock me mama through the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey mama rock me Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey mama rock me -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Dirge -------- [Verse 1] I hate myself for loving' you and the weakness that it showed You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road The stage was set, the lights went out all around the old hotel I hate myself for loving' you and I'm glad the curtain fell [Verse 2] I hate that foolish game we played and the need that was expressed And the mercy that you showed to me, who ever would have guessed? I went out on Lower Broadway and I felt that place within That hollow place where martyrs weep and angels play with sin [Verse 3] Heard your songs of freedom and man forever stripped Acting out his folly while his back is being whipped Like a slave in orbit, he's beaten 'till he's tame All for a moment's glory and it's a dirty, rotten shame [Verse 4] There are those who worship loneliness, I'm not one of them In this age of fiberglass I'm searching for a gem The crystal ball up on the wall hasn't shown me nothing yet I've paid the price of solitude, but at least I'm out of debt [Verse 5] Can't recall a useful thing you ever did for me 'Cept pat me on the back one time when I was on my knees We stared into each other's eyes 'till one of us would break No use to apologize, what difference would it make? [Verse 6] So sing your praise of progress and of the Doom Machine The naked truth is still taboo whenever it can be seen Lady Luck, who shines on me, will tell you where I'm at I hate myself for loving' you, but I should get over that -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Forever Young (Fast Version) -------- May God's bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay Forever young Forever young Forever young May you stay Forever young May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong And may you stay Forever young Forever young Forever young May you stay Forever young May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung And may you stay Forever young Forever young Forever young May you stay Forever young -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Forever Young (Slow Version) -------- [Verse 1] May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young [Verse 2] May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young [Verse 3] May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Going, Going, Gone -------- [Verse 1] I've just reached a place Where the willow don't bend There's not much more to be said It's the top of the end I'm going I'm going I'm gone [Verse 2] I'm closing' the book On the pages and the text And I don't really care What happens next I'm just going I'm going I'm gone [Verse 3] I been hanging on threads I have been playing' it straight Now, I've just got to cut loose Before it gets late So I'm going I'm going I'm gone [Verse 4] Grandma said, "Boy, go and follow your heart And you'll be fine at the end of the line All that's gold isn't meant to shine Don't you and your one true love ever part" [Verse 5] I been walking the road I been living on the edge Now, I've just got to go Before I get to the ledge So I'm going I'm just going I'm gone -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Hazel -------- [Verse 1] Hazel, dirty-blonde hair I wouldn't be ashamed to be seen with you anywhere You got something I want plenty of Ooh, a little touch of your love [Verse 2] Hazel, stardust in your eye You're going somewhere and so am I I'd give you the sky high above Ooh, for a little touch of your love [Verse 3] Oh no, I don't need any reminder To know how much I really care But it's just making me blinder and blinder Because I'm up on a hill and still you're not there [Verse 4] Hazel, you called and I came Now don't make me play this waiting game You've got something I want plenty of Ooh, a little touch of your love -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Never Say Goodbye -------- [Verse 1] Twilight on the frozen lake North wind about to break On footprints in the snow Silence down below [Verse 2] You're beautiful beyond words You're beautiful to me You can make me cry Never say goodbye [Verse 3] Time is all I have to give You can have it if you choose With me you can live Never say goodbye [Verse 4] My dreams are made of iron and steel With a big bouquet Of roses hanging down From the heavens to the ground [Verse 5] The crashing waves roll over me As I stand upon the sand Wait for you to come And grab hold of my hand [Verse 6] Oh, baby, baby, baby blue You'll change your last name, too You've turned your hair to brown Love to see it hanging' down -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- On a Night Like This -------- [Verse 1] On a night like this So glad you came around Hold on to me so tight And heat up some coffee grounds We got much to talk about And much to reminisce It sure is right On a night like this [Verse 2] On a night like this So glad you've come to stay Hold on to me, pretty miss Say you'll never go away to stray Run your fingers down my spine Bring me a touch of bliss It sure feels right On a night like this [Verse 3] On a night like this I can't get any sleep The air is so cold outside And the snow's so deep Build a fire, throw on logs And listen to it hiss And let it burn, burn, burn, burn On a night like this [Verse 4] Put your body next to mine And keep me company There is plenty a-room for all So please don't elbow me [Verse 5] Let the four winds blow Around this old cabin door If I'm not too far off I think we did this once before There's more frost on the window glass With each new tender kiss But it sure feels right On a night like this -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Something There Is About You -------- [Verse 1] Something there is about you that strikes a match in me Is it the way your body moves or is it the way your hair blows free? Or is it because you remind me of something that used to be Something' that crossed over from another century? [Verse 2] Thought I'd shaken the wonder and the phantoms of my youth Rainy days on the Great Lakes, walk-in' the hills of old Duluth There was me and Danny Lopez, cold eyes, black night and then there was Ruth Something there is about you that brings back a long-forgotten truth [Verse 3] Suddenly I found you and the spirit in me sings Don't have to look no further, you're the soul of many things I could say that I'd be faithful, I could say it in one sweet, easy breath But to you that would be cruelty and to me it surely would be death [Verse 4] Something there is about you that moves with style and grace I was in a whirlwind, now I'm in some better place My hand's on the sabre and you've picked up the baton Something' there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Tough Mama -------- [Verse 1] Tough Mama Meat shaking on your bones I'm gonna go down to the river and get some stones Sister's on the highway with that steel-drivin' crew Papa's in the big house, his working' days are through Tough Mama Can I blow a little smoke on you? [Verse 2] Dark Beauty Won't you move over and give me some room? It's my duty to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise You came through it all the way, flying through the skies Dark Beauty With that long night's journey in your eyes [Verse 3] Sweet Goddess Born of a blinding light and a changing wind Now, don't be modest, you know who you are and where you've been Jack the Cowboy went up north He's buried in your past The Lone Wolf went out drinking That was over pretty fast Sweet Goddess Your perfect stranger's comin' in at last [Verse 4] Silver Angel With the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve I'd be grateful if this golden ring you would receive Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch Sweet Goddess It must be time to carve another notch [Verse 5] I'm crestfallen The world of illusion is at my door I ain't a-hauling any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore The prison walls are crumbling down, there is no end in sight I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite Dark Beauty Meet me at the border late tonight -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- Wedding Song -------- [Verse 1] I love you more than ever, more than time and more than love I love you more than money and more than the stars above Love you more than madness, more than waves upon the sea Love you more than life itself, you mean that much to me [Verse 2] Ever since you walked right in, the circle's been complete I've said goodbye to haunted rooms and faces in the street To the courtyard of the jester which is hidden from the sun I love you more than ever and I haven't yet begun [Verse 3] You breathed on me and made my life a richer one to live When I was deep in poverty you taught me how to give Dried the tears up from my dreams and pulled me from the hole Quenched my thirst and satisfied the burning in my soul [Verse 4] You gave me babies one, two, three, what is more, you saved my life Eye for eye and tooth for tooth, your love cuts like a knife My thoughts of you don't ever rest, they'd kill me if I lie I'd sacrifice the world for you and watch my senses die [Verse 5] The tune that is yours and mine to play upon this earth We'll play it out the best we know, whatever it is worth What's lost is lost, we can't regain what went down in the flood But happiness to me is you and I love you more than blood [Verse 6] It's never been my duty to remake the world at large Nor is it my intention to sound a battle charge 'Cause I love you more than all of that with a love that doesn't bend And if there is eternity I'd love you there again [Verse 7] Oh, can't you see that you were born to stand by my side And I was born to be with you, you were born to be my bride You're the other half of what I am, you're the missing piece And I love you more than ever with that love that doesn't cease [Verse 8] You turn the tide on me each day and teach my eyes to see Just being' next to you is a natural thing for me And I could never let you go, no matter what goes on 'Cause I love you more than ever now that the past is gone -------- 1974 Planet Waves -------- -------- You Angel You -------- You angel, you Your essence got me under your wing The way you walk and the way you talk I feel I could almost sing You angel, you You're as fine as anything's fine I just walk and watch you talk With you memory of my mind You know I can't sleep at night for trying Yes I never did feel this way before Never did get up and walk the floor If this is love then gimme more And more and more and more and more You angel, you You're as fine as can be The way you walk and the way you talk Is the way it ought to be And oh, I can't sleep at night for trying Never did feel this way before Never did get up and walk the floor If this is love then gimme more And more and more and more You angel, you You got me under your wing The way you walk and the way you talk I swear it would make me sing -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- Buckets of Rain -------- [Verse 1] Buckets of rain Buckets of tears Got all them buckets comin' out of my ears Buckets of moonbeams in my hand You got all the love Honey baby, I can stand [Verse 2] I been meek And hard like an oak I've seen pretty people disappear like smoke Friends will arrive, friends will disappear If you want me Honey baby, I'll be here [Verse 3] I like your smile And your fingertips I like the way that you move your hips I like the cool way you look at me Everything about you is bringing me misery [Verse 4] Little red wagon Little red bike I ain't no monkey, but I know what I like I like the way you love me strong and slow I'm taking you with me Honey baby, when I go [Verse 5] Life is sad Life is a bust All you can do is do what you must You do what you must do, and you do it well I do it for you Honey baby, can't you tell? -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- Idiot Wind -------- [Verse 1] Someone's got it in for me They're planting stories in the press Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out quick But when they will I can only guess They say I shot a man named Gray And took his wife to Italy She inherited a million bucks And when she died it came to me I can't help it if I'm lucky [Verse 2] People see me all the time And they just can't remember how to act Their minds are filled with big ideas Images and distorted facts Even you, yesterday You had to ask me where it was at I couldn't believe after all these years You didn't know me any better than that Sweet lady [Chorus] Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your mouth Blowing down the backroads heading south Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your teeth You're an idiot, babe It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe [Verse 3] I ran into the fortune-teller Who said beware of lightning that might strike I haven't known peace and quiet For so long, I can't remember what it's like There's a lone soldier on the cross Smoke pouring out of a boxcar door You didn't know it, you didn't think it could be done In the final end he won the war After losing every battle [Verse 4] I woke up on the roadside Daydreaming about the way things sometimes are Visions of your chestnut mare Shoot through my head and are making me see stars You hurt the ones that I love best And cover up the truth with lies One day you'll be in the ditch Flies buzzing around your eyes Blood on your saddle [Chorus] Idiot wind Blowing through the flowers on your tomb Blowing through the curtains in your room Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your teeth You're an idiot, babe It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe [Verse 5] It was gravity which pulled us down And destiny which broke us apart You tamed the lion in my cage But it just wasn't enough to change my heart Now everything's a little upside down As a matter of fact, the wheels have stopped What's good is bad, what's bad is good You'll find out when you reach the top You're on the bottom [Verse 6] I noticed at the ceremony Your corrupt ways had finally made you blind I can't remember your face anymore Your mouth has changed, your eyes don't look into mine The priest wore black on the seventh day And sat stone-faced while the building burned I waited for you on the running boards Near the cypress trees, while the springtime turned Slowly into Autumn [Chorus] Idiot wind Blowing like a circle around my skull From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol Idiot wind Blowing every time you move your teeth You're an idiot, babe It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe [Verse 7] I can't feel you anymore I can't even touch the books you've read Every time I crawl past your door I been wishing I've been somebody else instead Down the highway, down the tracks Down the road to ecstasy I followed you beneath the stars Hounded by your memory And all your raging glory [Verse 8] I been double-crossed now For the very last time and now I'm finally free I kissed goodbye the howling beast On the borderline which separated you from me You'll never know the hurt I suffered Nor the pain I rise above And I'll never know the same about you Your holiness or your kind of love And it makes me feel so sorry [Chorus] Idiot wind Blowing through the buttons of our coats Blowing through the letters that we wrote Idiot wind Blowing through the dust upon our shelves We're idiots, babe It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- If You See Her, Say Hello -------- [Verse 1] If you see her, say hello, she might be in Tangier She left here last early Spring, is livin' there, I hear Say for me that I'm all right though things get kind of slow She might think that I've forgotten her, don't tell her it isn't so [Verse 2] We had a falling out, like lovers often will And to think of how she left that night, it still brings me a chill And though our separation, it pierced me to the heart She still lives inside of me, we've never been apart [Verse 3] If you get close to her, kiss her once for me Always have respected her for doing what she did and gettin' free Oh, whatever makes her happy, I won't stand in the way Though the bitter taste still lingers on from the night I tried to make her stay [Verse 4] I see a lot of people as I make the rounds And I hear her name here and there as I go from town to town And I've never gotten used to it, I've just learned to turn it off Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft [Verse 5] Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast If she's passin' back this way, I'm not that hard to find Tell her she can look me up if she's got the time -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts -------- [Verse 1] The festival was over, and the boys were all planning for a fall The cabaret was quiet except for the drilling in the wall The curfew had been lifted and the gambling wheel shut down Anyone with any sense had already left town He was standing in the doorway looking like the Jack of Hearts [Verse 2] He moved across the mirrored room, "Set it up for everyone," he said Then everyone commenced to do what they were doing before he turned their heads Then he walked up to a stranger and he asked him with a grin "Could you kindly tell me, friend, what time the show begins?" Then he moved into the corner, face down like the Jack of Hearts [Verse 3] Backstage the girls were playing five-card stud by the stairs Lily had two queens, she was hoping for a third to match her pair Outside the streets were filling up, the window was open wide A gentle breeze was blowing, you could feel it from inside Lily called another bet and drew up the Jack of Hearts [Verse 4] Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only diamond mine He made his usual entrance looking so dandy and so fine With his bodyguards and silver cane and every hair in place He took whatever he wanted to and he laid it all to waste But his bodyguards and silver cane were no match for the Jack of Hearts [Verse 5] Rosemary combed her hair and took a carriage into town She slipped in through the side door looking like a queen without a crown She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear "Sorry, darling, that I'm late," but he didn't seem to hear He was staring into space over at the Jack of Hearts [Verse 6] "I know I've seen that face somewhere," Big Jim was thinking to himself "Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebody's shelf" But then the crowd began to stamp their feet and the house lights did dim And in the darkness of the room there was only Jim and him Staring at the butterfly who just drew the Jack of Hearts [Verse 7] Lily was a princess, she was fair-skinned and precious as a child She did whatever she had to do, she had that certain flash every time she smiled She had come away from a broken home, had lots of strange affairs With men in every walk of life which took her everywhere But she'd never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts [Verse 8] The hanging judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined The drilling in the wall kept up but no one seemed to pay it any mind It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king No, nothing ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts [Verse 9] Rosemary started drinking hard and seeing her reflection in the knife She was tired of the attention, tired of playing the role of Big Jim's wife She had done a lot of bad things, even once tried suicide Was looking to do just one good deed before she died She was gazing to the future, riding on the Jack of Hearts [Verse 10] Lily took her dress off, buried it away "Has your luck run out?" she laughed at him, "Well, I guess you must Have known it would someday Be careful not to touch the wall, there's a brand-new coat of paint I'm glad to see you're still alive, you're looking like a saint" Down the hallway footsteps were coming for the Jack of Hearts [Verse 11] The backstage manager was pacing all around by his chair "There's something funny going on," he said, "I can just feel it in the air" He went to get the hanging judge, but the hanging judge was drunk As the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk There was no actor anywhere better than the Jack of Hearts [Verse 12] No one knew the circumstance but they say that it happened pretty quick The door to the dressing room burst open and a Colt revolver clicked And Big Jim was standing there, ya couldn't say surprised Rosemary right beside him, steady in her eyes She was with Big Jim but she was leaning to the Jack of Hearts [Verse 13] Two doors down the boys finally made it through the wall And cleaned out the bank safe, it's said that they got off with quite a haul In the darkness by the riverbed they waited on the ground For one more member who had business back in town But they couldn't go no further without the Jack of Hearts [Verse 14] The next day was hanging day, the sky was overcast and black Big Jim lay covered up, killed by a penknife in the back And Rosemary on the gallows, she didn't even blink The hanging judge was sober, he hadn't had a drink The only person on the scene missing was the Jack of Hearts [Verse 15] The cabaret was empty now, a sign said, "Closed for repair" Lily had already taken all of the dye out of her hair She was thinking 'bout her father, who she very rarely saw Thinking 'bout Rosemary and thinking about the law But most of all she was thinking 'bout the Jack of Hearts -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- Meet Me in the Morning -------- [Verse 1] Meet me in the morning, 56th and Wabasha Meet me in the morning, 56th and Wabasha Honey, we could be in Kansas By time the snow begins to thaw [Verse 2] They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn But you wouldn't know it by me Every day's been darkness since you been gone [Verse 3] Little rooster crowing, there must be something on his mind Little rooster crowing, there must be something on his mind Well, I feel just like that rooster Honey, ya treat me so unkind [Verse 4] Well, I struggled through barbed wire, felt the hail fall from above Well, I struggled through barbed wire, felt the hail fall from above Well, you know I even outran the hound dogs Honey, you know I've earned your love [Verse 5] Look at the sun sinking like a ship Look at the sun sinking like a ship Ain't that just like my heart, babe When you kissed my lips? -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- Shelter from the Storm -------- [Verse 1] 'Twas in another lifetime One of toil and blood When blackness was a virtue The road was full of mud I came in from the wilderness A creature void of form "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" [Verse 2] And if I pass this way again You can rest assured I'll always do my best for her On that I give my word In a world of steel-eyed death and men Who are fighting to be warm "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" [Verse 3] Not a word was spoke between us There was little risk involved Everything up to that point Had been left unresolved Try imagining a place Where it's always safe and warm "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" [Verse 4] I was burned out from exhaustion Buried in the hail Poisoned in the bushes And blown out on the trail Hunted like a crocodile Ravaged in the corn "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" [Verse 5] Suddenly I turned around And she was standing there With silver bracelets on her wrists And flowers in her hair She walked up to me so gracefully And took my crown of thorns "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" [Verse 6] Now there's a wall between us Something there's been lost I took too much for granted I got my signals crossed Just to think that it all began On an uneventful morn "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" [Verse 7] Well the deputy walks on hard nails And the preacher rides a mount But nothing really matters much It's doom alone that counts And the one-eyed undertaker He blows a futile horn "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm [Verse 8] I've heard newborn babies wailing Like a mourning dove And old men with broken teeth Stranded without love Do I understand your question, then Is it hopeless and forlorn "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" [Verse 9] In a little hilltop village They gambled for my clothes I bargained for salvation And she gave me a lethal dose I offered up my innocence And I got repaid with scorn "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" [Verse 10] Well, I'm living in a foreign country But I'm bound to cross the line Beauty walks a razor's edge Someday I'll make it mine If I could only turn back the clock To when God and her were born "Come in," she said, "I'll give ya Shelter from the storm" -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- Simple Twist of Fate -------- [Verse 1] They sat together in the park As the evening sky grew dark She looked at him and he felt a spark Tingle to his bones 'Twas then he felt alone And wished that he'd gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate [Verse 2] They walked alone by the old canal A little confused, I remember well And stopped into a strange hotel With a neon burning bright He felt the heat of the night Hit him like a freight train Moving with a simple twist of fate [Verse 3] A saxophone someplace far-off played As she was walking on by the arcade As the light bust through a beat-up shade Where he was wakin' up She dropped a coin into the cup Of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate [Verse 4] He woke up, the room was bare He didn't see her anywhere He told himself he didn't care Pushed the window open wide Felt an emptiness inside To which he just could not relate Brought on by a simple twist of fate [Verse 5] He hears the ticking of the clocks And walks along with a parrot that talks Hunts her down by the waterfront docks Where the sailors all come in Maybe she'll pick him out again How long must he wait? One more time, for a simple twist of fate [Verse 6] People tell me it's a sin To know and feel too much within I still believe she was my twin But I lost the ring She was born in spring But I was born too late Blame it on a simple twist of fate -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- Tangled Up in Blue -------- [Verse 1] Early one morning the sun was shining I was laying in bed Wondering if she'd changed at all If her hair was still red Her folks they said our lives together Sure was going to be rough They never did like Mama's homemade dress Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough And I was standing on the side of the road Rain falling on my shoes Heading out for the East Coast Lord knows I've paid some dues Getting through Tangled up in blue [Verse 2] She was married when we first met Soon to be divorced I helped her out of a jam, I guess But I used a little too much force We drove that car as far as we could Abandoned it out West Split up on a dark sad night Both agreeing it was best She turned around to look at me As I was walking away I heard her say over my shoulder "We'll meet again someday On the avenue" Tangled up in blue [Verse 3] I had a job in the great north woods Working as a cook for a spell But I never did like it all that much And one day the ax just fell So I drifted down to New Orleans Where I lucky was to be employed Working for a while on a fishing boat Right outside of Delacroix But all the while I was alone The past was close behind I seen a lot of women But she never escaped my mind And I just grew Tangled up in blue [Verse 4] She was working in a topless place And I stopped in for a beer I just kept looking at the side of her face In the spotlight, so clear And later on, when the crowd thinned out I was just about to do the same She was standing there, in back of my chair Said to me "Tell me, don't I know your name?" I muttered something underneath my breath She studied the lines on my face I must admit, I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the laces Of my shoe Tangled up in blue [Verse 5] She lit a burner on the stove And offered me a pipe "I thought you'd never say hello" she said "You look like the silent type" Then she opened up a book of poems And handed it to me Written by an Italian poet From the thirteenth century And every one of them words rang true And glowed like burning coal Pouring off of every page Like it was written in my soul From me to you Tangled up in blue [Verse 6] I lived with them on Montague Street In a basement down the stairs There was music in the cafes at night And revolution in the air Then he started into dealing with slaves And something inside of him died She had to sell everything she owned And froze up inside And when it finally, the bottom fell out I became withdrawn The only thing I knew how to do Was to keep on keeping on Like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue [Verse 7] So now I'm going back again I got to get to her somehow All the people we used to know They're an illusion to me now Some are mathematicians Some are carpenter's wives Don't know how it all got started I don't know what they're doing with their lives But me, I'm still on the road A-heading for another joint We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point Of view Tangled up in blue -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- You're a Big Girl Now -------- [Verse 1] Our conversation was short and sweet It nearly swept me off-a my feet And I'm back in the rain, oh, oh And you are on dry land You made it there somehow You're a big girl now [Verse 2] Bird on the horizon, sitting on a fence He's singing his song for me at his own expense And I'm just like that bird, oh, oh Singing just for you I hope that you can hear Hear me singing through these tears [Verse 3] Time is a jet plane, it moves too fast Oh, but what a shame that all we've shared can't last I can change, I swear, oh, oh See what you can do I can make it through You can make it too [Verse 4] Love is so simple, to quote a phrase You've known it all the time, I'm learning it these days Oh, I know where I can find you, oh, oh In somebody's room It's a price I have to pay You're a big girl all the way [Verse 5] A change in the weather is known to be extreme But what's the sense of changing horses in midstream? I'm going out of my mind, oh, oh With a pain that stops and starts Like a corkscrew to my heart Ever since we've been apart -------- 1975 Blood on the Tracks -------- -------- You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go -------- [Verse 1] I've seen love go by my door It's never been this close before Never been so easy or so slow I've been shooting in the dark too long When something's not right, it's wrong You're gonna make me lonesome when you go [Verse 2] Dragon clouds so high above I've only known careless love It always just hit me from below But this time 'round it's more correct Right on target, so direct You're gonna make me lonesome when you go [Verse 3] Purple clover, Queen Anne's lace Crimson hair across your face You could make me cry, if you don't know Can't remember what I was thinking of You might be spoilin' me too much, love You're gonna make me lonesome when you go [Bridge 1] Flowers on the hillside blooming crazy Crickets talking back and forth in rhyme Blue river running slow and lazy I could stay with you forever and never realize the time [Verse 4] Situations have ended sad Relationships have all been bad Mine've been like Verlaine's and Rimbaud But there's no way I can compare All them scenes to this affair You're gonna make me lonesome when you go [Bridge 2] You're gonna make me wonder what I'm doin' Staying far behind without you You're gonna make me wonder what I'm sayin' You're gonna make me give myself a good talking-to [Verse 5] I'll look for you in old Honolulu San Francisco or Ashtabula You're gonna have to leave me now, I know But I'll see you in the sky above In the tall grass, in the ones I love You're gonna make me lonesome when you go -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Ain't No More Cane -------- Ain't no more cane on the Brazos Oh, oh, oh, oh It's all been ground down to molasses Oh, oh oh, oh You shoulda been on the river in nineteen and ten Oh, oh, oh, oh They were driving the women just like they drove the men Oh, oh, oh, oh Go down old Hannah, don'cha rise no more Oh, oh, oh, oh Don't you rise up 'til the judgment day's for sure Oh, oh, oh, oh Ain't no more cane on the Brazos Oh, oh, oh, oh It's all been ground down to molasses Oh, oh, oh, oh Captain, don't you do me like you done poor old Shine Oh, oh, oh, oh Well ya drove that bully 'til he went stone blind Oh, oh, oh, oh Wake up on a lifetime, hold up your own head Oh, oh, oh, oh Well you may get a pardon and then you might drop dead Oh, oh, oh, oh Ain't no more cane on the Brazos Oh, oh, oh, oh It's all been ground down to molasses Oh, oh, oh, oh -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Apple Suckling Tree -------- [Verse 1] Old man sailing in a dinghy boat Down there Old man down is baiting a hook On there Gonna pull man down on a suckling hook Gonna pull man into the suckling brook Oh yeah! [Verse 2] Now, he's underneath that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! Under that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! That's underneath that tree There's gonna be just you and me Underneath that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! [Verse 3] I push him back and I stand in line Oh yeah! Then I hush my Sadie and stand in line Oh yeah! Then I hush my Sadie and stand in line I get on board in two-eyed time Oh yeah! [Verse 4] Under that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! Under that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! Underneath that tree There's just gonna be you and me Underneath that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! [Verse 5] Now, who's on the table, who's to tell me? Oh yeah! Who's on the table, who's to tell me? Oh yeah! Who should I tell, oh, who should I tell? The forty-nine of you like bats out of hell Oh underneath that old apple suckling tree -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Bessie Smith -------- Bessie was more than just a friend of mine We shared the good times with the bad Now many a year has passed me by I still recall the best thing I ever had Now I'm goin' down the road t' see Bessie Oh, see her soon I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do All the crazy things I had to try Well I tried them all and then some But if you're lucky one day you'll find out Where it is you're really comin' from Now I'm goin' down the road t' see Bessie Oh, see her soon I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do Now in my day I've made some foolish moves But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing Now and again I still wonder to myself Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing? So I'm goin' down the road t' see Bessie Oh, see her soon I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith And when I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Clothes Line Saga -------- [Verse 1] After a while we took in the clothes Nobody said very much Just some old wild shirts and a couple pairs of pants Which nobody really wanted to touch Mama come in and picked up a book And Papa asked her what it was Someone else asked, "What do you care?" Papa said, "Well, just because" Then they started to take back their clothes Hang them on the line It was January the thirtieth And everybody was feelin' fine [Verse 2] The next day everybody got up Seeing if the clothes were dry The dogs were barking, a neighbor passed Mama, of course, she said, "Hi" "Have you heard the news?" he said with a grin "The Vice-President's gone mad!" "Where?" "Downtown" "When?" "Last night" "Hmm, say, that's too bad" "Well, there's nothing we can do about it," said the neighbor "It's just something we're gonna have to forget" "Yes, I guess so," said Ma Then she asked me if the clothes were still wet [Verse 3] I reached up, touched my shirt And the neighbor said, "Are those clothes yours?" I said, "Some of them, not all of them" He said, "Ya always help out around here with the chores?" I said, "Sometime, not all the time" Then my neighbor, he blew his nose Just as Papa yelled outside "Mama wants you to come back in the house and bring them clothes" (Woo-hoo) Well, I just do what I'm told So, I did it, of course I went back in the house and Mama met me And then I shut all the doors -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood) -------- [Verse 1] Crash on the levee, mama Water's going to overflow Swamp's going to rise No boat's going to row Now, you can train on down To Williams Point You can bust your feet You can rock this joint [Chorus] But oh mama, ain't you going to miss your best friend now? You're going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow [Verse 2] Now, don't you try an' move me You're just going to lose There's a crash on the levee And, mama, you've been refused Well, it's sugar for sugar And salt for salt If you go down in the flood It's going to be your own fault [Chorus] Oh mama, ain't you going to miss your best friend now? You're going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow [Verse 3] Well, that high tide's rising Mama, don't you let me down Pack up your suitcase Mama, don't you make a sound Now, it's king for king Queen for queen It's going to be the meanest flood That anybody's seen [Chorus] Oh mama, ain't you going to miss your best friend now? Yes, you're going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Don't Ya Tell Henry -------- Yes, I went down to the river on a Saturday morn A-looking around just to see who was born I spied a little chicken down on his knees I went up and yelled to him, "Please, please, please!" He said, "Don't ya tell Henry Don't ya tell Henry Don't ya tell Henry Apple's got your fly" Yes, I went down to the beanery at half past twelve I's lookin' around, just to see myself I looked high and low, and I looked up above And who did I see but the one that I love She said, "Now don't ya tell Henry Don't ya tell Henry Don't ya tell Henry Apple's got your fly" Yeah, I went down to the whorehouse the other night A-looking' around I was out of sight I looked at a horse and I saw a mule I looked for a cow and I saw me a few They said, "Don't ya tell Henry Don't ya tell Henry Don't ya tell Henry Apple's got your fly" Yeah, I went down to the river on a Saturday morn A-looking around just to see who was born I saw a little chicken, a-down on his knees I went up and yelled to him, "Please, please, please!" He said, "Don't ya tell Henry Don't ya tell Henry Don't ya tell Henry Apple's got your fly" -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Goin' to Acapulco -------- [Verse 1] I'm going down to Rose Marie's She never does me wrong She puts it to me plain as day And gives it to me for a song It's a wicked life but what the hell Everybody's got to eat And I'm just the same as anyone else When it comes to scratching for my meat [Chorus] Going to Acapulco, going on the run Going down to see soft gut, going to have some fun Yeah, going to have some fun [Verse 2] Now, whenever I get up And I can't find what I need I just make it down to Rose Marie's And get something quick to eat It's not a bad way to make a living And I ain't complainin' none Oh, I can pull my plum, and drink my rum And then go on home and have my fun [Chorus] Going to Acapulco, going on the run Going down to see soft gut, going to have some fun Yeah, going to have some fun [Verse 3] Now, if someone offers me a joke I just say no thanks I try to tell it like it is And keep away from pranks Well, every time you know when the well breaks down I just go pump on it some Rose Marie, she likes to go to big places And just set there waitin' for me to come [Chorus] Going to Acapulco, going on the run Going down to see soft gut, going to have some fun Yeah, going to have some fun -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Katie's Been Gone -------- Katie's been gone since the spring time She wrote one time'n sent her love Katie's been gone for such a long time now I wonder what kind of love she's thinkin' of Dear Katie, If you can hear me I can't wait to have ya near me Dear Katie, since ya caught that bus Well, I just don't know how things are with us I'm still here and you're out there (somewhere) Katie laughed when I said I was lonely She said, there's no need t'feel that way Katie said that I was her only one But then I wonder why she didn't wanna stay Dear Katie, if I'm the only one How much longer will you be gone? Oh, Katie, won't ya tell me straight How much longer do I have to wait? I believe you, but please come through I know it's wrong to be apart this long You should be here near me Katie's been gone and now her face is Slowly fading from my mind She's gone to find some newer places And left the old life far behind Dear katie, don't ya miss your home? I don't see why you had to roam Dear katie, since you've been away I lose a little something every day I need you here, but you're still out there Dear Katie, please drop me a line Just write, love, tell me you're fine Oh, Katie, if you can hear me I just can't wait to have you near me I can only think Where are you, what ya do Maybe there's someone new -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Lo and Behold! -------- [Verse 1] I pulled out for San Anton' I never felt so good My woman said she'd meet me there And of course, I knew she would The coachman, he hit me for my hook And he asked me my name I give it to him right away Then I hung my head in shame [Chorus] Lo and behold! Lo and behold! Looking for my lo and behold Get me outa here, my dear man! [Verse 2] I come into Pittsburgh At six-thirty flat I found myself a vacant seat An' I put down my hat "What's the matter, Molly, dear What's the matter with your mound?" "What's it to ya, Moby Dick? This is chicken town!" [Chorus] Lo and behold! Lo and behold! Looking for my lo and behold Get me outa here, my dear man! [Verse 3] I bought my girl A herd of moose One she could call her own Well, she came out the very next day To see where they had flown I'm going down to Tennessee Get me a truck or something Gonna save my money and rip it up! [Chorus] Lo and behold! Lo and behold! Looking for my lo and behold Get me outa here, my dear man! [Verse 4] Now, I come in on a Ferris wheel And boys, I sure was slick I come in like a ton of bricks Laid a few tricks on them Going' back to Pittsburgh Count up to thirty Round that horn and ride that herd Gonna thread up! [Chorus] Lo and behold! Lo and behold! Looking' for my lo and behold Get me outa here, my dear man! -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Long Distance Operator -------- Long-distance operator Place this call, it's not for fun Long-distance operator Please, place this call, you know it's not for fun I gotta get a message to my baby You know, she's not just anyone There are thousands in the phone booth Thousands at the gate There are thousands in the phone booth Thousands at the gate Ev'rybody wants to make a long-distance call But you know they're just gonna have to wait Ev'rybody wants to be my friend But nobody wants to get higher Ev'rybody wants to be my friend But nobody wants to get higher Long-distance operator I believe I'm stranglin' in this telephone wire -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Million Dollar Bash -------- Well, that big dumb blonde with her wheel in the gorge And Turtle, that friend of hers, with his checks all forged And his cheeks in a chunk, and his cheese in the cash They're all gonna be there at that million dollar bash Ooh, baby, ooh-ee Ooh, baby, ooh-ee It's that million dollar bash Everybody from right now to over there and back The louder they come, the bigger they crack Come now, sweet cream, don't forget to flash We're all gonna meet at that million dollar bash Ooh, baby, ooh-ee Ooh, baby, ooh-ee It's that million dollar bash Well, I took my counselor out to the barn Silly Nelly was there, she told him a yarn Then along came Jones, emptied the trash Everybody went down to that million dollar bash Ooh, baby, ooh-ee Ooh, baby, ooh-ee It's that million dollar bash Well, I'm hitting it too hard, my stones won't take I get up in the morning but it's too early to wake First it's hello, goodbye then push and then crash But we're all gonna make it at that million dollar bash Ooh, baby, ooh-ee Ooh, baby, ooh-ee It's that million dollar bash Well, I looked at my watch, I looked at my wrist I punched myself in the face with my fist I took my potatoes down to be mashed Then I made it on over to that million dollar bash Ooh, baby, ooh-ee Ooh, baby, ooh-ee It's that million dollar bash -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Nothing Was Delivered -------- [Verse 1] Nothing was delivered And I tell this truth to you Not out of spite or anger But simply because it's true Now, I hope you won't object to this Giving back all of what you owe The fewer words you have to waste on this The sooner you can go [Chorus] Nothing is better, nothing is best Take care of yourself, get plenty of rest [Verse 2] Nothing was delivered But I can't say I sympathize With what your fate is going to be Yes, for telling all those lies Now you must provide some answers For what you sold that's not been received And the sooner you come up with them The sooner you can leave [Chorus] Nothing is better, nothing is best Take care of yourself, get plenty of rest [Verse 3] Now you know nothing was delivered And it's up to you to say Just what you had in mind When you made ev'rybody pay No, nothing was delivered Yes, 'n' someone must explain And as long as it takes to do this Then that's as long as you'll remain [Chorus] Nothing is better, nothing is best Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Odds and Ends -------- Now, I stand in awe and I shake my face You break your promise all over the place You promised to love me, but what do I see? Just you comin' in spilling juice over me Odds and ends, odds and ends Lost time is not found again Now, you take your file and you bend my head I never can remember anything that you said You promised to love me, but what do I know? You're always spilling juice on me like you got some place to go Odds and ends, odds and ends Lost time is not found again Now, I've had enough, my box is clean You know what I'm saying and you know what I mean From now on you'd best get on someone else While you're doing it, keep that juice to yourself Odds and ends, odds and ends Lost time is not found again -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Open the Door, Homer -------- [Verse 1] Now, there's a certain thing That I learned from Jim That he'd always make sure I'd understand And that is that there's a certain way We all must swim If we expect to live off of the fat of the land [Chorus] Open the door, Richard I've heard it said before Open the door, Richard I've heard it said before But I ain't gonna hear it said no more [Verse 2] Now, there's a certain thing That I learned from my friend, Mouse That fella who never blushes And that is that one must always Flush out his house If he don't expect to be housing flushes [Chorus] Open the door, Richard I've heard it said before Open the door, Richard I've heard it said before And I ain't gonna hear it said no more [Verse 3] "Take care of all of your memories" Said Nick "For you cannot relive them And remember when you're out there Trying to heal the sick That you must always first forgive them" [Chorus] Open the door, Richard I've heard it said before Open the door, Richard I've heard it said before And I ain't gonna hear it said no more -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) -------- I had a hard time waking this morning I got a lotta things on my mind Like those friends of yours that keep bringing me down Just hangin' round all the time I've had a hard time waking most mornings And it's been that way for a month or more You've had things your way, but now I've got to say On my way out the door Why don't you get right? Try to get right, baby You haven't been right with me Why don't you get right? Try and get right, baby Don't you remember how it used to be? Ooh You had a hard time waking this morning And I can see it in your empty eyes But there's no need for talking or walking 'round the block Just to figure out the reason why I have a hard time handing out warnings I'll just slide on out the door Cuz I'm tired of everything being beautiful, beautiful And I ain't coming back no more But can't you get right? Try to get right, baby You haven't been right with me Why don't you get right? Try and get right baby Don't you remember how it used to be? Ooh -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Please, Mrs. Henry -------- Well, I've already had two beers I'm ready for the broom Please, Mrs. Henry, won't you take me to my room? I'm a good ole' boy but I've been sniffing' too many eggs Talking to too many people, drinking too many kegs Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! I'm down on my knees And I ain't got a dime Well, I'm groaning' in a hallway pretty soon I'll be mad Please, Mrs. Henry, won't you take me to your dad? I can drink like a fish, I can crawl like a snake I can bite like a turkey, I can slam like a drake Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! I'm down on my knees And I ain't got a dime Now, don't crowd me, lady or I'll fill up your shoe I'm a sweet bourbon daddy and tonight I am blue I'm a thousand years old and I'm a generous bomb I'm T-boned and punctured, I've been known to be calm Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! I'm down on my knees And I ain't got a dime Now, I'm starting' to drain, my stool's gonna squeak If I walk too much farther my crane's gonna leak Look, Mrs. Henry, there's only so much I can do Why don't you look my way and pump me a few? Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! I'm down on my knees And I ain't got a dime -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Ruben Remus -------- Wrote a letter this mornin' Put it in your hat Cause no one to read it And I know that you knew that I bought a joke, a trick or two Just to bring and show you Caught ya with the trickster too Sometimes I wonder how ya knew A hypnotist, fancy talker Ruben Remus ain't no doctor I knew the man and tried to remember Just where it was I'd seen his face Long ago in a movie show He was like that man singin' bass Knew him by his nurs'ry rhyme: The story of the rabbit man Fell right in and said to him "I'd like to help you if I can" I know the film would only shock ya Ruben Remus ain't no doctor! He only needed what you had Asked for nothing more Said he'd like to take you on But it's been done before You couldn't see he's a travelin' man And he cannot take your hand It's very hard to understand Why his songs were never banned Medicine man would never knock ya Ruben Remus ain't no doctor! No one seen ya since he's been gone It's been a day, maybe more I took a walk in your yard And knocked on your back door Why won't you let me in? I'm not the one who did ya in Is Mr. Remus still your friend? You say you don't remember him Turn me down, would ya? Well, I've got news for you Turn me down would ya Can't ya tell I'm gonna change your mind before I'm... Through -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Tears of Rage -------- We carried you in our arms on Independence Day And now you'd throw us all aside and put us on our way Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun would treat a father so To wait upon him hand and foot, yet always answer no? Tears of rage, tears of grief Why am I always the one who must be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief It was all pointed out the way to go and scratched your name in sand Though you just thought that it was nothing more than a place for you to stand Now I want you to know that while you were watched, discovered that there was no one true That I myself really thought It was just a childish thing to do Tears of rage, tears of grief Why am I always the one who must be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief It was all very, very painless when you ran out to receive All that false instruction which we never could believe And now the heart is filled with gold as if it was a purse Oh, but what kind of love is this which goes from bad to worse? Tears of rage, tears of grief Why am I always the one who must be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- This Wheel's on Fire -------- [Verse 1] If your memory serves you well We were going to meet again and wait So I'm going to unpack all my things And sit before it gets too late No man alive will come to you With another tale to tell But you know that we shall meet again If your memory serves you well [Chorus] This wheel's on fire Rolling down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode! [Verse 2] If your memory serves you well I was going to confiscate your lace And wrap it up in a sailor's knot And hide it in your case If I knew for sure that it was yours But it was oh so hard to tell But you knew that we would meet again If your memory serves you well [Chorus] This wheel's on fire Rolling down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode! [Verse 3] If your memory serves you well You'll remember you're the one That called on me to call on them To get you your favors done And after ev'ry plan had failed And there was nothing more to tell You knew that we would meet again If your memory served you well [Chorus] This wheel's on fire Rolling down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode! -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Tiny Montgomery -------- Well you can tell ev'rybody down in ol' Frisco Tell 'em Tiny Montgomery says hello Now ev'ry boy and girl's gonna get their bang 'Cause Tiny Montgomery's gonna shake that thing Tell ev'rybody down in ol' Frisco That Tiny Montgomery's comin' Down to say hello Skinny Moo and T-bone Frank They're all gonna take on down by the bounty bank One bird book and a buzzard and a crow Tell 'em all that Tiny's gonna say hello Scratch your dad, do that bird Suck that pig and bring it on home Pick that dream and lose that dough Tell 'em all that Tiny says hello Now he's king of the drunks an' he squeezes, too Watch out, Lester, take it, Lou Join the monks, the C.I.O Tell 'em all that Tiny Montgomery says hello Now grease that gig and play it blank Go on out and gas that dog Trick on in, flower that ??? Take it on down, begin to grow Now play that low and pick it up Take it on in in a bald cup Three-legged man and a hot-lipped hoe Tell 'em all Montgomery says hello Well you can tell ev'rybody down in ol' Frisco Tell 'em all that Montgomery says hello -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Too Much of Nothing -------- Too much of nothing Can make a man ill at ease One man's temper rises Where another man's temper might freeze Now it's a day of confession And we cannot mock a soul Oh, when there's too much of nothing No one has control Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give her all my salary On the waters of oblivion When there's too much of nothing Can cause a man to weep He can walk the streets and like most and boast Of what he'd like to keep But it's all been done before It's all been written in the book And when there's too much of nothing Nobody should look Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give her all my salary On the waters of oblivion Now too much of nothing Can make a man a liar It can cause some men to sleep on nails It can cause others to eat fire Ev'rybody's doin' something I've heard it in a dream But when there's too much of nothing It just makes a fella mean Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give her all my salary On the waters of oblivion -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Yazoo Street Scandal -------- Stranded out in the night Eliza took me down To see the widow give Rain to the town It's against the law To be a tonic man But the widow knows She's got the upper hand So I went on in Feelin' kinda wheezy You know she soothed my mind, boys She rocked me kinda slow and easy All day and all night Pick a card before you go It's a long trip to Mexico Eliza wait by the door I can't stay here anymore, no, no Then she took a pill She washed her feet in the mud She said "Look out, son You know, I just ordered a flood For forty days and forty nights" Then I dropped my shoes Eliza called my name She said it looked to her Like it's gonna rain Then the cotton king Came in chokin' And the widow laughed and said: "I ain't jokin' Take once for all" She said "Now don't ya tease me I just fell in love, boy So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy All day and all night" Sweet William said With a drunken head: "If I had a boat I'd help y'all float" Eliza stood there watching William in a trance As the widow did The St. Vitus dance But just then an old man With a boat named "Breezy" Said, "You can ride with Clyde, boys If you rock it kinda slow and easy All day and all night" -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread -------- [Verse 1] Well, the comic book and me, just us, we caught the bus The poor little chauffeur, though, she was back in bed On the very next day, with a nose full of pus Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread [Verse 2] It's a one-track town, just brown, and a breeze, too Pack up the meat, sweet, we're heading out For Wichita in a pile of fruit Get the loot, don't be slow, we're gonna catch a trout Get the loot, don't be slow, we're gonna catch a trout Get the loot, don't be slow, we're gonna catch a trout [Verse 3] Now, pull that drummer out from behind that bottle Bring me my pipe, we're gonna shake it Slap that drummer with a pie that smells Take me down to California, baby Take me down to California, baby Take me down to California, baby [Verse 4] Yes, the comic book and me, just us, we caught the bus The poor little chauffeur, though, she was back in bed On the very next day, with a nose full of pus Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread -------- 1975 The Basement Tapes -------- -------- You Ain't Goin' Nowhere -------- [Verse 1] Clouds so swift, rain won't lift Gate won't close, railings froze Get your mind off wintertime You ain't goin' nowhere [Chorus] Whoo-ee! Ride me high Tomorrow's the day My bride's going to come Oh, oh, are we going to fly Down in the easy chair! [Verse 2] I don't care how many letters they sent Morning came and morning went Pick up your money and pack up your tent You ain't going nowhere [Chorus] Whoo-ee! Ride me high Tomorrow's the day My bride's going to come Oh, oh, are we going to fly Down in the easy chair! [Verse 3] Buy me a flute and a gun that shoots Tailgates and substitutes Strap yourself to the tree with roots You ain't going nowhere [Chorus] Whoo-ee! Ride me high Tomorrow's the day My bride's going to come Oh, oh, are we going to fly Down in the easy chair! [Verse 4] Genghis Khan, he could not keep All his kings supplied with sleep We'll climb that hill no matter how steep When we get up to it [Chorus] Whoo-ee! Ride me high Tomorrow's the day My bride's going to come Oh, oh, are we going to fly Down in the easy chair! -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- Black Diamond Bay -------- [Verse 1] Up on the white veranda She wears a necktie and a Panama hat Her passport shows a face From another time and place She looks nothing like that And all the remnants of her recent past Are scattered in the wild wind She walks across the marble floor Where a voice from the gambling room is calling her to come on in She smiles, walks the other way As the last ship sails and the moon fades away From Black Diamond Bay [Verse 2] As the morning light breaks open, the Greek comes down And he asks for a rope and a pen that will write "Pardon, monsieur," the desk clerk says Carefully removes his fez "Am I hearing you right?" And as the yellow fog is lifting The Greek is quickly heading for the second floor She passes him on the spiral staircase Thinking he's the Soviet Ambassador She starts to speak, but he walks away As the storm clouds rise and the palm branches sway On Black Diamond Bay [Verse 3] A soldier sits beneath the fan Doing business with a tiny man who sells him a ring Lightning strikes, the lights blow out The desk clerk wakes and begins to shout "Can you see anything?" Then the Greek appears on the second floor In his bare feet with a rope around his neck While a loser in the gambling room lights up a candle Says, "Open up another deck" But the dealer says, "Attendez-vous, s'il vous plait" As the rain beats down and the cranes fly away From Black Diamond Bay [Verse 4] The desk clerk heard the woman laugh As he looked around the aftermath and the soldier got tough He tried to grab the woman's hand Said, "Here's a ring, it cost a grand" She said, "That ain't enough" Then she ran upstairs to pack her bags While a horse-drawn taxi waited at the curb She passed the door that the Greek had locked Where a handwritten sign read, "Do Not Disturb" She knocked upon it anyway As the sun went down and the music did play On Black Diamond Bay [Verse 5] "I've got to talk to someone quick!" But the Greek said, "Go away," and he kicked the chair to the floor He hung there from the chandelier She cried, "Help, there's danger near Please open up the door!" Then the volcano erupted And the lava flowed down from the mountain high above The soldier and the tiny man were crouched in the corner Thinking of forbidden love But the desk clerk said, "It happens every day" As the stars fell down and the fields burned away On Black Diamond Bay [Verse 6] As the island slowly sank The loser finally broke the bank in the gambling room The dealer said, "It's too late now You can take your money, but I don't know how You'll spend it in the tomb" The tiny man bit the soldier's ear As the floor caved in and the boiler in the basement blew While she's out on the balcony, where a stranger tells her "My darling, je vous aime beaucoup" She sheds a tear and then begins to pray As the fire burns on and the smoke drifts away From Black Diamond Bay [Verse 7] I was sitting home alone one night in L.A Watching old Cronkite on the seven o'clock news It seems there was an earthquake that Left nothing but a Panama hat And a pair of old Greek shoes Didn't seem like much was happening So I turned it off and went to grab another beer Seems like every time you turn around There's another hard-luck story that you're going to hear And there's really nothing anyone can say And I never did plan to go anyway To Black Diamond Bay -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- Hurricane -------- [Verse 1] Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall She sees the bartender in a pool of blood Cries out, "My God, they killed them all!" [Hook] Here comes the story of the Hurricane The man the authorities came to blame For something that he never done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world [Verse 2] Three bodies lyin' there Does Patty see And another man named Bello Moving around mysteriously "I didn't do it," he says And he throws up his hands "I was only robbin' the register I hope you understand [Verse 3] I saw them leaving," he says, and he stops "One of us had better call up the cops" And so Patty calls the cops And they arrive on the scene With their red lights flashin' In the hot New Jersey night [Verse 4] Meanwhile, far away in another part of town Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin' around Number one contender for the middleweight crown Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down [Verse 5] When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road Just like the time before and the time before that In Paterson that's just the way things go If you're black You might as well not show up on the street Unless you want to draw the heat [Verse 6] Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowling around He said, "I saw two men running out They looked like middleweights They jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates" [Verse 7] And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head Cop said, "Wait a minute, boys, this one's not dead" So they took him to the infirmary And though this man could hardly see They told him that he could identify the guilty men [Verse 8] Four in the morning and they haul Rubin in They take him to the hospital and they brought him upstairs The wounded man looks up through his one dying eye Says, "Why did you bring him in here for? He ain't the guy!" [Hook] Here's the story of the Hurricane The man the authorities came to blame For something that he never done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world [Verse 9] Four months later, the ghettos are in flame Rubin's in South America, fighting for his name While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game And the cops are putting the screws to him Lookin' for somebody to blame [Verse 10] "Remember that murder that happened in a bar?" "Remember you said you saw the getaway car?" "You think you'd like to play ball with the law?" "Think it might-a been that fighter that you saw Running that night?" "Don't forget that you are white" [Verse 11] Arthur Dexter Bradley said, "I'm really not sure" The cops said, "A poor boy like you could use a break We got you for the motel job And we're talking to your friend Bello Now you don't want to have to go back to jail Be a nice fellow [Verse 12] You'll be doing society a favor That sonofabitch is brave and gettin' braver We want to put his ass in stir We want to pin this triple murder On him He ain't no Gentleman Jim" [Verse 13] Rubin could take a man out with just one punch But he never did like to talk about it all that much "It's my work", he'd say, "and I do it for pay And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way" [Verse 14] Up to some paradise Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice And ride a horse along a trail But then they took him to the jailhouse Where they try to turn a man Into a mouse [Verse 15] All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance The trial was a pig-circus He never had a chance The judge made Rubin's witnesses Drunkards from the slums To the white folks who watched He was a revolutionary bum [Verse 16] And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger No one doubted that he pulled the trigger And though they could not produce the gun The D.A. said he was the one Who did the deed And the all-white jury agreed [Verse 17] Rubin Carter was falsely tried The crime was murder "one," Guess who testified? Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied And the newspapers, they all went along for the ride [Verse 18] How can the life of such a man Be in the palm of some fool's hand? To see him obviously framed Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed To live in a land Where justice is a game [Verse 19] Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties Are free to drink Martinis And watch the sun rise While Rubin sits like Buddha In a ten-foot cell An innocent man in a living hell [Outro] Yes that's the story of the Hurricane But it won't be over till they clear his name And give him back the time he's done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- Isis -------- [Verse 1] I married Isis on the fifth day of May But I could not hold on to her very long So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away For the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong [Verse 2] I came to a high place of darkness and light Dividing line ran through the center of town I hitched up my pony to a post on the right Went in to a laundry to wash my clothes down [Verse 3] A man in the corner approached me for a match I knew right away, he was not ordinary He said "Are you looking for something easy to catch?" Said "I got no money" He said "That ain't necessary" [Verse 4] We set out that night, for the cold in the North I gave him my blanket, and he gave me his word I said "Where are we going?" He said we'd be back by the fourth I said "That's the best news that I've ever heard" [Verse 5] I was thinking about turquoise, I was thinking about gold I was thinking about diamonds, and the world's biggest necklace As we rode through the canyons, through the devilish cold I was thinking about Isis, how she thought I was so reckless [Verse 6] How she told me that one day we would meet up again And things would be different the next time we wed If I only could hang on and just be her friend I still can't remember all the best things she said [Verse 7] We came to the pyramids, all embedded in ice He said "There's a body I'm trying to find If I carry it out it'll bring a good price" 'Twas then that I knew what he had on his mind [Verse 8] The wind it was a-howlin', and the snow was outrageous We chopped through the night And we chopped through the dawn When he died I was hoping that it wasn't contagious But I made up my mind that I had to go on [Verse 9] I broke into the tomb, but the casket was empty There was no jewels, no nothing! I felt I'd been had When I saw that my partner was just being friendly When I took up his offer I must've been mad [Verse 10] I picked up his body and I dragged him inside Threw him down in the hole, and I put back the cover I said a quick prayer, then I felt satisfied Then I rode back to find Isis, just to tell her I love her [Verse 11] She was there in the meadow, where the creek used to rise Blinded by sleep, and in need of a bed I came in from the East, with the sun in my eyes I cursed her one time, then I rode on ahead [Verse 12] She said "Where you been?" I said "No place special" She said "You look different" I said "Well... I guess" She said "You been gone" I said "That's only natural" She said "You going to stay?" I said "If you want me to, yes" [Verse 13] Isis, oh, Isis, you mystical child What drives me to you is what drives me insane I still can remember the way that you smiled On the fifth day of May in the drizzling rain -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- Joey -------- [Verse 1] Born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the year of who knows when Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion Always on the outside of whatever side there was When they asked him why it had to be that way, "Well," he answered "Just because" Larry was the oldest, Joey was next to last They called Joe "Crazy," the baby they called "Kid Blast" Some say they lived off gambling and runnin' numbers too It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue [Chorus] Joey, Joey King of the streets, child of clay Joey, Joey What made them want to come and blow you away? [Verse 2] There was talk they killed their rivals, but the truth was far from that No one ever knew for sure where they were really at When they tried to strangle Larry, Joey almost hit the roof He went out that night to seek revenge, thinking he was bulletproof The war broke out at the break of dawn, it emptied out the streets Joey and his brothers suffered terrible defeats Till they ventured out behind the lines and took five prisoners They stashed them away in a basement, called them amateurs The hostages were trembling when they heard a man exclaim "Let's blow this place to kingdom come, let Con Edison take the blame" But Joey stepped up, and he raised his hands, said, "We're not those kind of men It's peace and quiet that we need to go back to work again" [Chorus] [Verse 3] The police department hounded him, they called him Mr. Smith They got him on conspiracy, they were never sure who with "What time is it?" said the judge to Joey when they met "Five to ten," said Joey. The judge says, "That's exactly what you get" He did ten years in Attica, reading Nietzsche and Wilhelm Reich They threw him in the hole one time for trying to stop a strike His closest friends were black men because they seemed to understand What it's like to be in society with a shackle on your hand When they let him out in '71 he'd lost a little weight But he dressed like Jimmy Cagney and I swear he did look great He tried to find the way back into the life he left behind To the boss he said, "I have returned and now I want what's mine" [Chorus] [Verse 4] It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun "I'm around too many children," he'd say, "they should never know of one" Yet he walked right into the clubhouse of his lifelong deadly foe Emptied out the register, said, "Tell them it was Crazy Joe" One day they blew him down in a clam bar in New York He could see it coming through the door as he lifted up his fork He pushed the table over to protect his family Then he staggered out into the streets of Little Italy [Chorus] [Verse 5] Sister Jacqueline and Carmela and mother Mary all did weep I heard his best friend Frankie say, "He is not dead, he's just asleep" Then I saw the old man's limousine head back towards the grave I guess he had to say one last goodbye to the son that he could not save The sun turned cold over President Street and the town of Brooklyn mourned They said a mass in the old church near the house where he was born And someday if God's in heaven overlooking His preserve I know the men that shot him down will get what they deserve [Chorus] -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- Mozambique -------- [Verse 1] I like to spend some time in Mozambique The sunny sky is aqua blue And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek It's very nice to stay a week or two And maybe fall in love, just me and you [Instrument Break] [Verse 2] There's lot of pretty girls in Mozambique And plenty time for good romance And everybody likes to stop and speak To give the special one you seek a chance Or maybe say hello with just a glance [Instrument Break] [Verse 3] Lying next to her by the ocean Reaching out and touching her hand Whispering your secret emotion Magic in a magical land [Verse 4] And when it's time for leaving Mozambique To say goodbye to sand and sea You turn around to take a final peek And you see why it's so unique to be Among the lovely people living free Upon the beach of sunny Mozambique [Instrument break] -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- Oh, Sister -------- [Verse 1] Oh, sister, when I come to lie in your arms You should not treat me like a stranger Our Father would not like the way that you act And you must realize the danger [Verse 2] Oh, sister, am I not a brother to you And one deserving of affection? And is our purpose not the same on this earth To love and follow His direction? [Verse 3] We grew up together From the cradle to the grave We died and were reborn And then mysteriously saved [Verse 4] Oh, sister, when I come to knock on your door Don't turn away, you'll create sorrow Time is an ocean but it ends at the shore You may not see me tomorrow -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) -------- [Verse 1] Your breath is sweet Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky Your back is straight, your hair is smooth On the pillow where you lie But I don't sense affection No gratitude or love Your loyalty is not to me But to the stars above [Chorus] One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee 'fore I go To the valley below [Verse 2] Your daddy, he's an outlaw And a wanderer by trade He'll teach you how to pick and choose And how to throw the blade He oversees his kingdom So no stranger does intrude His voice, it trembles as he calls out For another plate of food [Chorus] One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee 'fore I go To the valley below [Verse 3] Your sister sees the future Like your mama and yourself You've never learned to read or write There's no books upon your shelf And your pleasure knows no limits Your voice is like a meadowlark But your heart is like an ocean Mysterious and dark [Chorus] One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee 'fore I go To the valley below -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- Romance in Durango -------- [Verse 1] Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun Dust on my face and my cape Me and Magdalena on the run I think this time we shall escape Sold my guitar to the baker's son For a few crumbs and a place to hide But I can get another one And I'll play for Magdalena as we ride [Chorus] No Ilores, mi querida Dios nos vigila Soon the horse will take us to Durango Agarrame, mi vida Soon the desert will be gone Soon you will be dancing the fandango [Verse 2] Past the Aztec ruins and the ghosts of our people Hoof beats like castanets on stone At night I dream of bells in the village steeple Then I see the bloody face of Ramon Was it me that shot him down in the Cantina Was it my hand that held the gun? Come, let us fly, my Magdalena The dogs are barking and what's done is done [Chorus] [Verse 3] In the corrida we'll sit in the shade And watch the young torero stand alone We'll drink tequila where our grandfathers stayed When they rode with Villa into Torreon Then the padre will recite the prayers of old In the little church this side of town I will wear new boots and an earring of gold You'll shine with diamonds in your wedding gown The way is long but the end is near Already the fiesta has begun The face of God will appear With His serpent eyes of obsidian [Chorus] [Verse 4] Was that the thunder that I heard? My head is vibrating, I feel a sharp pain Come sit by me, don't say a word Oh, can it be that I am slain? Quick, Magdalena, take my gun Look up in the hills, that flash of light Aim well my little one We may not make it through the night [Chorus] -------- 1976 Desire -------- -------- Sara -------- [Verse 1] I laid on a dune, I looked at the sky When the children were babies and played on the beach You came up behind me, I saw you go by You were always so close and still within reach [Chorus] Sara, Sara Whatever made you want to change your mind? Sara, Sara So easy to look at, so hard to define [Verse 2] I can still see them playing with their pails in the sand They run to the water their buckets to fill I can still see the shells falling out of their hands As they follow each other back up the hill [Chorus] Sara, Sara Sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life Sara, Sara Radiant jewel, mystical wife [Verse 3] Sleeping in the woods by a fire in the night Drinking white rum in a Portugal bar Them playing leapfrog and hearing about Snow White You in the marketplace in Savanna-la-Mar [Chorus] Sara, oh Sara It's all so clear, I could never forget Sara, oh Sara Loving you is the one thing I'll never regret [Verse 4] I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through Staying up for days in the Chelsea Hotel Writing "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" for you [Chorus] Sara, Sara Wherever we travel we're never apart Sara, oh Sara Beautiful lady, so dear to my heart [Verse 5] How did I meet you? I don't know A messenger sent me in a tropical storm You were there in the winter, moonlight on the snow And on Lily Pond Lane when the weather was warm [Chorus] Sara, oh Sara Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress Sara, oh Sara You must forgive me my unworthiness [Verse 6] Now the beach is deserted except for some kelp And a piece of an old ship that lies on the shore You always responded when I needed your help You give me a map and a key to your door [Chorus] Sara, oh Sara Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow Sara, oh Sara Don't ever leave me, don't ever go -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- Baby, Stop Crying -------- [Verse 1] You been down to the bottom with a bad man, babe But you're back where you belong Go get me my pistol, babe Honey, I can't tell right from wrong [Chorus] Baby, please stop crying, stop crying, stop crying Baby, please stop crying, stop crying, stop crying Baby, please stop crying You know, I know, the sun will always shine So baby, please stop crying 'cause it's tearing up my mind [Verse 2] Go down to the river, babe Honey, I will meet you there Go down to the river, babe Honey, I will pay your fare [Chorus] [Verse 3] If you're looking for assistance, babe Or if you just want some company Or if you just want a friend you can talk to Honey, come and see about me [Chorus] [Verse 4] You been hurt so many times And I know what you're thinking of Well, I don't have to be no doctor, babe To see that you're madly in love [Chorus] -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- Changing of the Guards -------- [Verse 1] Sixteen years Sixteen banners united over the fields Where the good shepherd grieves Desperate men, desperate women divided Spreading their wings 'neath falling leaves [Verse 2] Fortune calls I stepped forth from the shadows to the marketplace Merchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down She's smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born On Midsummer's Eve near the tower [Verse 3] The cold-blooded moon The captain waits above the celebration Sending his thoughts to a beloved maid Whose ebony face is beyond communication The captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid [Verse 4] They shaved her head She was torn between Jupiter and Apollo A messenger arrived with a black nightingale I seen her on the stairs and I couldn't help but follow Follow her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil [Verse 5] I stumbled to my feet I rode past destruction in the ditches With the stitches still mending 'neath a heart-shaped tattoo Renegade priests and treacherous young witches Were handing out the flowers that I'd given to you [Verse 6] The palace of mirrors Where dog soldiers are reflected The endless road and the wailing of chimes The empty rooms where her memory is protected Where the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times [Verse 7] She wakes him up Forty-eight hours later the sun is breaking Near broken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rocks She's begging to know what measures he now will be taking He's pulling her down and she's clutching onto his long golden locks [Verse 8] Gentlemen, he said I don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes I've moved your mountains and marked your cards But Eden is burning either get ready for elimination Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards [Verse 9] Peace will come With tranquillity and splendor on the wheels of fire But will offer no reward when her false idols fall And cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating Between the King and the Queen of Swords -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- Is Your Love in Vain? -------- [Verse 1] Do you love me, or are you just extending goodwill? Do you need me half as bad as you say, or are you just feeling guilt? I've been burned before and I know the score So you won't hear me complain Will I be able to count on you Or is your love in vain? [Verse 2] Are you so fast that you cannot see that I must have solitude? When I am in the darkness, why do you intrude? Do you know my world, do you know my kind Or must I explain? Will you let me be myself Or is your love in vain? [Bridge] Well I've been to the mountain and I've been in the wind I've been in and out of happiness I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings And I've never been too impressed [Verse 4] All right, I'll take a chance, I will fall in love with you If I'm a fool you can have the night, you can have the morning too Can you cook and sew, make flowers grow Do you understand my pain? Are you willing to risk it all Or is your love in vain? Can you cook and sew, make flowers grow Do you understand my pain? Are you willing to risk it all Or is your love in vain? -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- New Pony -------- [Verse 1] I had a pony, her name was Lucifer I had a pony, her name was Lucifer She broke her leg and needed shooting I swear it hurt me more than it could ever have hurted her [Verse 2] Sometimes I wonder what's going on with Miss X Sometimes I wonder what's going on with Miss X She got such a sweet disposition I never know what the poor girl's gonna do to me next [Verse 3] I got a new pony, she knows how to fox-trot, lope and pace Well, I got a new pony, she knows how to fox-trot, lope and pace She got great big hind legs, long black shaggy hair hanging in her face [Guitar solo] [Verse 4] Everybody says you're using' voodoo, I've seen your feet walk by themselves Oh well, everybody says you're using' voodoo, I've seen your feet walk by themselves Oh, baby, that god you been prayin' to Gonna given you back what you're wishing' on someone else [Verse 5] Come over here pony, I-hi want to climb up on top on you, well Come over here pony, I wanna climb up one time on you You're oh so nasty and so bad I swear I love you yes I do -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- No Time to Think -------- [Verse 1] In death, you face life with a child and a wife Who sleep-walks through your dreams into walls You're a soldier of mercy, you're cold and you curse "He who cannot be trusted must fall" [Verse 2] Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety You fight for the throne and you travel alone Unknown as you slowly sink And there's no time to think [Verse 3] In the Federal City you been blown and shown pity In secret, for pieces of change The empress attracts you but oppression distracts you And it makes you feel violent and strange [Verse 4] Memory, ecstasy, tyranny, hypocrisy Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss In the valley of the missing link And you have no time to think [Verse 5] Judges will haunt you, the country priestess will want you Her worst is better than best I've seen all these decoys through a set of deep turquoise eyes And I feel so depressed [Verse 6] China doll, alcohol, duality, mortality Mercury rules you and destiny fools you Like the plague, with a dangerous wink And there's no time to think [Verse 7] Your conscience betrayed you when some tyrant waylaid you Where the lion lies down with the lamb I'd have paid off the traitor and killed him much later But that's just the way that I am [Verse 8] Paradise, sacrifice, mortality, reality But the magician is quicker and his game Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink And there's no time to think [Verse 9] Anger and jealousy's all that he sells us He's content when you're under his thumb Madmen oppose him, but your kindness throws him To survive it you play deaf and dumb [Verse 10] Equality, liberty, humility, simplicity You glance through the mirror and there's eyes staring clear At the back of your head as you drink And there's no time to think [Verse 11] Warlords of sorrow and queens of tomorrow Will offer their heads for a prayer You can't find no salvation, you have no expectations Anytime, anyplace, anywhere [Verse 12] Mercury, gravity, nobility, humility You know you can't keep her and the water gets deeper That is leading you onto the brink But there's no time to think [Verse 13] You've murdered your vanity, buried your sanity For pleasure you must now resist Lovers obey you but they cannot sway you They're not even sure you exist [Verse 14] Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism Fools making laws for the breaking of jaws And the sound of the keys as they clink But there's no time to think [Verse 15] The bridge that you travel on goes to the Babylon girl With the rose in her hair Starlight in the East and you're finally released You're stranded but with nothing to share [Verse 16] Loyalty, unity, epitome, rigidity You turn around for one real last glimpse of Camille 'Neath the moon shining' bloody and pink And there's no time to think [Verse 17] Bullets can harm you and death can disarm you But no, you will not be deceived Stripped of all virtue as you crawl through the dirt You can give but you cannot receive [Verse 18] No time to choose when the truth must die No time to lose or say goodbye No time to prepare for the victim that's there No time to suffer or blink And no time to think -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) -------- [Verse 1] Senor, senor Can you tell me where we're headin' Lincoln County Road or Armageddon Seems like I been down this way before Is there any truth in that, senor [Verse 2] Senor, senor Do you know where she's hidin' How long are we gonna be riding How long must I keep my eyes glued to the door Will there be any comfort there, senor [Verse 3] There's a wicked wind still blowing on that upper deck And there's an iron cross still hanging from around her neck There's a marching band still playing in that vacant lot Where's she held me in her arms one time and said "Forget me not" [Verse 4] Senor, senor I can see that painted wagon Smell the tail of the dragon I can't stand the suspense here anymore Can you tell me who to contact here, senor [Solo] [Verse 5] Well, the last thing I remember before I stripped and kneeled Was that trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic field And a gypsy with a broken flag and flashing ring Said "Son, this ain't a dream no more, it's the real thing" [Verse 6] Senor, senor You know their hearts are hard as leather Give me a minute, let me get it together I just gotta pick myself up off the floor I'm ready when you are, senor [Verse 7] Senor, senor Let's overturn these tables And disconnect these cables This place don't make sense to me no more Can you tell me what we're waiting for, senor -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- True Love Tends to Forget -------- [Verse 1] I'm getting weary looking in my baby's eyes When she's near me she's so hard to recognize I finally realize there's no room for regret True love, true love, true love tends to forget [Verse 2] Hold me, baby be near You told me that you'd be sincere Every day of the year's like playing' Russian roulette True love, true love, true love tends to forget [Chorus] I was lying' down in the reeds without any oxygen I saw you in the wilderness among the men Saw you drift into infinity and come back again All you got to do is wait and I'll tell you when [Verse 3] You're a tearjerker, baby, but I'm under your spell You're a hard worker, baby, and I know you well But this weekend in hell is making me sweat True love, true love, true love tends to forget [Chorus] [Verse 4] You belong to me, baby, without any doubt Don't forsake me, baby, don't sell me out Don't keep me knocking' about from Mexico to Tibet True love, true love, true love tends to forget -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- We Better Talk This Over -------- [Verse 1] I think we better talk this over Maybe when we both get sober You'll understand I'm only a man Doing' the best that I can [Verse 2] This situation can only get rougher Why should we needlessly suffer? Let's call it a day, go our own different ways Before we decay You don't have to be afraid of looking into my face We've done nothing to each other time will not erase [Verse 3] I feel displaced, I got a low-down feeling You been two-faced, you been double-dealing I took a chance, got caught in the trance Of a downhill dance [Verse 4] Oh, child, why you wanna hurt me? I'm exiled, you can't convert me I'm lost in the haze of your delicate ways With both eyes glazed You don't have to yearn for love, you don't have to be alone Somewheres in this universe there's a place that you can call home [Verse 5] I guess I'll be leaving tomorrow If I have to beg, steal or borrow It'd be great to cross paths in a day and a half Look at each other and laugh [Verse 6] But I don't think it's liable to happen Like the sound of one hand clapping' The vows that we kept are now broken and swept 'Neath the bed where we slept [Verse 7] Don't think of me and fantasize on what we never had Be grateful for what we've shared together and be glad Why should we go on watching each other through a telescope? Eventually we'll hang ourselves on all this tangled rope [Verse 8] Oh, babe, time for a new transition I wish I was a magician I would wave a wand and tie back the bond That we've both gone beyond -------- 1978 Street Legal -------- -------- Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) -------- [Verse 1] There's a long-distance train rolling through the rain Tears on the letter I write There's a woman I long to touch and I miss her so much But she's drifting like a satellite [Verse 2] There's a neon light ablaze in this green smoky haze Laughter down on Elizabeth Street And a lonesome bell tone in that valley of stone Where she bathed in a stream of pure heat [Verse 3] Her father would emphasize you got to be more than streetwise But he practiced what he preached from the heart A full-blooded Cherokee, he predicted it to me The time and the place that we'd part [Verse 4] There's a babe in the arms of a woman in a rage And a longtime golden-haired stripper onstage And she winds back the clock and she turns back the page Of a book that no one can write Oh, where are you tonight? [Verse 5] The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure To live it you had to explode In that last hour of need, we entirely agreed Sacrifice was the code of the road [Verse 6] I left town at dawn, with Marcel and St. John Strong men belittled by doubt I couldn't tell her what my private thoughts were But she had some way of finding them out [Verse 7] He took dead-center aim but he missed just the same She was waiting, putting flowers on the shelf She could feel my despair as I climbed up her hair And discovered her invisible self [Verse 8] There's a lion in the road, there's a demon escaped There's a million dreams gone, there's a landscape being raped As her beauty fades and I watch her undrape I won't but then again, maybe I might Oh, if I could just find you tonight [Verse 9] I fought with my twin, that enemy within 'Til both of us fell by the way Horseplay and disease is killing me by degrees While the law looks the other way [Verse 10] Your partners in crime hit me up for nickels and dimes The man you were lovin' could never get clean It felt out of place, my foot in his face But he should-a stayed where his money was green [Verse 11] I bit into the root of forbidden fruit With the juice running down my leg Then I dealt with your boss, who'd never known about loss Who always was too proud to beg [Verse 12] There's a white diamond gloom on the dark side of this room And a pathway that leads up to the stars If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise Just remind me to show you the scars [Verse 13] There's a new day at dawn and I've finally arrived If I'm there in the morning, baby, you'll know I've survived I can't believe it, I can't believe I'm alive But without you it just doesn't seem right Oh, where are you tonight? -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others) -------- [Verse 1] Don't want to judge nobody, don't want to be judged Don't want to touch nobody, don't want to be touched Don't want to hurt nobody, don't want to be hurt Don't want to treat nobody like they was dirt [Chorus] But if you do right to me, baby I'll do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like you'd have them, like you'd have them do unto you [Verse 2] Don't want to shoot nobody, don't want to be shot Don't want to buy nobody, don't want to be bought Don't want to bury nobody, don't want to be buried Don't want to marry nobody if they're already married [Chorus] But if you do right to me, baby I'll do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like you'd have them, like you'd have them do unto you [Verse 3] Don't want to burn nobody, don't want to be burned Don't want to learn from nobody what I got to unlearn Don't want to cheat nobody, don't want to be cheated Don't want to defeat nobody if they already been defeated [Chorus] But if you do right to me, baby I'll do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like you'd have them, like you'd have them do unto you [Verse 4] Don't want to wink at nobody, I don't want to be winked at Don't want to be used by nobody for a doormat Don't want to confuse nobody, don't want to be confused Don't want to amuse nobody, I don't want to be amused [Chorus] But if you do right to me, baby I'll do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like you'd have them, like you'd have them do unto you [Verse 5] Don't want to betray nobody, don't want to be betrayed Don't want to play with nobody, don't want to be waylaid Don't want to miss nobody, don't want to be missed Don't put my faith in nobody, not even a scientist [Chorus] But if you do right to me, baby I'll do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like you'd have them, like you'd have them do unto you -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- Gonna Change My Way of Thinking -------- [Verse 1] Change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Gonna change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Going to put my good foot forward Stop being influenced by fools [Verse 2] So much oppression Can't keep track of it no more So much oppression Can't keep track of it no more Sons becoming husbands to their mothers Old men turning young daughters into whores [Verse 3] Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Swords piercing your side Blood and water flowing through the land [Verse 4] Well, I don't know which one is worse Doing your own thing or just being cool Don't know which one is worse Doing your own thing or being cool You remember only about the brass ring You forget all about the golden rule [Verse 5] You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes But there's only one authority And that's the authority on high [Verse 6] I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford She can do the Georgia Crawl She can walk in the Spirit of the Lord [Verse 7] Jesus said, "Be ready For you know not the hour in which I come" Jesus said, "Be ready For you know not the hour in which I come" He said, "He who is not for Me is against Me" Just so you know where He's coming from [Verse 8] There's a kingdom called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth There's a place called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth Well the Lord created it, mister About the same time that He made the earth ALTERNATE VERSION [Verse 9] Change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules Change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules Put my best foot forward, stop being influenced by fools [Verse 10] I'm sitting at the welcome table, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse I'm sitting at the welcome table, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse I'm going to revitalize my thinking, I'm going to let the law take its course [Verse 11] Jesus is calling, He's coming back to gather up his jewels Jesus is calling, He's coming back to gather up his jewels We living by the golden rule, whoever got the gold rules [Verse 12] The sun is shining, it's not but one train on this track The sun is shining, it's not but one train on this track I'm stepping out of the dark woods, I'm jumping on the monkey's back [Verse 13] I'm all dressed up, I'm going to the county dance I'm all dressed up, I'm going to the county dance Every day you got to pray for guidance Every day you got to give yourself a chance [Verse 14] Storms are on the ocean, storms out on the mountain, too Storms are on the ocean, storms out on the mountain, too Oh Lord, you know I have no friend like you [Verse 15] I'll tell you something, things you never had you'll never miss I'll tell you something, things you never had you'll never miss A brave man will kill you with a sword, a coward with a kiss -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- Gotta Serve Somebody -------- [Verse 1] You may be an ambassador to England or France You may like to gamble, you might like to dance You may be the heavyweight champion of the world You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls [Chorus] But you're going to have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're going to have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're going to have to serve somebody [Verse 2] You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage You may be a business man or some high-degree thief They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief [Chorus] But you're going to have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're going to have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're going to have to serve somebody [Verse 3] You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk You may be the head of some big TV network You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame You may be living in another country under another name [Chorus] But you're going to have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're going to have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're going to have to serve somebody [Verse 4] You may be a construction worker working on a home You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome You might own guns and you might even own tanks You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks [Chorus] But you're going to have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're going to have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're going to have to serve somebody [Verse 5] You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side You may be working in a barbershop You may know how to cut hair You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir [Chorus] But you're going to have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're going to have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're going to have to serve somebody [Verse 6] Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed [Chorus] But you're going to have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're going to have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're going to have to serve somebody [Verse 7] You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray You may call me anything but no matter what you say [Chorus] You're still gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're going to have to serve somebody Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're going to have to serve somebody -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- I Believe in You -------- [Verse 1] They ask me how I feel And if my love is real And how I know I'll make it through And they, they look at me and frown They'd like to drive me from this town They don't want me around Because I believe in you [Verse 2] They, they show me to the door They say, "Don't come back no more" 'Cause I don't be like they'd like me to And I, I walk out on my own A thousand miles from home But I don't feel alone Because I believe in you [Chorus] I believe in you even through the tears and the laughter L believe in you even though we be apart I believe in you even on the morning after Oh, when the dawn is nearing Oh, when the night is disappearing Oh, this feeling is still here in my heart [Verse 3] Don't let me drift too far Keep me where you are Where I will always be renewed And that which you've given me today Is worth more than I could pay And no matter what they say I believe in you [Chorus] L believe in you when winter turns to summer I believe in you when white turn to black I believe in you even though I be outnumbered Oh, though the earth may shake me Oh, though my friends forsake me Oh, even that couldn't make me go back [Verse 4] Don't let me change my heart Keep me set apart From all the plans they do pursue And I, I don't mind the pain Don't mind the driving rain I know I will sustain Because I believe in you -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- Man Gave Names to All the Animals -------- [Chorus] Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, in the beginning Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, long time ago [Verse 1] He saw an animal that liked to growl Big furry paws and he liked to howl Great big furry back and furry hair "Ah, think I'll call it a bear" [Chorus] Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, in the beginning Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, long time ago [Verse 2] He saw an animal up on a hill Chewing up so much grass until she was filled He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how "Ah, think I'll call it a cow" [Chorus] Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, in the beginning Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, long time ago [Verse 3] He saw an animal that liked to snort Horns on his head and they weren't too short It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull "Ah, think I'll call it a bull" [Chorus] Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, in the beginning Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, long time ago [Verse 4] He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail Real dirty face and a curly tail He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big "Ah, think I'll call it a pig" [Chorus] Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, in the beginning Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, long time ago [Verse 5] Next animal that he did meet Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet Eating grass on a mountainside so steep "Ah, think I'll call it a sheep" [Chorus] Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, in the beginning Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, long time ago [Outro] He saw an animal as smooth as glass Slithering his way through the grass Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- Precious Angel -------- [Verse 1] Precious angel Under the sun How was I to know You'd be the one To show me I was blinded To show me I was gone How weak was the foundation I was standing upon? Now there's spiritual warfare And flesh and blood breaking down You either got faith or you got unbelief And there is no neutral ground The enemy is subtle How be it we are so deceived When the truth's in our hearts And we still don't believe? [Chorus] Shine your light, shine your light on me Shine your light, shine your light on me Shine your light, shine your light on me You know I just couldn't make it by myself I'm a little too blind to see [Verse 2] My so-called friends Have fallen under a spell They look me squarely in the eye And they say, "All is well" Can they imagine the darkness That will fall from on high When men will beg God to kill them And they won't be able to die? Sister, let me tell you About a vision that I saw You were drawing water for your husband You were suffering under the law You were telling him about Buddha You were telling him about Mohammed, in one breath You never mentioned one time The Man who came and died a criminal's death [Chorus] Shine your light, shine your light on me Shine your light, shine your light on me Shine your light, shine your light on me You know I just couldn't make it by myself I'm a little too blind to see [Verse 3] Precious angel You believe me when I say What God has given to us No man can take away We are covered in blood, girl You know both our forefathers were slaves Let us hope they've found mercy In their bone-filled graves You're the queen of my flesh, girl You're my woman, you're my delight You're the lamp of my soul, girl And you torch up the night But there's violence in the eyes, girl So let us not be enticed On the way out of Egypt Through Ethiopia To the judgment hall of Christ [Chorus] Shine your light, shine your light on me Shine your light, shine your light on me Shine your light, shine your light on me You know I just couldn't make it by myself I'm a little too blind to see [Outro] (Shine your light, shine your light on me) (Shine your light, shine your light on me) (Shine your light, shine your light on me) (Shine your light, shine your light on me) (Shine your light, shine your light on me) (Shine your light, shine your light on me) (Shine your light, shine your light on me) (Shine your light, shine your light on me) -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- Slow Train -------- [Verse 1] Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted Can't help but wonder what's happening to my companions Are they lost or are they found? Have they counted the cost it'll take to bring down All their earthly principles they're going to have to abandon? There's a slow, slow train coming up around the bend [Verse 2] I had a woman Down in Alabama She was a backwoods girl, but she sure was realistic She said, "Boy, without a doubt Have to quit your mess and straighten out You could die down here, be just another accident statistic" And there's a slow, slow train coming up around the bend [Verse 3] All that foreign oil Controlling American soil Look around you, it's just bound to make you embarrassed Sheiks walking around like kings Wearing fancy jewels and nose rings Deciding America's future from Amsterdam and Paris And there's a slow, slow train coming up around the bend [Verse 4] Man's ego is inflated His laws are outdated, They don't apply no more, you can't rely no more to be standing around waiting In the home of the brave Jefferson turning over in his grave Fools glorifying themselves, trying to manipulate Satan And there's a slow, slow train coming up around the bend [Verse 5] Big-time negotiators False healers and woman-haters Masters of the bluff and masters of the proposition But the enemy I see Wears a cloak of decency All non-believers and men-stealers talking in the name of religion And there's a slow, slow train coming up around the bend [Verse 6] People starving and thirsting Grain elevators are bursting Oh, you know it costs more to store the food than it do to give it They say, "Lose your inhibitions Follow your own ambitions" They talk about a life of brotherly love; show me someone who knows how to live it There's a slow, slow train coming up around the bend [Verse 7] Well, my baby went to Illinois With some bad-talking boy she could destroy A real suicide case, but there was nothing I could do to stop it I don't care about economy I don't care about astronomy But it sure does bother me to see my loved ones turning into puppets And there's a slow, slow train coming up around the bend -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- When He Returns -------- [Verse 1] The iron hand, it ain't match for the iron rod The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears It is only He who can reduce me to tears Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn For like a thief in the night, He'll replace wrong with right When He returns [Verse 2] Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through He unleashed His power at an unknown hour that no one knew How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice? How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness? Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride? Will I ever learn that there'll be no peace, that the war won't cease Until He returns? [Verse 3] Surrender your crown on this bloodstained ground, take off your mask He sees your deeds, He knows your needs even before you ask How long can you falsify and deny what is real? How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal? Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned He's got plans of His own to set up His throne When He returns -------- 1979 Slow Train Coming -------- -------- When You Gonna Wake Up -------- [Verse 1] God don't make no promises that He don't keep You got some big dreams, baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 2] Counterfeit philosophies have polluted all of your thoughts Karl Marx has got ya by the throat and Henry Kissinger's got you tied up in knots [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 3] You got innocent men in jail, your insane asylums are filled You got unrighteous doctors dealing drugs that'll never cure your ills [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 4] You got men who can't hold their peace and women who can't control their tongues The rich seduce the poor and the old are seduced by the young [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 5] Adulterers in churches and pornography in the schools You got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 6] Spiritual advisors and gurus to guide your every move Instant inner peace and every step you take has got to be approved [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 7] Do you ever wonder just what God requires? You think He's just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 8] You can't take it with you and you know that it's too worthless to be sold They tell you, "Time is money," as if your life was worth its weight in gold [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? [Verse 9] There's a Man up on a cross and He's been crucified for you Beleive in His power, it's all about you got to do [Chorus] When you are going to wake up, when you going to wake up When you are going to wake up and strengthen the things that remain? -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- A Satisfied Mind -------- [Verse 1] How many times have you heard someone say If I had his money I'd do things my way Hmm, but little they know Hmm, it's so hard to find One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind [Verse 2] Hmm, once I was wading in fortune and fame Everything that I dreamed of to get a start in life's game But suddenly it happened Hmm, I lost every dime But I'm richer by far with a satisfied mind [Verse 3] Hmm, when my life is over and my time has run out My friends and my love ones I'll leave there's no doubt But one thing for certain When it comes my time I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- Are You Ready -------- [Chorus] Are you ready, are you ready? Are you ready, are you ready? [Verse 1] Are you ready to meet Jesus? Are you where you ought to be? Will He know you when He sees you Or will He say, "Depart from Me"? [Chorus] Are you ready, hope you're ready Am I ready, am I ready? Am I ready, am I ready? [Verse 2] Am I ready to lay down my life for the brethren And to take up my cross? Have I surrendered to the will of God Or am I still acting like the boss? [Chorus] Am I ready, hope I'm ready [Verse 3] When destruction cometh swiftly And there's no time to say a fare-thee-well Have you decided whether you want to be In heaven or in hell? [Chorus] Are you ready, are you ready? [Verse 4] Have you got some unfinished business? Is there something holding you back? Are you thinking for yourself Or are you following the pack? [Chorus] Are you ready, hope you're ready Are you ready? Are you ready for the judgment? Are you ready for that terrible swift sword? Are you ready for Armageddon? Are you ready for the day of the Lord? Are you ready, I hope you're ready -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- Covenant Woman -------- [Verse 1] Covenant woman got a contract with the Lord Way up yonder, great will be her reward Covenant woman, shining like a morning star I know I can trust you to stay where you are [Chorus] And I just got to tell you I do intend To stay closer than any friend I just got to thank you Once again For making your prayers known Unto heaven for me And to you, always, so grateful I will forever be [Verse 2] I've been broken, shattered like an empty cup I'm just waiting on the Lord to rebuild and fill me up And I know He will do it 'cause He's faithful and He's true He must have loved me so much to send me someone as fine as you [Chorus] [Verse 3] Covenant woman, intimate little girl Who knows those most secret things of me that are hidden from the world You know we are strangers in a land we're passing through I'll always be right by your side, I've got a covenant too [Chorus] -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- In the Garden -------- [Verse 1] When they came for Him in the garden, did they know? When they came for Him in the garden, did they know? Did they know He was the Son of God, did they know that He was Lord? Did they hear when He told Peter, "Peter, put up your sword"? When they came for Him in the garden, did they know? When they came for Him in the garden, did they know? [Verse 2] When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? Nicodemus came at night so he wouldn't be seen by men Saying, "Master, tell me why a man must be born again" When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? [Verse 3] When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He said, "Pick up your bed and walk, why must you criticize? Same thing My Father do, I can do likewise" When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? [Verse 4] Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? The multitude wanted to make Him king, put a crown upon His head Why did He slip away to a quiet place instead? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? [Verse 5] When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? He said, "All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth" Did they know right then and there what the power was worth? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- Pressing On -------- [Chorus] Well I'm pressing on Yes, I'm pressing on Well I'm pressing on To the higher calling of my Lord [Verse 1] Many try to stop me, shake me up in my mind Say, "Prove to me that He is Lord, show me a sign" What kind of sign they need when it all come from within When what's lost has been found, what's to come has already been? [Chorus] [Verse 2] Shake the dust off of your feet, don't look back Nothing now can hold you down, nothing that you lack Temptation's not an easy thing, Adam given the devil reign Because he sinned I got no choice, it run in my vein [Chorus] -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- Saved -------- [Verse 1] I was blinded by the devil Born already ruined Stone-cold dead As I stepped out of the womb By His grace I have been touched By His word I have been healed By His hand I've been delivered By His spirit I've been sealed [Chorus] I've been saved By the blood of the lamb Saved By the blood of the lamb Saved Saved And I'm so glad Yes, I'm so glad I'm so glad So glad I want to thank You, Lord I just want to thank You, Lord Thank You, Lord [Verse 2] By His truth I can be upright By His strength I do endure By His power I've been lifted In His love I am secure He bought me with a price Freed me from the pit Full of emptiness and wrath And the fire that burns in it [Chorus] [Verse 3] Nobody to rescue me Nobody would dare I was going down for the last time But by His mercy I've been spared Not by works But by faith in Him who called For so long I've been hindered For so long I've been stalled [Chorus] -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- Saving Grace -------- [Verse 1] If you find it in Your heart, can I be forgiven? Guess I owe You some kind of apology I've escaped death so many times, I know I'm only living By the saving grace that's over me [Verse 2] By this time I'd-a thought I would be sleeping In a pine box for all eternity My faith keeps me alive, but I still be weeping For the saving grace that's over me [Verse 3] Well, the death of life, then come the resurrection Wherever I am welcome is where I'll be I put all my confidence in Him, my sole protection Is the saving grace that's over me [Verse 4] Well, the devil's shining light, it can be most blinding But to search for love, that ain't no more than vanity As I look around this world all that I'm finding Is the saving grace that's over me [Verse 5] The wicked know no peace and you just can't fake it There's only one road and it leads to Calvary It gets discouraging at times, but I know I'll make it By the saving grace that's over me -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- Solid Rock -------- [Chorus] Well, I'm hanging on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won't let go, and I can't let go, won't let go And I can't let go, won't let go and I can't let go no more [Verse 1] For me He was chastised, for me He was hated For me He was rejected by a world that He created Nations are angry, cursed are some People are expecting a false peace to come [Chorus] [Verse 2] It's the ways of the flesh to war against the spirit Twenty-four hours a day you can feel it and you can hear it Using all the devices under the sun And He never give up 'til the battle's lost or won [Chorus] -------- 1980 Saved -------- -------- What Can I Do for You? -------- [Chorus] You have given everything to me What can I do for You? You have given me eyes to see What can I do for You? [Verse 1] Pulled me out of bondage and You made me renewed inside Filled up a hunger that had always been denied Opened up a door no man can shut and You opened it up so wide And You've chosen me to be among the few What can I do for You? [Chorus] You have laid down Your life for me What can I do for You? You have explained every mystery What can I do for You? [Verse 2] Soon as a man is born, you know the sparks begin to fly He gets wise in his own eyes and he's made to believe a lie Who would deliver him from the death he's bound to die? Well, You've done it all and there's no more anyone can pretend to do What can I do for You? [Chorus] You have given all there is to give What can I do for You? You have given me life to live How can I live for You? [Verse 3] I know all about poison, I know all about fiery darts I don't care how rough the road is, show me where it starts Whatever pleases You, tell it to my heart Well, I don't deserve it but I sure did make it through What can I do for You? -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- Dead Man, Dead Man -------- [Verse 1] Uttering idle words from a reprobate mind Clinging to strange promises, dying on the vine Never being able to separate the good from the bad Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it It's making me feel so sad [Chorus] Dead man, dead man When will you arise? Cobwebs in your mind Dust upon your eyes [Verse 2] Satan got you by the heel, there's a bird's nest in your hair Do you have any faith at all? Do you have any love to share? The way that you hold your head, cursing God with every move Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it What are you trying to prove? [Chorus] [Verse 3] The glamour and the bright lights and the politics of sin The ghetto that you build for me is the one you end up in The race of the engine that overrules your heart Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it Pretending that you're so smart [Chorus] [Verse 4] What are you trying to overpower me with, the doctrine or the gun? My back is already to the wall, where can I run? The tuxedo that you're wearing, the flower in your lapel Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it You want to take me down to hell [Chorus] -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- Every Grain of Sand -------- [Verse 1] In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed There's a dyin' voice within me reaching out somewhere Toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair [Verse 2] Don't have the inclination to look back on any mistake Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand [Verse 3] Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay [Verse 4] I gaze into the doorway of temptation's angry flame And every time I pass that way I always hear my name Then onward in my journey I come to understand That every hair is numbered like every grain of sand [Verse 5] I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night In the violence of a summer's dream, in the chill of a wintry light In the bitter dance of loneliness fading into space In the broken mirror of innocence on each forgotten face [Verse 6] I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me I am hanging in the balance of the reality of man Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand [Harmonica solo] -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- Heart of Mine -------- [Verse 1] Heart of mine be still You can play with fire but you'll get the bill Don't let her know Don't let her know that you love her Don't be a fool, don't be blind Heart of mine [Verse 2] Heart of mine go back home You got no reason to wander, you got no reason to roam Don't let her see Don't let her see that you need her Don't put yourself over the line Heart of mine [Verse 3] Heart of mine go back where you been It'll only be trouble for you if you let her in Don't let her hear Don't let her hear you want her Don't let her think you think she's fine Heart of mine [Verse 4] Heart of mine you know that she'll never be true She'll only give to others the love that she's gotten from you Don't let her know Don't let her know where you're going Don't untie the ties that bind Heart of mine [Verse 5] Heart of mine so malicious and so full of guile Give you an inch and you'll take a mile Don't let yourself fall Don't let yourself stumble If you can't do the time, don't do the crime Heart of mine -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- In the Summertime -------- [Verse 1] I was in your presence for an hour or so Or was it a day? I truly don't know Where the sun never set, where the trees hung low By that soft and shining sea Did you respect me for what I did Or for what I didn't do, or for keeping it hid? Did I lose my mind when I tried to get rid Of everything you see? [Chorus] In the summertime, ah in the summertime In the summertime, when you were with me [Verse 2] I got the heart and you got the blood We cut through iron and we cut through mud Then came the warning that was before the flood That set everybody free Fools they made a mock of sin Our loyalty they tried to win But you were closer to me than my next of kin When they didn't want to know or see [Chorus] In the summertime, ah in the summertime In the summertime, when you were with me [Verse 3] Strangers, they meddled in our affairs Poverty and shame was theirs But all that suffering was not to be compared With the glory that is to be And I'm still carrying the gift you gave It's a part of me now, it's been cherished and saved It'll be with me unto the grave And then unto eternity [Chorus] In the summertime, ah in the summertime In the summertime, when you were with me -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- Lenny Bruce -------- [Verse 1] Lenny Bruce is dead but his ghost lives on and on Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to Synanon He was an outlaw, that's for sure More of an outlaw than you ever were Lenny Bruce is gone but his spirit's livin' on and on [Verse 2] Maybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn't work out But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin' about Never robbed any churches nor cut off any babies' heads He just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their beds He's on some other shore, he didn't wanna live anymore [Verse 3] Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn't commit any crime He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time I rode with him in a taxi once Only for a mile and a half, seemed like it took a couple of months Lenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him, gone [Verse 4] They said that he was sick 'cause he didn't play by the rules He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools They stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirts He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- Property of Jesus -------- [Verse 1] Go ahead and talk about him because he makes you doubt Because he has denied himself the things that you can't live without Laugh at him behind his back just like the others do Remind him of what he used to be when he comes walking through [Chorus] He's the property of Jesus Resent him to the bone You got something better You've got a heart of stone [Verse 2] Stop your conversation when he passes on the street Hope he falls upon himself, oh, won't that be sweet Because he can't be exploited by superstition anymore Because he can't be bribed or bought by the things that you adore [Chorus] [Verse 3] When the whip that's keeping you in line doesn't make him jump Say he's hard-of-hearing, say that he's a chump Say he's out of step with reality as you try to test his nerve Because he doesn't pay no tribute to the king that you serve [Chorus] [Verse 4] Say that he's a loser 'cause he got no common sense Because he don't increase his worth at someone else's expense Because he's not afraid of trying, 'cause he don't look at you and smile 'Cause he doesn't tell you jokes or fairy tales, say he's got no style [Chorus] [Verse 5] You can laugh at salvation, you can play Olympic games You think that when you rest at last you'll go back from where you came But you've picked up quite a story and you've changed since the womb What happened to the real you, you've been captured but by whom? [Chorus] -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- Shot of Love -------- [Chorus] I need a shot of love, I need a shot of love [Verse 1] Don't need a shot of heroin to kill my disease Don't need a shot of turpentine, only bring me to my knees Don't need a shot of codeine to help me to repent Don't need a shot of whiskey, help me be president [Chorus] [Verse 2] Doctor, can you hear me? I need some Medicaid I seen the kingdoms of the world and it's making me feel afraid What I got ain't painful, it's just bound to kill me dead Like the men that followed Jesus when they put a price upon His head [Chorus] [Verse 3] I don't need no alibi when I'm spending time with you I've heard all of them rumors and you have heard them too Don't show me no picture show or give me no book to read It don't satisfy the hurt inside nor the habit that it feeds [Chorus] [Verse 4] Why would I want to take your life? You've only murdered my father, raped his wife Tattooed my babies with a poison pen Mocked my God, humiliated my friends [Chorus] [Verse 5] Don't want to be with nobody tonight Veronica not around nowhere, Mavis just ain't right There's a man that hates me and he's swift, smooth and near Am I supposed to set back and wait until he's here? [Chorus] [Verse 6] What makes the wind want to blow tonight? Don't even feel like crossing the street and my car ain't actin' right Called home, everybody seemed to have moved away My conscience is beginning to bother me today [Chorus] [Outro] I need a shot of love, I need a shot of love If you're a doctor, I need a shot of love -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar -------- [Verse 1] Prayed in the ghetto with my face in the cement Heard the last moan of a boxer, seen the massacre of the innocent Felt around for the light switch, felt around for her face Been treated like a farm animal on a wild goose chase [Chorus] West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar [Verse 2] Try to be pure at heart, they arrest you for robbery Mistake your shyness for aloofness, your silence for snobbery Got the message this morning, the one that was sent to me About the madness of becoming what one was never meant to be [Chorus] West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar [Verse 3] Don't know what I can say about Claudette that wouldn't come back to haunt me Finally had to give her up 'bout the time she began to want me But I know God has mercy on them who are slandered and humiliated I'd a-done anything for that woman if she'd only made me feel obligated [Chorus] West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar [Verse 4] Put your hand on my head, baby, do I have a temperature? I see people who are supposed to know better standing around like furniture There's a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it Tonight you got the power to take it, tomorrow you won't have the power to Keep it [Chorus] West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar [Verse 5] Cities on fire, phones out of order They're killing nuns and soldiers, there's fighting on the border What can I say about Claudette? Ain't seen her since January She could be respectably married or running a whorehouse in Buenos Aires [Chorus] West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- Trouble -------- [Verse 1] Trouble in the city, trouble in the farm You got your rabbit's foot, you got your good-luck charm But they can't help you none when there's trouble [Chorus] Trouble Trouble, trouble, trouble Nothing but trouble [Verse 2] Trouble in the water, trouble in the air Go all the way to the other side of the world, you'll find trouble there Revolution even ain't no solution for trouble [Chorus] [Verse 3] Drought and starvation, packaging of the soul Persecution, execution, governments out of control You can see the writing on the wall inviting trouble [Chorus] [Verse 4] Put your ear to the train tracks, put your ear to the ground You ever feel like you're never alone even when there's nobody else around? Since the beginning of the universe man's been cursed by trouble [Chorus] [Verse 5] Nightclubs of the broken-hearted, stadiums of the damned Legislature, perverted nature, doors that are rudely slammed Look into infinity, all you see is trouble [Chorus] -------- 1981 Shot of Love -------- -------- Watered-Down Love -------- [Verse 1] Love that's pure hopes all things Believes all things, won't pull no strings Won't sneak up into your room, tall, dark and handsome Capture your soul and hold it for ransom [Chorus] You don't want a love that's pure You want to drown love You want a watered-down love [Verse 2] Love that's pure, it don't make no false claims Intercedes for you 'stead of casting you blame Will not deceive you or lead you into transgression Won't write it up and make you sign a false confession [Chorus] [Verse 3] Love that's pure won't lead you astray Won't hold you back, won't mess up your day Won't pervert you, corrupt you with stupid wishes It don't make you envious, it don't make you suspicious [Chorus] [Verse 4] Love that's pure ain't no accident Always on time, is always content An eternal flame, quietly burning Never needs to be proud, restlessly yearning [Chorus] -------- 1983 Infidels -------- -------- Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight -------- [Verse 1] Just a minute 'fore you leave, girl Just a minute 'fore you touch the door What is it that you're trying to achieve, girl? Do you think we can talk about it some more? You know, the streets are filled with vipers Who've lost all ray of hope You know, it's not even safe no more In the palace of the Pope [Chorus] Don't fall apart on me tonight I just don't think that I could handle it Don't fall apart on me tonight Yesterday's just a memory Tomorrow is never what it's supposed to be And I need you, yeah [Verse 2] Come over here from over there, girl Sit down here, you can have my chair I can't see us goin' anywhere, girl The only place open is a thousand miles away And I can't take you there I wished I'd have been a doctor Maybe I'd have saved some life that've been lost Maybe I'd have done some good in the world Instead of burning every bridge I crossed [Chorus] Don't fall apart on me tonight I just don't think that I could handle it Don't fall apart on me tonight Yesterday's just a memory Tomorrow's never what it's supposed to be And I need you, ah, yeah [Verse 3] I ain't too good at conversation, girl So you might not know exactly how I feel But if I could I'd bring you to the mountain top, girl And build you a house made out of stainless steel But it's like I'm stuck inside a painting That's a-hanging in the Louvre My throat starts to tickle and my nose itches But I know that I can't move [Chorus] Don't fall apart on me tonight I just don't think that I could handle it Don't fall apart on me tonight Yesterday's gone but the past live' on Tomorrow's just one step beyond And I need you, ah [Bridge] Who are these people that are walking towards you? Do you know them or will there be a fight? With their humorless smiles so easy to see through Can they tell you what's wrong from what's right? Oh, do you remember St. James Street Where you blew Jackie P.'s mind? You were so fine, Clark Gable would have fell at your feet And laid his life on the line [Verse 4] Let's try to get beneath the surface waste, girl No more booby traps and bombs No more decadence and charms No more affection that's misplaced, girl No more mudcake creatures lying in your arms What about that millionaire With the drumsticks in his pants? He looked so baffled and so bewildered When he played and we didn't dance [Chorus] Don't fall apart on me tonight I just don't think that I could handle it Don't fall apart on me tonight Yesterday is just a memory Tomorrow's never what it's supposed to be And I need you Yeah, you, ah I need you -------- 1983 Infidels -------- -------- I and I -------- [Verse 1] Been so long since a strange woman has slept in my bed Look how sweet she sleeps, how free must be her dreams In another lifetime she must have owned the world, or been faithfully wed To some righteous king who wrote psalms beside moonlit streams [Chorus] I and I In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives I and I One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives [Verse 2] Think I'll go out and go for a walk Not much happening here, nothing ever does Besides, if she wakes up now, she'll just want me to talk I got nothing to say, specially about whatever was [Chorus] I and I In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives I and I One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives [Verse 3] Took an untrodden path once, where the swift don't win the race It goes to the worthy, who can divide the word of truth Took a stranger to teach me, to look into justice's beautiful face And to see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth [Chorus] I and I In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives I and I One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives [Verse 4] Outside of two men on a train platform there's nobody in sight They're waiting for spring to come, smoking down the track The world could come to an end tonight, but that's all right She should still be there sleepin' when I get back [Chorus] I and I In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives I and I One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives [Verse 5] Noontime, and I'm still pushing myself along the road, the darkest part Into the narrow lanes, I can't stumble or stay put Someone else is speaking with my mouth, but I'm listening only to my heart I've made shoes for everyone, even you, while I still go barefoot [Chorus] I and I In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives I and I One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives [Outro] -------- 1983 Infidels -------- -------- Jokerman -------- [Verse 1] Standing on the waters casting your bread While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing Distant ships sailing into the mist You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing Freedom just around the corner for you But with the truth so far off, what good will it do? [Chorus] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune Bird fly high by the light of the moon Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman [Verse 2] So swiftly the sun sets in the sky You rise up and say goodbye to no one Fools rush in where angels fear to tread Both of their futures, so full of dread, you don't show one Shedding off one more layer of skin Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within [Chorus] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune Bird fly high by the light of the moon Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman [Verse 3] You're a man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds Manipulator of crowds, you're a dream twister You're going to Sodom and Gomorrah But what do you care? Ain't nobody there would want to marry your sister Friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame You look into the fiery furnace, see the rich man without any name [Chorus] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune Bird fly high by the light of the moon Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman [Verse 4] Well, the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy The law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed Michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features Resting in the fields, far from the turbulent space Half asleep near the stars with a small dog licking your face [Chorus] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune Bird fly high by the light of the moon Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman [Verse 5] Well, the rifleman's stalking the sick and the lame Preacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertain Nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin Only a matter of time till night comes stepping in [Chorus] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune Bird fly high by the light of the moon Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman [Verse 6] It's a shadowy world, skies are slippery grey A woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarlet He'll put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat Take the motherless children off the street And place them at the feet of a harlot Oh, Jokerman, you know what he wants Oh, Jokerman, you don't show any response [Chorus] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune Bird fly high by the light of the moon Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman -------- 1983 Infidels -------- -------- License to Kill -------- [Verse 1] Man thinks because he rules the earth he can do with it as he please And if things don't change soon, he will Oh, man has invented his doom First step was touching the moon [Refrain] Now, there's a woman on my block She just sit there as the night grows still She say who going to take away his license to kill? [Verse 2] Now, they take him and they teach him and they groom him for life And they set him on a path where he's bound to get ill Then they bury him with stars Sell his body like they do used cars [Refrain] Now, there's a woman on my block She just sits there facing the hill She say who going to take away his license to kill? [Verse 3] Now, he's hell-bent for destruction, he's afraid and confused And his brain has been mismanaged with great skill All he believes are his eyes And his eyes, they just tell him lies [Refrain] But there's a woman on my block Sitting there in a cold chill She say who going to take away his license to kill? [Verse 4] You may be a noisemaker, spirit maker Heartbreaker, backbreaker Leave no stone unturned May be an actor in a plot That might be all that you got Till your error you clearly learn [Verse 5] Now he worships at an altar of a stagnant pool And when he sees his reflection, he's fulfilled Oh, man is opposed to fair play He wants it all and he wants it his way [Refrain] Now, there's a woman on my block She just sit there as the night grows still She say who going to take away his license to kill? -------- 1983 Infidels -------- -------- Man of Peace -------- [Verse 1] Look out your window, baby, there's a scene you'd like to catch The band is playing "Dixie," a man got his hand outstretched Could be the Fuhrer Could be the local priest You know sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace [Verse 2] He got a sweet gift of gab, he got a harmonious tongue He knows every song of love that ever has been sung Good intentions can be evil Both hands can be full of grease You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace [Verse 3] Well, first he's in the background, then he's in the front Both eyes are looking like they're on a rabbit hunt Nobody can see through him No, not even the Chief of Police You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace [Verse 4] Well, he catch you when you're hoping for a glimpse of the sun Catch you when your troubles feel like they weigh a ton He could be standing next to you The person that you'd notice least I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace [Verse 5] Well, he can be fascinating, he can be dull He can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skull I can smell something cooking I can tell there's going to be a feast You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace [Verse 6] He's a great humanitarian, he's a great philanthropist He knows just where to touch you, honey, and how you like to be kissed He'll put both his arms around you You can feel the tender touch of the beast You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace [Verse 7] Well, the howling wolf will howl tonight, the king snake will crawl Trees that've stood for a thousand years suddenly will fall Want to get married? Do it now Tomorrow all activity will cease You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace [Verse 8] Somewhere Mama's weeping for her blue-eyed boy She's holding them little white shoes and that little broken toy And he's following a star The same one them three men followed from the East I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace -------- 1983 Infidels -------- -------- Neighborhood Bully -------- [Verse 1] Well, the neighborhood bully, he's just one man His enemies say he's on their land They got him outnumbered about a million to one He got no place to escape to, no place to run He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 2] The neighborhood bully just lives to survive He's criticized and condemned for being alive He's not supposed to fight back, he's supposed to have thick skin He's supposed to lay down and die when his door is kicked in He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 3] The neighborhood bully been driven out of every land He's wandered the earth an exiled man Seen his family scattered, his people hounded and torn He's always on trial for just being born He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 4] Well, he knocked out a lynch mob, he was criticized Old women condemned him, said he should apologize Then he destroyed a bomb factory, nobody was glad The bombs were meant for him. He was supposed to feel bad He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 5] Well, the chances are against it and the odds are slim That he'll live by the rules that the world makes for him Because there's a noose at his neck and a gun at his back And a license to kill him is given out to every maniac He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 6] He got no allies to really speak of What he gets he must pay for, he don't get it out of love He buys obsolete weapons and he won't be denied But no one sends flesh and blood to fight by his side He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 7] Well, he's surrounded by pacifists who all want peace They pray for it nightly that the bloodshed must cease Now, they wouldn't hurt a fly. To hurt one they would weep They lay and they wait for this bully to fall asleep He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 8] Every empire that's enslaved him is gone Egypt and Rome, even the great Babylon He's made a garden of paradise in the desert sand In bed with nobody, under no one's command He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 9] Now his holiest books have been trampled upon No contract he signed was worth what it was written on He took the crumbs of the world and he turned it into wealth Took sickness and disease and he turned it into health He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 10] What's anybody indebted to him for? Nothing, they say. He just likes to cause war Pride and prejudice and superstition indeed They wait for this bully like a dog waits to feed He's the neighborhood bully [Verse 11] What has he done to wear so many scars? Does he change the course of rivers? Does he pollute the moon and stars? Neighborhood bully, standing on the hill Running out the clock, time standing still Neighborhood bully -------- 1983 Infidels -------- -------- Sweetheart Like You -------- [Verse 1] Well, the pressure's down, the boss ain't here He gone North, for a while They say that vanity got the best of him But he sure left here in style By the way, that's a cute hat And that smile's so hard to resist But what's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this? [Verse 2] You know, I once knew a woman who looked like you She wanted a whole man, not just a half She used to call me sweet daddy when I was only a child You kind of remind me of her when you laugh In order to deal in this game, got to make the queen disappear It's done with a flick of the wrist What's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this? [Verse 3] You know, a woman like you should be at home That's where you belong Watching out for someone who loves you true Who would never do you wrong Just how much abuse will you be able to take? Well, there's no way to tell by that first kiss What's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this? [Verse 4] You know you can make a name for yourself You can hear them tires squeal You can be known as the most beautiful woman Who ever crawled across cut glass to make a deal [Verse 5] You know, news of you has come down the line Even before you came in the door They say in your father's house, there's many mansions Each one of them got a fireproof floor Snap out of it, baby, people are jealous of you They smile to your face, but behind your back they hiss What's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this? [Verse 6] Got to be an important person to be in here, honey Got to have done some evil deed Got to have your own harem when you come in the door Got to play your harp until your lips bleed [Verse 7] They say that patriotism is the last refuge To which a scoundrel clings Steal a little and they throw you in jail Steal a lot and they make you king There's only one step down from here, baby It's called the land of permanent bliss What's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this? -------- 1983 Infidels -------- -------- Union Sundown -------- [Verse 1] Well, my shoes, they come from Singapore My flashlight's from Taiwan My tablecloth's from Malaysia My belt buckle's from the Amazon You know, this shirt I wear comes from the Philippines And the car I drive is a Chevrolet It was put together down in Argentina By a guy making thirty cents a day [Chorus] Well, it's sundown on the union And what's made in the U.S.A Sure was a good idea Till greed got in the way [Verse 2] Well, this silk dress is from Hong Kong And the pearls are from Japan Well, the dog collar's from India And the flower pot's from Pakistan All the furniture, it says "Made in Brazil" Where a woman, she slaved for sure Bringing home thirty cents a day to a family of twelve You know, that's a lot of money to her [Chorus] [Verse 3] Well, you know, lots of people complaining that there is no work I say, "Why you say that for When nothing you got is U. S -made?" They don't make nothin' here no more You know, capitalism is above the law It say, "It don't count 'less it sells" When it costs too much to build it at home You just build it cheaper someplace else [Chorus] [Verse 4] Well, the job that you used to have They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador The unions are big business, friend And they're going out like a dinosaur They used to grow food in Kansas Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw I can see the day coming when even your home garden Is going to be against the law [Chorus] [Verse 5] Democracy don't rule the world You'd better get that in your head This world is ruled by violence But I guess that's better left unsaid From Broadway to the Milky Way That's a lot of territory indeed And a man's going to do what he has to do When he's got a hungry mouth to feed [Chorus] -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- Clean Cut Kid -------- [Verse 1] Everybody wants to know why he couldn't adjust Adjust to what, a dream that bust? [Chorus] He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That's what they did [Verse 2] They said what's up is down, they said what isn't is They put ideas in his head he thought were his [Chorus] [Verse 3] He was on the baseball team, he was in the marching band When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand [Chorus] [Verse 4] He went to church on Sunday, he was a Boy Scout For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out [Chorus] [Verse 5] They said, "Listen boy, you're just a pup" They sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up They gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills A jeep to drive, blood to spill They said "Congratulations, you got what it takes" They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes [Chorus] [Verse 6] He bought the American dream but it put him in debt The only game he could play was Russian roulette He drank Coca-Cola, he was eating Wonder Bread Ate Burger Kings, he was well fed He went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole He stole a Rolls-Royce and drove it in a swimming pool [Chorus] [Verse 7] He could've sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar Could've been an accountant or a tennis star He was wearing boxing gloves, took a dive one day Off the Golden Gate Bridge into China Bay His mama walks the floor, his daddy weeps and moans They got to sleep together in a home they don't own [Chorus] [Verse 8] Well, everybody's asking why he couldn't adjust All he ever wanted was somebody to trust They took his head and turned it inside out He never did know what it was all about He had a steady job, he joined the choir He never did plan to walk the high wire [Chorus] -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- Dark Eyes -------- [Verse 1] Oh, the gentlemen are talking and the midnight moon is on the riverside They're drinking up and walking and it is time for me to slide I live in another world where life and death are memorized Where the earth is strung with lovers' pearls and all I see are dark eyes [Verse 2] A cock is crowing far away and another soldier's deep in prayer Some mother's child has gone astray, she can't find him anywhere But I can hear another drum beating for the dead that rise Whom nature's beast fears as they come and all I see are dark eyes [Verse 3] They tell me to be discreet for all intended purposes They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, I'm sure it is But I feel nothing for their game where beauty goes unrecognized All I feel is heat and flame and all I see are dark eyes [Verse 4] Oh, the French girl, she's in paradise and a drunken man is at the wheel Hunger pays a heavy price to the falling gods of speed and steel Oh, time is short and the days are sweet and passion rules the arrow that flies A million faces at my feet but all I see are dark eyes -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- Emotionally Yours -------- [Verse 1] Come baby, find me, come baby, remind me of where I once begun Come baby, show me, show me you know me, tell me you're the one I could be learning, you could be yearning to see behind closed doors But I will always be emotionally yours [Verse 2] Come baby, rock me, come baby, lock me into the shadows of your heart Come baby, teach me, come baby, reach me, let the music start I could be dreaming but I keep believing you're the one I'm living for And I will always be emotionally yours [Verse 3] It's like my whole life never happened When I see you, it's as if I never had a thought I know this dream, it might be crazy But it's the only one I've got [Verse 4] Come baby, shake me, come baby, take me, I would be satisfied Come baby, hold me, come baby, help me, my arms are open wide I could be unraveling wherever I'm traveling, even to foreign shores But I will always be emotionally yours -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- I'll Remember You -------- [Verse 1] I'll remember you When I've forgotten all the rest You to me were true You to me were the best When there is no more You cut to the core Quicker than anyone I knew When I'm all alone In the great unknown I'll remember you [Verse 2] I'll remember you At the end of the trail I had so much left to do I had so little time to fail There's some people that You don't forget Even though you've only seen 'em one time or two When the roses fade And I'm in the shade I'll remember you [Bridge] Didn't I, didn't I try to love you? Didn't I, didn't I try to care? Didn't I sleep, didn't I weep beside you With the rain blowing in your hair? [Verse 4] I'll remember you When the wind blows through the piney wood It was you who came right through It was you who understood Though I'd never say That I done it the way That you'd have liked me to In the end My dear sweet friend I'll remember you -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- Never Gonna Be the Same Again -------- [Verse 1] Now you're here beside me, baby You're a living dream And every time you get this close It makes me want to scream You touched me and you knew That I was warm for you and then I am never going to be the same again [Verse 2] Sorry if I hurt you, baby Sorry if I did Sorry if I touched the place Where your secrets are hid But you meant more than everything And I could not pretend I am never going to be the same again [Verse 3] You give me something to think about, baby Every time I see you Don't worry, baby, I don't mind leaving I'd just like it to be my idea [Verse 4] You taught me how to love you, baby You taught me, oh, so well Now, I can't go back to what was, baby I can't unring the bell You took my reality And cast it to the wind And I am not going to be the same again -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- Seeing the Real You at Last -------- [Verse 2] Well, I thought that the rain would cool things down But it looks like it don't I'd like to get you to change your mind But it looks like you won't [Verse 2] From now on I'll be busy I am not going to nowhere fast I'm just glad it's over And I'm seeing the real you at last [Verse 3] Well, didn't I risk my neck for you Didn't I take chances? Didn't I rise above it all for you The most unfortunate circumstances? [Verse 4] Well, I have had some rotten nights Didn't think that they would pass I'm just thankful and grateful To be seeing the real you at last [Verse 5] I'm hungry and I'm irritable And I'm tired of this bag of tricks At one time there was nothing wrong with me That you could not fix [Verse 6] Well, I sailed through the storm Strapped to the mast But the time has come And I'm seeing the real you at last [Verse 7] When I met you, baby You didn't show no visible scars You could ride like Annie Oakley You could shoot like Belle Starr [Verse 8] Well, I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble Trouble always comes to pass But all I care about now Is that I'm seeing the real you at last [Verse 9] Well, I'm going to quit this baby talk now I guess I should have known I got troubles, I think maybe you got troubles I think maybe we'd better leave each other alone [Outro] Whatever you going to do Please do it fast I'm still trying to get used to Seeing the real you at last -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- Something's Burning, Baby -------- [Verse 1] Something is burning, baby, are you aware? Something is the matter, baby, there's smoke in your hair Are you still my friend, baby, show me a sign Is the love in your heart for me turning blind? [Verse 2] You've been avoiding the main streets for a long, long while The truth that I'm seeking is in your missing file What's your position, baby, what's going on? Why is the light in your eyes nearly gone? [Verse 3] I know everything about this place, or so it seems Am I no longer a part of your plans or your dreams? Well, it is so obvious that something has changed What's happening, baby, to make you act so strange? [Verse 4] Something is burning, baby, here's what I say Even the bloodhounds of London couldn't find you today I see the shadow of a man, baby, making you blue Who is he, baby, and what's he to you? [Verse 5] We've reached the edge of the road, baby, where the pasture begins Where charity is supposed to cover up a multitude of sins But where do you live, baby, and where is the light? Why are your eyes just staring off in the night? [Verse 6] I can feel it in the night when I think of you I can feel it in the light and it's got to be true You can't live by bread alone, you won't be satisfied You can't roll away the stone if your hands are tied [Verse 7] Got to start someplace, baby, can you explain? Please don't fade away on me, baby, like the midnight train Answer me, baby, a casual look will do Just what in the world has come over you? [Verse 8] I can feel it in the wind and it's upside down I can feel it in the dust as I get off the bus on the outskirts of town I've had the Mexico City blues since the last hairpin curve I don't want to see you bleed, I know what you need but it is not what you deserve [Verse 9] Something is burning, baby, something's in flames There's a man going around calling names Ring down when you're ready, baby, I'm waiting for you I believe in the impossible, you know that I do -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love) -------- [Verse 1] Well, I had to move fast And I couldn't with you around my neck I said I'd send for you and I did What did you expect? My hands are sweating And we haven't even started yet I'll go along with the charade Until I can think my way out I know it was all a big joke Whatever it was about Someday maybe I'll remember to forget [Verse 2] I'm going to get my coat I feel the breath of a storm There's something I've got to do tonight You go inside and stay warm [Verse 3] Has anybody seen my love Has anybody seen my love Has anybody seen my love I don't know Has anybody seen my love? [Verse 4] You want to talk to me Go ahead and talk Whatever you got to say to me Won't come as any shock I must be guilty of something You just whisper it into my ear Madame Butterfly She lulled me to sleep In a town without pity Where the water runs deep She said, "Be easy, baby There is nothing worth stealing in here" [Verse 5] You're the one I've been looking for You're the one that's got the key But I can't figure out whether I'm too good for you Or you're too good for me [Verse 6] Has anybody seen my love Has anybody seen my love Has anybody seen my love I don't know Has anybody seen my love? [Verse 7] Well, they're not showing any lights tonight And there's no moon There's just a hot-blooded singer Singing "Memphis in June" While they're beating the devil out of a guy Who's wearing a powder-blue wig Later he'll be shot For resisting arrest I can still hear his voice crying In the wilderness What looks large from a distance Close up is never that big [Outro] Never could learn to drink that blood And call it wine Never could learn to hold you, love And call you mine -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- Trust Yourself -------- [Verse 1] Trust yourself Trust yourself to do the things that only you know best Trust yourself Trust yourself to do what's right and not be second-guessed Don't trust me to show you beauty When beauty may only turn to rust If you need somebody you can trust, trust yourself [Verse 2] Trust yourself Trust yourself to know the way that will prove true in the end Trust yourself Trust yourself to find the path where there is no if and when Don't trust me to show you the truth When the truth may only be ashes and dust If you want somebody you can trust, trust yourself [Verse 3] Well, you're on your own, you always were In a land of wolves and thieves Don't put your hope in ungodly man Or be a slave to what somebody else believes [Verse 4] Trust yourself And you won't be disappointed when vain people let you down Trust yourself And look not for answers where no answers can be found Don't trust me to show you love When my love may be only lust If you want somebody you can trust, trust yourself -------- 1985 Empire Burlesque -------- -------- When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky -------- [Verse 1] Look out across the fields, see me returning Smoke is in your eye, you draw a smile From the fireplace where my letters to you are burning You've had time to think about it for a while [Verse 2] Well, I've walked two hundred miles, now look me over It's the end of the chase and the moon is high It won't matter who loves who You'll love me or I'll love you When the night comes falling from the sky [Verse 3] I can see through your walls and I know you're hurting Sorrow covers you up like a cape Only yesterday I know that you've been flirting With disaster that you managed to escape [Verse 4] I can't provide for you no easy answers Who are you that I should have to lie? You'll know all about it, love It'll fit you like a glove When the night comes falling from the sky [Verse 5] I can hear your trembling heart beat like a river You must have been protecting someone last time I called I've never asked you for nothing you couldn't deliver I've never asked you to set yourself up for a fall [Verse 6] I saw thousands who could have overcome the darkness For the love of a lousy buck, I've watched them die Stick around, baby, we're not through Don't look for me, I'll see you When the night comes falling from the sky [Verse 7] In your teardrops, I can see my own reflection It was on the northern border of Texas where I crossed the line I don't want to be a fool starving for affection I don't want to drown in someone else's wine [Verse 8] For all eternity I think I will remember That icy wind that's howling in your eye You will seek me and you'll find me In the wasteland of your mind When the night comes falling from the sky [Verse 9] Well, I sent you my feelings in a letter But you were gambling for support This time tomorrow I'll know you better When my memory is not so short [Verse 10] This time I'm asking for freedom Freedom from a world which you deny And you'll give it to me now I'll take it anyhow When the night comes falling from the sky -------- 1986 Knocked Out Loaded -------- -------- Brownsville Girl -------- [Verse 1] Well, there was this movie I seen one time About a man riding 'cross the desert and it starred Gregory Peck He was shot down by a hungry kid trying to make a name for himself The townspeople wanted to crush that kid down and string him up by the neck [Verse 2] Well, the marshal, now he beat that kid to a bloody pulp As the dying gunfighter lay in the sun and gasped for his last breath "Turn him loose, let him go, let him say he outdrew me fair and square I want him to feel what it's like to every moment face his death" [Verse 3] Well, I keep seeing this stuff and it just comes a-rolling in And you know it blows right through me like a ball and chain You know I can't believe we've lived so long and are still so far apart The memory of you keeps calling after me like a rolling train [Verse 4] I can still see the day that you came to me on the painted desert In your busted down Ford and your platform heels I could never figure out why you chose that particular place to meet Ah, but you were right. It was perfect as I got in behind the wheel [Verse 5] Well, we drove that car all night into San Anton' And we slept near the Alamo, your skin was so tender and soft Way down in Mexico you went out to find a doctor and you never came back I would have gone on after you but I didn't feel like letting my head get blown off [Verse 6] Well, we're driving' this car and the sun is coming' up over the Rockies Now I know she ain't you but she's here and she's got that dark rhythm in her soul But I'm too over the edge and I ain't in the mood anymore to remember the times When I was your only man And she don't want to remind me. She knows this car would go out of control [Hook] Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above Brownsville girl, show me all around the world Brownsville girl, you're my honey love [Verse 7] Well, we crossed the panhandle and then we headed towards Amarillo We pulled up where Henry Porter used to live. He owned a Wreckin' lot outside of town about a mile Ruby was in the backyard hanging clothes, she had her red hair tied back. She saw us come rolling up in a trail of dust She said, "Henry ain't here but you can come on in, he'll be back in a little while" [Verse 8] Then she told us how times were tough and about how she was thinking' of Bumming a ride back from where she started But ya know, she changed the subject every time money came up She said, "Welcome to the land of the living dead" You could tell she was so broken hearted She said, "Even the swap meets around here are getting pretty corrupt" [Verse 9] "How far are y'all going?" Ruby asked us with a sigh "We're going all the way 'till the wheels fall off and burn 'Til the sun peels the paint and the seat covers fade and the water moccasin dies" Ruby just smiled and said, "Ah, you know some babies never learn" [Verse 10] Something about that movie though, well I just can't get it out of my head But I can't remember why I was in it or what part I was supposed to play All I remember about it was Gregory Peck and the way people moved And a lot of them seemed to be looking' my way [Hook] [Verse 11] Well, they were looking for somebody with a pompadour I was crossing' the street when shots rang out I didn't know whether to duck or to run, so I ran "We got him cornered in the churchyard," I heard somebody shout [Verse 12] Well, you saw my picture in the Corpus Christi Tribune. Underneath it It said, "A man with no alibi" You went out on a limb to testify for me, you said I was with you Then when I saw you break down in front of the judge and cry real tears It was the best acting I saw anybody do [Verse 13] Now I've always been the kind of person that doesn't like to trespass But sometimes you just find yourself over the line Oh if there's an original thought out there, I could use it right now You know, I feel pretty good, but that is not saying' much. I could feel a whole lot better If you were just here by my side to show me how [Verse 14] Well, I'm standing' in line in the rain to see a movie starring Gregory Peck Yeah, but you know it's not the one that I had in mind He's got a new one out now, I don't even know what it's about But I'll see him in anything so I'll stand in line [Hook] [Verse 15] You know, it's funny how things never turn out the way you had 'em planned The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter is that his name wasn't Henry Porter And you know there was something' about you baby that I liked that was always too good for this world Just like you always said there was something' about me you liked That I left behind in the French Quarter [Verse 16] Strange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than people who are most content I don't have any regrets, they can talk about me plenty when I'm gone You always said people don't do what they believe in, they just do what's most convenient, then they repent And I always said, "Hang on to me, baby, and let's hope that the roof stays on" [Verse 17] There was a movie I seen one time, I think I sat through it twice I don't remember who I was or where I was bound All I remember about it was it starred Gregory Peck, he wore a gun And he was shot in the back Seems like a long time ago, long before the stars were torn down [Hook] -------- 1986 Knocked Out Loaded -------- -------- Driftin' Too Far from Shore -------- [Verse 1] I didn't know that you'd be leaving' Or who you thought you were talking' to I figure maybe we're even Or maybe I'm one up on you [Verse 2] I send you all my money Just like I did before I tried to reach you honey But you're drifting too far from shore [Chorus] Drifting too far from shore Drifting too far from shore Drifting too far from shore Drifting too far from shore [Verse 3] I ain't gonna get lost in this current I don't like playing cat and mouse No gentleman likes making love to a servant Especially when he's in his father's house [Verse 4] I never could guess your weight, baby Never needed to call you my whore I always thought you were straight, baby But you're drifting too far from shore [Chorus] [Verse 5] Well these times and these tunnels are haunted The bottom of the barrel is too I waited years sometimes for what I wanted Everybody can't be as lucky as you [Verse 6] Never no more do I wonder Why you don't never play with me anymore At any moment you could go under 'Cause you're drifting too far from shore [Chorus] [Verse 7] You and me we had completeness I give you all of what I could provide We weren't on the wrong side, sweetness We were the wrong side [Verse 8] I've already ripped out the phones, honey You can't walk the streets in a war I can finish this alone honey You're drifting too far from shore -------- 1986 Knocked Out Loaded -------- -------- Got My Mind Made Up -------- [Intro] Don't ever try to change me I been in this thing too long There's nothing' you can say or do To make me think I'm wrong [Verse 1] Well, I'm going' off to Libya There's a guy I gotta see He's been living there three years now In an oil refinery I've got my mind made up Oh, I have got my mind made up [Verse 2] Call your Ma in Tallahassee Tell her her baby's on the line Tell her not to worry Everything is gonna be fine [Verse 3] Well, I gave you all my money All my connections, too There ain't nothing' in this world, girl You can say I didn't give to you I've got my mind made up I've got my mind made up [Verse 4] You will be alright, girl Someone's watching' over you He won't do nothing' to you Baby that I wouldn't do [Outro] Well, if you don't want to see me Look the other way You don't have to feed me I ain't your dog that's gone astray I got my mind made up I got my mind made up I got my mind made up I got my mind made up I got my mind made up -------- 1986 Knocked Out Loaded -------- -------- Maybe Someday -------- [Verse 1] Maybe someday you'll be satisfied When you've lost everything you'll have nothing left to hide When you're through running over things like you're walking 'across the tracks Maybe you'll beg me to take you back Maybe someday you'll find out everybody's somebody's fool Maybe then you'll realize what it would have taken to keep me cool Maybe someday when you're by yourself alone You'll know the love that I had for you have been never my own [Verse 2] Maybe someday you'll have nowhere to turn You'll look back and wonder 'bout the bridges you have burned You'll look back sometime when the lights grow dim And you'll see you look much better with me than you do with him Through hostile cities and unfriendly towns Thirty pieces of silver, no money down Maybe someday, you will understand That something for nothing is everybody's plan [Verse 3] Maybe someday you'll remember what you felt When there was blood on the moon in the cotton belt When both of us, baby, we're going through some sort of a test Neither one of us could do what we do best I should have known better, baby, I should have called your bluff I guess I was too off the handle, not sentimental enough Maybe someday, you'll believe me when I say That I wanted you, baby, in every kind of way [Verse 4] Maybe someday you'll hear a voice from on high Saying', "For whose sake did you live, for whose sake did you die?" Forgive me, baby, for what I didn't do For not breaking down no bedroom door to get at you Always was a sucker for the right cross Never wanted to go home 'till the last cent was lost Maybe someday you will look back and see That I made it so easy for you to follow me [Verse 5] Maybe someday there'll be nothing to tell I'm just as happy as you, baby, I just can't say it so well Never slumbered or slept or waited for lightning to strike There's no excuse for you to say that we don't think alike You said you were going' to Frisco, stay a couple of months I always like San Francisco, I was there for a party once Maybe someday you'll see that it's true There was no greater love than what I had for you -------- 1986 Knocked Out Loaded -------- -------- Precious Memories -------- [Verse 1] As I travel down life's pathway Know not what the years may hold As I ponder, hopes grow fonder Precious memories flood my soul [Verse 2] Precious father, loving mother Glide across the lonely years And old homes scenes of my childhood In fond memory appears [Verse 3] Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious sacred scenes unfold -------- 1986 Knocked Out Loaded -------- -------- They Killed Him -------- [Verse 1] There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi He would not bow down he would not fight He knew the deal was down and dirty And nothing wrong could make it right away But he knew his duty and the prize he had to pay Just another holy man who tried to be a friend My God, they killed him [Verse 2] Another man from Atlanta, Georgia By name of Martin Luther King He shook the land like the rolling thunder And made the bells of freedom ring today With a dream of beauty that they could not burn away Just another holy man who dared to make a stand My God, they killed him [Verse 3] The only Son of God Almighty The holy one called Jesus Christ He healed the lame and fed the hungry And for his love they took his life away On the road to glory where the story never ends Just the holy Son of Man we'll never understand My God, they killed him [Verse 4] There was a man named Mahatma Gandi A man named Martin Luther King The only Son of God Almighty The only one called Jesus Christ On the road to glory where the story never ends Just the holy Son of Man we'll never understand My God, they killed him [Verse 5] There was a man named Mahatma Gandi A man named Martin Luther King The only Son of God Almighty The only one called Jesus Christ On the road to glory where the story never ends Just the holy Son of Man we'll never understand My God, they killed him -------- 1986 Knocked Out Loaded -------- -------- Under Your Spell -------- [Intro] Something' about you that I can't shake Don't know how much more of this I can take Baby, I'm under your spell [Verse 1] I was knocked out and loaded in the naked night When my last dream exploded, I noticed your light Baby, oh what a story I could tell It's been nice seeing you, you read me like a book If you ever want to reach me, you know where to look Baby, I'll be at the same hotel [Verse 2] I'd like to help you but I'm in a bit of a jam I'll call you tomorrow if there's phones where I am Baby, caught between heaven and hell But I will be back, I will survive You'll never get rid of me as long as you're alive Baby, can't you tell [Bridge] Well it's four in the morning by the sound of the birds I'm staring' at your picture, I'm hearing' your words Baby, they ring in my head like a bell [Verse 3] Everywhere you go it's enough to break hearts Someone always gets hurt, a fire always starts You were too hot to handle, you were breaking every vow I trusted your baby, you can trust me now [Verse 4] Turn back baby, wipe your eye Don't think I'm leaving here without a kiss goodbye Baby, is there anything left to tell? I'll see you later when I'm not so out of my head Maybe next time I'll let the dead bury the dead Baby, what more can I tell? [Outro] Well the desert is hot, the mountain is cursed Pray that I don't die of thirst Baby, two feet from the well -------- 1986 Knocked Out Loaded -------- -------- You Wanna Ramble -------- [Verse 1] Well I told my baby I said "Baby, I know Where you been Well, I know who you are And what league you played in" You wanna ramble To the break of dawn You wanna ramble To the break of dawn You wanna ramble To the break of dawn [Verse 2] Well, the night is so empty So quit and still For only fifteen Hundred dollars You can have anybody killed You wanna ramble To the break of dawn You wanna ramble To the break of dawn You wanna ramble To the break of dawn [Verse 3] Well, I told my baby Further down the line I said, "What happens tomorrow Is on your head, not mine" You wanna ramble To the break of dawn You wanna ramble To the break of dawn You wanna ramble To the break of dawn -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Death Is Not the End -------- [Verse 1] When you're sad and when you're lonely And you haven't got a friend Just remember that death is not the end And all that you've held sacred Falls down and does not mend Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end [Verse 2] When you're standing at the crossroads That you cannot comprehend Just remember that death is not the end And all your dreams have vanished And you don't know what's up the bend Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end [Verse 3] When the storm clouds gather 'round you And heavy rains descend Just remember that death is not the end And there's no one there to comfort you With a helping hand to lend Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end [Bridge] Oh, the tree of life is growing Where the spirit never dies And the bright light of salvation shines In dark and empty skies [Verse 4] When the cities are on fire With the burning flesh of men Just remember that death is not the end And you search in vain to find Just one law-abiding citizen Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Had a Dream About You, Baby -------- [Verse 1] I got to see you baby, I don't care It may be someplace, baby, you say where [Chorus] I had a dream about you, baby Had a dream about you, baby Late last night you come a-rolling across my mind [Verse 2] You got the crazy rhythm when you walk You make me nervous when you start to talk [Chorus] I had a dream about you, baby Had a dream about you, baby Late last night you come a-rolling across my mind [Verse 3] Standing on the highway, you flag me down Said, take me Daddy, to the nearest town [Chorus] I had a dream about you, baby Had a dream about you, baby Late last night you come a-rolling across my mind [Bridge] The joint is jumping It's really something The beat is pumping My heart is thumping Spent my money on you honey My limbs are shaking My mind is breaking [Verse 4] You kiss me, baby, in the coffee shop You make me so mad, I tell you to stop [Chorus] I had a dream about you, baby Had a dream about you, baby Late last night you come a-rolling across my mind [Verse 5] You wear a blue scarf upon your head Wearing a long dress fire engine red [Chorus] I had a dream about you, baby Had a dream about you, baby Late last night you come a-rolling across my mind -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Let's Stick Together -------- [Verse 1] Well, a young marriage vow, you know, it's very sacred The man put us together, now, you wanna make it Stick together Come on, come on, stick together [Verse 2] You know, you made a vow, not to leave one another, never Well, ya never miss you water till your well runs dry Come on, baby, give our love a try, let's stick together Come on, come on, stick together We made a vow, not to leave one another, never [Verse 3] Well, ya never miss your water till your well runs dry Come one, baby, give our love a try, let's stick together Come on, come on, stick together You know, we made a vow, not to leave one another, never [Verse 4] It might be tough for a while, but consider the child Cannot be happy without his mom and his pappy Let's stick together Come on, come on, stick together You know, we made a vow, not to leave one another, never -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street) -------- [Verse 1] I took you home from a party and we kissed in fun A few stolen kisses and no harm was done Instead of stopping when we could we went right on Till suddenly we found that the brakes were gone [Verse 2] You belong to someone else, and I do too It's just crazy bein' here with you As a bad motorcycle with the devil in the seat Going ninety miles an hour down a dead end street Ninety miles an hour down a dead end street [Verse 3] I didn't want to want you, but now I have no choice It's too late to listen to that warning voice All I hear is thunder of two hearts beat Going ninety miles an hour down a dead end street Ninety miles an hour down a dead end street [Verse 4] You're not free to belong to me And you know I could never be your own Your lips on mine are like a sweet, sweet wine But we're heading for a wall of stone [Verse 5] Warning signs are flashing every where, but we pay no heed 'Stead of slowing down the place, we keep a picking up speed Disaster's getting closer every time we meet Going ninety miles an hour down a dead end street Yeah, ninety miles an hour down a dead end street Well, ninety miles an hour down a dead end street -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Rank Strangers to Me -------- [Verse 1] I wandered again to my home in the mountain Where in youth's early days I was happy and free I looked for my friends but I never could find them I found they were all rank strangers to me [Chorus] Everybody I met seemed to be a rank stranger No mother or dad not a friend could I see They knew not my name and I knew not their faces I found they were all rank strangers to me [Verse 2] They all moved away, said a voice of a stranger "To that beautiful home by the bright crystal sea" Some beautiful day I'll meet them in heaven Where no one will be a stranger to me [Chorus] -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Sally Sue Brown -------- [Verse 1] Look who's back in town Ain't nobody but Sally Sue Brown All you boys better run for cover If you don't a-wanna be a broken hearted lover [Verse 2] See her in that very tight skirt Got what it takes Just to make you hurt Don't be deceived by those big bright eyes Prefer to treat her nasty and low down lies [Pre-Chorus] Makes no difference where she's been I'm go in south and doing them things again Bake in a hot tub, down the line I'd rather see you ruin this a-heart of mine [Chorus] I'll go see them come down my way Like a fool you're gonna hear me say "I'll lay at your bed Sally Sue Brown Please let me love you, baby Don't put me down" [Pre-Chorus] Makes no difference where she's been I'm go in south and doing them things again Bake in a hot tub, down the line I'd rather see you ruin this a-heart of mine [Chorus] I'll go see them come down my way Like a fool you're gonna hear me say "I'll lay at your bed Sally Sue Brown Please let me love you, baby Don't put me down" -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Shenandoah -------- [Verse 1] Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you Look away, you rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you Look away. We're bound away Across the wide Missouri [Verse 2] Now the Missouri is a mighty river Look away, you rolling river Indians camp along her border Look away. We're bound away Across the wide Missouri [Verse 3] Well a white man loved an Indian maiden Look away, you rolling river With notions his canoe was laden Look away, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri [Verse 4] Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter Look away, you rolling river It was for her I'd cross the water Look away, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri [Verse 5] For seven long years I courted Sally Look away, you rolling river Seven more years I longed to have her Look away, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri [Verse 6] Well, it's fare-thee-well, my dear I'm bound to leave you Look away you rolling river Shenandoah, I will not deceive you Look away, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Silvio -------- [Verse 1] Stake my future on a hell of a past Looks like tomorrow is coming on fast Ain't complaining 'bout what I got Seen better times, but who has not? [Chorus] Silvio Silver and gold Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio I gotta go Find out something only dead men know [Verse 2] Honest as the next jade rolling that stone When I come knocking don't throw me no bone I'm an old boll weevil looking for a home If you don't like it you can leave me alone [Verse 3] I can snap my fingers and require the rain From a clear blue sky and turn it off again I can stroke your body and relieve your pain And charm the whistle off an evening train [Verse 4] I give what I got until I got no more I take what I get until I even the score You know I love you and furthermore When it's time to go you got an open door [Verse 5] I can tell you fancy, I can tell you plain You give something up for everything you gain Since every pleasure's got an edge of pain Pay for your ticket and don't complain [Verse 6] One of these days and it won't be long Going down in the valley and sing my song I will sing it loud and sing it strong Let the echo decide if I was right or wrong [Chorus] -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- Ugliest Girl in the World -------- [Verse 1] The woman that I love she got a hook in her nose Her eyebrows meet, she wears second hand clothes She speaks with a stutter and she walks with a hop I don't know why I love her but I just can't stop [Chorus] You know I love her Yeah I love her I'm in love with the Ugliest Girl in the World [Verse 2] If I ever lose her I will go insane I go half crazy when she calls my name When she says baby I l-l-love you There ain't nothing in the world that I wouldn't do [Chorus] [Verse 3] The woman that I love she got two flat feet Her knees knock together walking down the street She cracks her knuckles and she snores in bed She ain't much to look at but like I said [Chorus] [Verse 4] I don't mean to say that she got nothing going She got a weird sense of humor that's all her own When I get low she sets me on my feet Got a five inch smile but her breath is sweet [Chorus] [Verse 5] The woman that I love she a got a prizefighter nose Cauliflower ears and a run in her hose She speaks with a stutter and she walks with a hop I don't know why I love her but I just can't stop -------- 1988 Down in the Groove -------- -------- When Did You Leave Heaven? -------- [Verse 1] When did you leave heaven ? How could they let you go ? How's every thing in heaven ? I'd like to know [Verse 2] Why did you trade heaven ? For all these earthly things ? Where on earth you hide halo ? Where did you lose your wings ? [Verse 3] Have they missed you ? Can you get back in ? If I kiss you would it be a sin ? I am only human but you are so divine When did you leave heaven angel mine ? -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- Disease of Conceit -------- [Verse 1] There's a whole lot of people suffering tonight From the disease of conceit Whole lot of people struggling tonight From the disease of conceit Comes right down the highway Straight down the line Rips into your senses Through your body and your mind Nothing about it that's sweet The disease of conceit [Verse 2] There's a whole lot of hearts breaking tonight From the disease of conceit Whole lot of hearts shaking tonight From the disease of conceit Steps into your room Eats your soul Over your senses You have no control Ain't nothing too discreet About the disease of conceit [Verse 3] There's a whole lot of people dying tonight From the disease of conceit Whole lot of people crying tonight From the disease of conceit Comes right out of nowhere And you're down for the count From the outside world The pressure will mount Turn you into a piece of meat The disease of conceit [Bridge] Conceit is a disease That the doctors got no cure They've done a lot of research on it But what it is, they're still not sure [Verse 4] There's a whole lot of people in trouble tonight From the disease of conceit Whole lot of people seeing double tonight From the disease of conceit Give ya delusions of grandeur And a evil eye Give you the idea that You're too good to die Then they bury you from your head to your feet From the disease of conceit -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- Everything Is Broken -------- [Intro] Broken lines, broken strings Broken threads, broken springs Broken idols, broken heads People sleeping in broken beds Ain't no use jiving Ain't no use joking Everything is broken [Verse 1] Broken bottles, broken plates Broken switches, broken gates Broken dishes, broken parts Streets are filled with broken hearts Broken words never meant to be spoken Everything is broken Seem like every time you stop and turn around Something else just hit the ground [Verse 2] Broken cutters, broken saws Broken buckles, broken laws Broken bodies, broken bones Broken voices on broken phones Take a deep breath, feel like you're choking Everything is broken Every time you leave and go off someplace Things fall to pieces in my face [Outro] Broken hands on broken ploughs Broken treaties, broken vows Broken pipes, broken tools People bending broken rules Hound dog howling, bullfrog croaking Everything is broken -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- Man in the Long Black Coat -------- [Verse 1] Crickets are chirping, the water is high There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin' dry Window wide open, African trees Bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze Not a word of goodbye, not even a note She gone with the man In the long black coat [Verse 2] Somebody seen him hanging around At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town He looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask If he wanted to dance, he had a face like a mask Somebody said from the Bible he'd quote There was dust on the man In the long black coat [Verse 3] Preacher was a talkin', there's a sermon he gave He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved You cannot depend on it to be your guide When it's you who must keep it satisfied It ain't easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat She gave her heart to the man In the long black coat [Verse 4] There are no mistakes in life some people say It is true sometimes you can see it that way But people don't live or die, people just float She went with the man In the long black coat [Verse 5] There's smoke on the water, it's been there since June Tree trunks uprooted, 'neath the high crescent moon Feel the pulse and vibration and the rumbling force Somebody is out there beating a dead horse She never said nothing, there was nothing she wrote She gone with the man In the long black coat -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- Most of the Time -------- [Verse 1] Most of the time I'm clear focused all around Most of the time I can keep both feet on the ground I can follow the path, I can read the signs Stay right with it when the road unwinds I can handle whatever I stumble upon I don't even notice she gone Most of the time [Verse 2] Most of the time It's well understood Most of the time I wouldn't change it if I could I can make it all match up, I can hold my own I can deal with the situation right down to the bone I can survive, I can endure And I don't even think about her Most of the time [Verse 3] Most of the time My head is on straight Most of the time I'm strong enough not to hate I don't build up illusion 'till it makes me sick I ain't afraid of confusion no matter how thick I can smile in the face of mankind Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine Most of the time [Bridge] Most of the time She ain't even in my mind I wouldn't know her if I saw her She's that far behind Most of the time I can't even be sure If she was ever with me Or if I was ever with her [Verse 5] Most of the time I'm halfway content Most of the time I know exactly where it all went I don't cheat on myself, I don't run and hide Hide from the feelings that are buried inside I don't compromise and I don't pretend I don't even care if I ever see her again Most of the time -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- Political World -------- [Verse 1] We live in a political world Love don't have any place We're living in times where men commit crimes And crime don't have a face [Verse 2] We live in a political world Icicles hanging down Wedding bells ring and angels sing Clouds cover up the ground [Verse 3] We live in a political world Wisdom is thrown into jail It rots in a cell, is misguided as hell Leaving no one to pick up a trail [Verse 4] We live in a political world Where mercy walks the plank Life is in mirrors, death disappears Up the steps into the nearest bank [Verse 5] We live in a political world Where courage is a thing of the past Houses are haunted, children are unwanted The next day could be your last [Verse 6] We live in a political world The one we can see and can feel But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck We all know for sure that it's real [Verse 7] We live in a political world In the cities of lonesome fear Little by little you turn in the middle But you're never sure why you're here [Verse 8] We live in a political world Under the microscope You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there You always got more than enough rope [Verse 9] We live in a political world Turning and a-thrashing about As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take What looks like the easy way out [Verse 10] We live in a political world Where peace is not welcome at all It's turned away from the door to wander some more Or put up against the wall [Verse 11] We live in a political world Everything is hers or his Climb into the frame and shout God's name But you're never sure what it is -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- Ring Them Bells -------- [Verse 1] Ring them bells, ye heathen From the city that dreams Ring them bells from the sanctuaries 'Cross the valleys and streams For they're deep and they're wide And the world's on its side And time is running backwards And so is the bride [Verse 2] Ring them bells St. Peter Where the four winds blow Ring them bells with an iron hand So the people will know Oh it's rush hour now On the wheel and the plow And the sun is going down Upon the sacred cow [Verse 3] Ring them bells Sweet Martha For the poor man's son Ring them bells so the world will know That God is one Oh the shepherd is asleep Where the willows weep And the mountains are filled With lost sheep [Verse 4] Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf Ring them bells for all of us who are left Ring them bells for the chosen few Who will judge the many when the game is through Ring them bells, for the time that flies For the child that cries When innocence dies [Verse 5] Ring them bells St. Catherine From the top of the room Ring them from the fortress For the lilies that bloom Oh the lines are long And the fighting is strong And they're breaking down the distance Between right and wrong -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- Shooting Star -------- [Verse 1] Seen a shooting star tonight And I thought of you You were trying to break into another world A world I never knew I always kind of wondered If you ever made it through Seen a shooting star tonight And I thought of you [Verse 2] Seen a shooting star tonight And I thought of me If I was still the same If I ever became what you wanted me to be Did I miss the mark or overstep the line That only you could see? Seen a shooting star tonight And I thought of me [Verse 3] Listen to the engine, listen to the bell As the last fire truck from hell Goes rolling by All good people are praying It's the last temptation, the last account The last time you might hear the sermon on the mount The last radio is playing [Verse 4] Seen a shooting star tonight Slip away Tomorrow will be Another day Guess it's too late to say the things to you That you needed to hear me say Seen a shooting star tonight Slip away -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- What Good Am I? -------- [Verse 1] What good am I if I'm like all the rest If I just turn away, when I see how you're dressed If I shut myself off so I can't hear you cry What good am I? [Verse 2] What good am I if I know and don't do If I see and don't say, if I look right through you If I turn a deaf ear to the thundering sky What good am I? [Verse 3] What good am I while you softly weep And I hear in my head what you say in your sleep And I freeze in the moment like the rest who don't try What good am I? [Verse 4] What good am I then to others and me If I've had every chance and yet still fail to see If my hands are tied must I not wonder within Who tied them and why and where must I have been? [Verse 5] What good am I if I say foolish things And I laugh in the face of what sorrow brings And I just turn my back while you silently die What good am I? -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- What Was It You Wanted -------- [Verse 1] What was it you wanted? Tell me again so I'll know What's happening in there What's going on in your show What was it you wanted Could you say it again? I'll be back in a minute You can get it together by then [Verse 2] What was it you wanted You can tell me, I'm back We can start it all over Get it back on the track You got my attention Go ahead, speak What was it you wanted When you were kissing my cheek? [Verse 3] Was there somebody looking When you give me that kiss Someone there in the shadows Someone that I might have missed? Is there something you needed Something I don't understand What was it you wanted Do I have it here in my hand? [Verse 4] Whatever you wanted Slipped out of my mind Would you remind me again If you'd be so kind Has the record been breaking Did the needle just skip Is there somebody waiting Was there a slip of the lip? [Verse 5] What was it you wanted I ain't keeping score Are you the same person That was here before? Is it something important? Maybe not What was it you wanted? Tell me again I forgot [Verse 6] Whatever you wanted What could it be Did somebody tell you That you could get it from me Is it something that comes natural Is it easy to say Why do you want it Who are you anyway? [Verse 7] Is the scenery changing Am I getting it wrong Is the whole thing going backwards Are they playing our song? Where were you when it started Do you want it for free What was it you wanted Are you talking to me? -------- 1989 Oh Mercy -------- -------- Where Teardrops Fall -------- [Verse 1] Far away where the soft winds blow Far away from it all There is a place you go Where teardrops fall [Verse 2] Far away in the stormy night Far away and over the wall You are there in the flickering light Where teardrops fall [Verse 3] We banged the drum slowly And played the fife lowly You know the song in my heart In the turning of twilight In the shadows of moonlight You can show me a new place to start [Verse 4] I've torn my clothes and I've drained the cup Stripping away at it all Thinking of you when the sun comes up Where teardrops fall [Verse 5] By rivers of blindness In love and with kindness We could hold up a toast if we meet To the cutting of fences To sharpen the senses That linger in the fireball heat [Verse 6] Roses are red, violets are blue And time is beginning to crawl I just might have to come see you Where teardrops fall -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- 10,000 Men -------- [Intro] Ten thousand men on a hill Ten thousand men on a hill Some of 'm going' down, some of 'm gonna get killed [Verse 1] Ten thousand men dressed in Oxford blue Ten thousand men dressed in Oxford blue Drumming in the morning, in the evening they'll be coming for you [Verse 2] Ten thousand men on the move Ten thousand men on the move None of them doing nothin' that your mama wouldn't disapprove [Verse 3] Ten thousand men digging for silver and gold Ten thousand men digging for silver and gold All clean shaven, all coming in from the cold [Verse 4] Hey! Who could your lover be? Hey! Who could your lover be? Let me eat off his head so you can really see! [Verse 5] Ten thousand women all dressed in white Ten thousand women all dressed in white Standing at my window wishing me Goodnight [Verse 6] Ten thousand men looking so lean and frail Ten thousand men looking so lean and frail Each one of 'm got seven wives, each one of 'm just out of jail [Verse 7] Ten thousand women all sweepin' my room Ten thousand women all sweepin' my room Spilling my buttermilk, sweeping it up with a broom [Outro] Ooh, baby, thank you for my tea! Baby, thank you for my tea! It's so sweet of you to be so nice to me -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- 2 X 2 -------- [Intro] One by one, they followed the sun One by one, until there were none Two by two, to their lovers they flew Two by two, into the foggy dew Three by three, they danced on the sea Four by four, they danced on the shore Five by five, they tried to survive Six by six, they were playing with tricks [Verse 1] How many paths did they try and fail? How many of their brothers and sisters lingered in jail? How much poison did they inhale? How many black cats crossed their trail? [Verse 2] Seven by seven, they headed for heaven Eight by eight, they got to the gate Nine by nine, they drank the wine Ten by ten, they drank it again [Verse 3] How many tomorrows have they given away? How many compared to yesterday? How many more without any reward? How many more can they afford? [Verse 4] Two by two, they stepped into the ark Two by two, they step in the dark Three by three, they're turning the key Four by four, they turn it some more [Outro] One by one, they follow the sun Two by two, to another rendezvous -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- Born in Time -------- [Verse 1] In the lonely night In the blinking stardust of a pale blue light You're coming' thru to me in black and white When we were made of dreams [Verse 2] You're blowing down the shaky street You're hearing my heart beat In the record-breaking heat Where we were born in time [Verse 3] Not one more night, not one more kiss Not this time baby, no more of this Takes too much skill, takes too much will It's revealing [Verse 4] You came, you saw, just like the law You married young, just like your ma You tried and tried, you made me slide You left me reeling with this feeling [Verse 5] On the rising curve Where the ways of nature will test every nerve You won't get anything you don't deserve Where we were born in time [Verse 6] You pressed me once, you pressed me twice You hang the flame, you'll pay the price Oh babe, that fire [Verse 7] Is still smoking You were snow, you were rain You were striped, you were plain Oh babe, truer words Have not been spoken or broken [Verse 8] In the hills of mystery In the foggy web of destiny You can have what's left of me Where we were born in time -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- Cat's in the Well -------- [Intro] The cat's in the well, the wolf is looking down The cat's in the well, the wolf is looking down He got his big bushy tail dragging all over the ground [Verse 1] The cat's in the well, the gentle lady is asleep Cat's in the well, the gentle lady is asleep She ain't hearing a thing, the silence is a-stickin' her deep The cat's in the well and grief is showing its face The world's being slaughtered and it's such a bloody disgrace [Verse 2] The cat's in the well, the horse is going bumpety bump The cat's in the well, and the horse is going bumpety bump Back alley Sally is doing the American jump The cat's in the well, and Papa is reading the news His hair's falling out and all of his daughters need shoes [Verse 3] The cat's in the well and the barn is full of bull The cat's in the well and the barn is full of bull The night is so long and the table is oh, so full The cat's in the well and the servant is at the door The drinks are ready and the dogs are going to war [Outro] The cat's in the well, the leaves are starting to fall The cat's in the well, leaves are starting to fall Goodnight, my love, may the Lord have mercy on us all -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- God Knows -------- [Intro] God knows you ain't pretty God knows it's true God knows there ain't anybody Ever gonna take the place of you [Verse 1] God knows it's a struggle God knows it's a crime God knows there's gonna be no more water But fire next time [Verse 2] God don't call it treason God don't call it wrong It was supposed to last a season But it's been so strong for so long [Verse 3] God knows it's fragile God knows everything God knows it could snap apart right now Just like putting scissors to a string [Verse 4] God knows it's terrifying God sees it all unfold There's a million reasons for you to be crying You been so bold and so cold [Verse 5] God knows that when you see it God knows you've got to weep God knows the secrets of your heart He'll tell them to you when you're asleep [Verse 6] God knows there's a river God knows how to make it flow God knows you ain't gonna be taking Nothing with you when you go [Verse 7] God knows there's a purpose God knows there's a chance God knows you can rise above the darkest hour Of any circumstance [Verse 8] God knows there's a heaven God knows it's out of sight God knows we can get all the way from here to there Even if we've got to walk a million miles by candlelight -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- Handy Dandy -------- [Intro] Handy Dandy, controversy surrounds him He been around the world and back again Something in the moonlight still hounds him Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy [Verse 1] Handy Dandy, if every bone in his body was broken he would never admit it He got an all-girl orchestra and when he says "Strike up the band," they hit it Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy [Verse 2] You say, "What are ya made of?" He says, "Can you repeat what you said?" You'll say, "What are you afraid of?" He'll say, "Nothin'! Neither 'live nor dead." [Verse 3] Handy Dandy, he got a stick in his hand and a pocket full of money He says, "Darling, tell me the truth, how much time I got?" She says, "You got all the time in the world, honey" Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy [Verse 4] He's got that clear crystal fountain He's got that soft silky skin He's got that fortress on the mountain With no doors, no windows, no thieves can break in [Verse 5] Handy Dandy, sitting with a girl named Nancy in a garden feeling kind of lazy He says, "Ya want a gun? I'll give ya one." She says, "Boy, you talking crazy" Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy Handy Dandy, pour him another brandy [Verse 6] Handy Dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full of sorrow He finishes his drink, he gets up from the table, he says "Okay, boys, I'll see you tomorrow" Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- T.V. Talkin' Song -------- [Verse 1] One time in London I'd gone out for a walk Past a place called Hyde Park where people talk 'Bout all kinds of different gods, they have their point of view To anyone passing by, that's who they're talking to [Verse 2] There was someone on a platform talking to the folks About the T.V. god and all the pain that it invokes "It's too bright a light," he said, "for anybody's eyes If you've never seen one it's a blessing in disguise" [Verse 3] I moved in closer, got up on my toes Two men in front of me were coming to blows The man was saying something 'bout children when they're young Being sacrificed to it while lullabies are being sung [Verse 4] "The news of the day is on all the time All the latest gossip, all the latest rhyme Your mind is your temple, keep it beautiful and free Don't let an egg get laid in it by something you can't see" [Verse 4] "Pray for peace!" he said. You could feel it in the crowd My thoughts began to wander. His voice was ringing loud "It will destroy your family, your happy home is gone No one can protect you from it once you turn it on" [Verse 5] "It will lead you into some strange pursuits Lead you to the land of forbidden fruits It will scramble up your head and drag your brain about Sometimes you gotta do like Elvis did and shoot the damn thing out" [Verse 6] "It's all been designed," he said, "to make you lose your mind And when you go back to find it, there's nothing there to find Every time you look at it, your situation's worse If you feel it grabbing out for you, send for the nurse" [Verse 7] The crowd began to riot and they grabbed hold of the man There was pushing, there was shoving and everybody ran The T.V. crew was there to film it, they jumped right over me Later on that evening, I watched it on T.V -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- Unbelievable -------- [Verse 1] It's unbelievable, it's strange but true It's inconceivable it could happen to you You go north and you go south Just like bait in the fish's mouth You must be living' in the shadow of some kind of evil star It's unbelievable it would get this far [Verse 2] It's undeniable what they'd have you to think It's indescribable, it can drive you to drink They said it was the land of milk and honey Now they say it's the land of money Whoever thought they could ever make that stick It's unbelievable you can get this rich this quick [Verse 3] Every head is so dignified Every moon is so sanctified Every urge is so satisfied as long as you're with me All the silver, all the gold All the sweethearts you can hold That doesn't come back with stories untold Are hanging on a tree [Verse 4] It's unbelievable like a lead balloon It's so impossible to even learn the tune Kill that beast and feed that swine Scale that wall and smoke that vine Feed that horse and saddle up the drum It's unbelievable, the day would finally come [Verse 5] Once there was a man who had no eyes Every lady in the land told him lies He stood beneath the silver sky and his heart began to bleed Every brain is civilized Every nerve is analyzed Everything is criticized when you are in need [Verse 6] It's unbelievable, it's fancy-free So interchangeable, so delightful to see Turn your back, wash your hands There's always someone who understands It don't matter no more what you got to say It's unbelievable it would go down this way -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- Under the Red Sky -------- [Verse 1] There was a little boy and there was a little girl And they lived in an alley under the red sky There was a little boy and there was a little girl And they lived in an alley under the red sky [Verse 2] There was an old man and he lived in the moon One summer's day he came passing by There was an old man and he lived in the moon And one day he came passing by [Bridge] Someday little girl, everything for you is gonna be new Someday little girl, you'll have a diamond as big as your shoe [Verse 3] Let the wind blow low, let the wind blow high One day the little boy and the little girl were both baked in a pie Let the wind blow low, let the wind blow high One day the little boy and the little girl were both baked in a pie [Bridge] This is the key to the kingdom and this is the town This is the blind horse that leads you around [Verse 4] Let the bird sing, let the bird fly One day the man in the moon went home and the river went dry Let the bird sing, let the bird fly The man in the moon went home and the river went dry -------- 1990 Under the Red Sky -------- -------- Wiggle Wiggle -------- [Verse 1] Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a gypsy queen Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle all dressed in green Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle till the moon is blue Wiggle till the moon sees you [Verse 2] Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle in your boots and shoes Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, you got nothing to lose Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a swarm of bees Wiggle on your hands and knees [Verse 3] Wiggle to the front, wiggle to the rear Wiggle till you wiggle right out of here Wiggle till it opens, wiggle till it shuts Wiggle till it bites, wiggle till it cuts [Verse 4] Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead Wiggle--you can raise the dead [Verse 5] Wiggle till you're high, wiggle till you're higher Wiggle till you vomit fire Wiggle till it whispers, wiggle till it hums Wiggle till it answers, wiggle till it comes [Verse 6] Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like satin and silk Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a pail of milk Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, rattle and shake Wiggle like a big fat snak -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Arthur McBride -------- [Verse 1] Oh, me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride As we went a-walking down by the seaside Mark now what followed and what did betide For it being on Christmas morning Now, for recreation, we went on a tramp And we met Sergeant Napper and Corporal Vamp And a little wee drummer intending to camp For the day being pleasant and charming [Verse 2] "Good morning, good morning," the Sergeant he cried "And the same to you, gentlemen," we did reply Intending no harm but meant to pass by For it being on Christmas morning "But," says he, "My fine fellows, if you will enlist Ten guineas in gold I'll stick to your fist And a crown in the bargain for to kick up the dust And drink the king's health in the morning [Verse 3] "For a soldier, he leads a very fine life And he always is blessed with a charming young wife And he pays all his debts without sorrow or strife And he always lives pleasant and charming And a soldier, he always is decent and clean In the finest of clothing he's constantly seen While other poor fellows go dirty and mean And sup on thin gruel in the morning." [Verse 4] "But," says Arthur, "I wouldn't be proud of your clothes For you've only the lend of them, as I suppose But you dare not change them one night, for you know If you do, you'll be flogged in the morning And although that we're single and free We take great delight in our own company We have no desire strange places to see Although that your offers are charming [Verse 5] "And we have no desire to take your advance All hazards and dangers we barter on chance For you'd have no scruples for to send us to France Where we would get shot without warning," "Oh no," says the Sergeant. "I'll have no such chat And neither will I take it from snappy young brats For if you insult me with one other word I'll cut off your heads in the morning." [Verse 6] And Arthur and I, we soon drew our hogs And we scarce gave them time to draw their own blades When a trusty shillelagh came over their head And bid them take that as fair warning And their old rusty rapiers that hung by their sides We flung them as far as we could in the tide "Now take them up, devils!" cried Arthur McBride "And temper their edge in the morning!" [Verse 7] And the little wee drummer, we flattened his bow And we made a football of his rowdy-dow-dow Threw it in the tide for to rock and to roll And bade it a tedious returning And we having no money, paid them off in cracks We paid no respect to their two bloody backs And we lathered them there like a pair of wet sacks And left them for dead in the morning [Verse 8] And so, to conclude and to finish disputes We obligingly asked if they wanted recruits For we were the lads who would give them hard clouts And bid them look sharp in the morning' [Verse 9] Oh, me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride As we went a-walking down by the seaside Mark now what followed and what did betide For it being on Christmas morning -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Blackjack Davey -------- [Verse 1] Black Jack Davey come a-riden' on back A-whistling loud and merry Made the woods around him ring And he charmed the heart of a lady Charmed the heart of a lady [Verse 2] "How old are you, my pretty little miss How old are you, my honey" She answered to him with a lovin' smile "I'll be sixteen come Sunday Be sixteen come Sunday." [Verse 3] "Come and go with me, my pretty little miss Come and go with me, my honey Take you where the grass grows green You never will want for money You never will want for money [Chorus] "Pull off, pull off them high-heeled shoes All made of Spanish leather Get behind me on my horse And we'll ride off together We'll both go off together." Well, she pulled off them high-heeled shoes Made of Spanish leather Got behind him on his horse And they rode off together They rode off together [Verse 4] At night the boss came home Inquiring about this lady The servant spoke before she thought "She's been with Black Jack Dave Rode off with Black Jack Davey." [Verse 5] "Well, saddle for me my coal black stud He's speedier than the gray I rode all day and I'll ride all night And I'll overtake my lady I'll bring back my lady." [Verse 6] Well, he rode all night till the broad daylight Till he came to a river raging And there he spied his darling bride In the arms of Black Jack Davey Wrapped up with Black Jack Davey [Chorus] [Verse 7] "Would you forsake your house and home Would you forsake your baby? Would you forsake your husband, too To go with Black Jack Davey Rode off with Black Jack Davey?" [Verse 8] "Well, I'll forsake my house and home And I'll forsake my baby I'll forsake my husband, too For the love of Black Jack Davey Ride off with Black Jack Davey." [Verse 9] "Last night I slept in a feather bed Between my husband and baby Tonight I lay on the river banks In the arms of Black Jack Davey Love my Black Jack Davey." -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Canadee-I-O -------- [Verse 1] Well, it's all of fair and handsome girl She's all in her tender years She fell in love with a sailor boy It's true she loved him well For to go off to sea with him Like she did not know how She longed to see that seaport town Of Canadee-i-o [Verse 2] So she bargained with the sailor boy All for a piece of gold Straightaway then he led her Down into the hold Sayin', "I'll dress you up in sailor's clothes Your jacket shall be blue You'll see that seaport town Of Canadee-i-o [Verse 3] Now, when the other sailors heard the news Well, they fell into a rage And with all the ship's company They were willing to engage Saying, "We'll tie her hands and feet, my boys Overboard we'll throw her She'll never see that seaport town Called Canadee-i-o [Verse 4] Now, when the captain he heard the news Well, he too fell in a rage And with the whole ship's company He was willing to engage Sayin', "She'll stay in sailor's clothes Her color shall be blue She'll see that seaport town Call Canadee-i-o [Verse 5] Now, when they come down to Canada Scarcely 'bout half a year She's married this bold captain Who called her his dear She's dressed in silks and satins now She cuts a gallant show Finest of the ladies Down Canadee-i-o [Verse 6] Come, all you fair and tender girls Wheresoever you may be I'd have you to follow your own true love Whene'er he goes to sea For if the sailors prove false to you Well, the captain, he might prove true You'll see the honor I have gained By the wearing of the blue -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Diamond Joe -------- [Verse 1] Now There's a man you'll hear about Most anywhere you go And his holdings are in Texas And his name is Diamond Joe [Verse 2] And he carries all his money In a diamond-studded jar He never took much trouble With the process of the law [Verse 3] I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys Did offer him my hand He gave a string of horses So old they could not stand [Verse 4] And I nearly starved to death, boys He did mistreat me so And I never saved a dollar In the pay of Diamond Joe [Verse 5] Now his bread it was corn dodger And his meat you couldn't chaw Nearly drove me crazy With the wagging of his jaw [Verse 6] And the telling of his story Mean to let you know That there never was a rounder That could lie like Diamond Joe Instrumental [Verse 7] Now, I tried three times to quit him But he did argue so I'm still punching cattle In the pay of Diamond Joe [Verse 8] And when I'm called up yonder And it's my time to go Give my blankets to my buddies Give the fleas to Diamond Joe -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Frankie & Albert -------- Frankie was a good girl Everybody knows Paid one hundred dollars For Albert's new suite of clothes He was her man but he done her wrong Albert said, "I'm leaving you Won't be gone for long Don't wait up for me Or worry about me when I'm gone" He was her man but he done her wrong Frankie went down to the corner saloon Get a bucket of beer Said to the bartender "Has my lovin' man been here?" He was her man but he done her wrong "Well, I ain't gonna tell you no stories I ain't gonna tell you no lies I saw Albert an hour ago With a gal named Alice Bly" He was her man but he done her wrong Frankie went down to 12th street Lookin' up through the window high She saw her Albert there Lovein' up Alice Bly He was her man but he done her wrong Frankie pulled out a pistol Pulled out a forty-four Gun went off a rootie-toot-toot And Albert fell on the floor He was her man but he done her wrong Frankie got down upon her knees Took Albert into her lap Started to hug and kiss him But there was no bringin' him back He was her man but he done her wrong "Gimme a thousand policemen Throw me into a cell I shot my Albert dead And now I'm goin' to hell He was her man but he done me wrong" Judge said to the jury "plain as a thing can be A woman shot her lover down Murder in the second degree" He was her man but he done her wrong Frankie went to the scaffold Calm as a girl could be Turned her eyes up towards the heavens Said, "nearer, my god, to thee" He was her man but he done her wrong -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Froggie Went A-Courtin' -------- [Verse 1] Frog went a-courtin', and he did ride, Uh-huh Frog went a-courtin', and he did ride, Uh-huh Frog went a-courtin', and he did ride With a sword and a pistol by his side, Uh-huh [Verse 2] Well he rode up to Miss Mousey's door, Uh-huh Well he rode up to Miss Mousey's door, Uh-huh Well he rode up to Miss Mousey's door Gave three loud raps and a very big roar, Uh-huh [Verse 3] Said, "Miss Mouse, are you within?" Uh-huh Said he, "Miss Mouse, are you within?" Uh-huh Said, "Miss Mouse, are you within?" "Yes, kind sir, I sit and spin," Uh-huh [Verse 4] He took Miss Mousey on his knee, Uh-huh Took Miss Mousey on his knee, Uh-huh Took Miss Mousey on his knee Said, "Miss Mousey, will you marry me?" Uh-huh [Verse 5] "Without my uncle Rat's consent, Uh-huh "Without my uncle Rat's consent, Uh-huh "Without my uncle Rat's consent I wouldn't marry the president, Uh-huh" [Verse 6] Uncle Rat laughed and he shook his fat sides, Uh-huh Uncle Rat laughed and he shook his fat sides, Uh-huh Uncle Rat laughed and he shook his fat sides To think his niece would be a bride, Uh-huh [Verse 7] Uncle Rat went runnin' downtown, Uh-huh Uncle Rat went runnin' downtown, Uh-huh Uncle Rat went runnin' downtown To buy his niece a wedding gown, Uh-huh [Verse 8] Where shall the wedding supper be? Uh-huh Where shall the wedding supper be? Uh-huh Where shall the wedding supper be? Way down yonder in a hollow tree, Uh-huh [Verse 9] What should the wedding supper be? Uh-huh What should the wedding supper be? Uh-huh What should the wedding supper be? Fried mosquito in a black-eye pea, Uh-huh [Verse 10] Well, first to come in was a flyin' moth, Uh-huh First to come in was a flyin' moth, Uh-huh First to come in was a flyin' moth She laid out the table cloth, Uh-huh [Verse 11] Next to come in was a juney bug, Uh-huh Next to come in was a juney bug, Uh-huh Next to come in was a juney bug She brought the water jug, Uh-huh [Verse 12] Next to come in was a bumbley bee, Uh-huh Next to come in was a bumbley bee, Uh-huh Next to come in was a bumbley bee Sat mosquito on his knee, Uh-huh [Verse 13] Next to come in was a broken black flea, Uh-huh Next to come in was a broken black flea, Uh-huh Next to come in was a broken black flea Danced a jig with the bumbley bee, Uh-huh [Verse 14] Next to come in was Mrs. Cow, Uh-huh Next to come in was Mrs. Cow, Uh-huh Next to come in was Mrs. Cow She tried to dance but she didn't know how, Uh-huh [Verse 15] Next to come in was a little black tick, Uh-huh Next to come in was a little black tick, Uh-huh Next to come in was a little black tick She ate so much she made us sick, Uh-huh [Verse 16] Next to come in was a big black snake, Uh-huh Next to come in was a big black snake, Uh-huh Next to come in was a big black snake Ate up all of the wedding cake, Uh-huh [Verse 17] Next to come in was the old gray cat, Uh-huh Next to come in was the old gray cat, Uh-huh Next to come in was the old gray cat Swallowed the mouse and ate up the rat, Uh-huh [Verse 18] Mr. Frog went a-hoppin' up over the brook, Uh-huh Mr. Frog went a-hoppin' up over the brook, Uh-huh Mr. Frog went a-hoppin' up over the brook A lily-white duck come and swallowed him up, Uh-huh [Verse 19] A little piece of cornbread layin' on a shelf, Uh-huh A little piece of cornbread layin' on a shelf, Uh-huh A little piece of cornbread layin' on a shelf If you want anymore, you can sing it yourself, Uh-huh -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Hard Times (Ft. Willie Nelson) -------- Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears While we all sup sorrow with the poor There's a song that will linger forever in our ears Oh, hard times, come again no more 'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times, come again no more While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay There are frail forms fainting at the door Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say Oh, hard times, come again no more 'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times, come again no more There's pale drooping maiden who toils her life away With a worn out heart, whose better days are o'er Though her voice it would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day Oh, hard times, come again no more 'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times, come again no more 'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times, come again no more -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Jim Jones -------- [Verse 1] Come and listen for a moment, lads And hear me tell my tale How across the sea from England I was condemned to sail Now the jury found me guilty Then says the judge, says he "Oh, for life, Jim Jones, I'm sending you Across the stormy sea But take a tip before you ship To join the iron gang Don't get too gay in Botany Bay Or else you'll surely hang Or else you'll surely hang," says he "And after that, Jim Jones It's high above on the gallows tree The crows will pick your bones." [Verse 2] And our ship was high upon the sea Then pirates came along But the soldiers on our convict ship Were full five hundred strong For they opened fire and somehow drove That pirate ship away But I'd rather have joined that pirate ship Than gone to Botany Bay With the storms ragin' round us And the winds a-blowin' gale I'd rather have drowned in misery Than gone to New South Wales [Verse 3] Now it's day and night and the irons clang And like poor galley slaves We toil and toil, and when we die Must fill dishonored graves And it's by and by I'll slip my chains Well, into the bush I'll go And I'll join the bush rangers there Jack Donohue and co And some dark night, when everything Is silent in the town I'll shoot those tyrants one and all I'll gun the flogger down Oh, I'll give the law A little shock Remember what I say And they'll yet regret they've sent Jim Jones In chains to Botany Bay -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Little Maggie -------- [Verse 1] Oh, where is little Maggie Over yonder she stands Rifle on her shoulder Six-shooter in her hand [Verse 2] How can I ever stand it Just to see them two blue eyes Shining like some diamonds Like some diamonds in the sky [Verse 3] Rather be in some lonely hollow Where the sun don't ever shine Than to see you be another man's darling And to know that you'll never be mine [Verse 4] Well, it's march me away to the station With my suitcase in my hand Yes, march me away to the station I'm off to some far-distant land [Verse 5] Sometimes I have a nickel And sometimes I have a dime Sometimes I have ten dollars Just to pay for little Maggie's wine [Verse 6] Pretty flowers are made for blooming Pretty stars are made to shine Pretty girls are made for boy's love Little Maggie was made for mine [Verse 7] Well, yonder stands little Maggie With a dram glass in her hand She's a drinking down her troubles Over courting some other man -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Sittin' on Top of the World -------- [Verse 1] Was in the summer One early fall Just tryin' to find my Little all and all Now she's gone An' I don't worry Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world [Verse 2] Was in the spring One summer's day Just when she left me She gone to stay Now she's gone An' I don't worry Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world [Verse 3] Now don't come running Holding up your hand Can get me a woman Quick as you can get a man Now she's gone An' I don't worry Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world [Verse 4] Happen for days Didn't know your name Oh, why should I worry Or crave you in vain? Now she's gone An' I don't worry Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world [Verse 5] Went to the station Down in the yard Gonna get me a freight train Work's done got hard Now she's gone An' I don't worry Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world [Verse 6] The lonesome days They have gone by Why should I beg you? You said good-bye Now she's gone An' I don't worry Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Step It Up and Go -------- [Verse 1] Got a little girl, little and low She used to love me but she don't no more She gotta step it up and go-Yeah, go Can't stand pat, swear you gotta step it up and go [Verse 2] Got a little girl, she stays upstairs Make a living by putting on airs Gotta step it up and go-Yeah, man Can't stand pat, swear you gotta step it up and go [Verse 3] Front door shut, back door too Blinds pulled down, what' cha gonna do? Gotta step it up and go-Yeah, go Can't stand pat, swear you gotta step it up and go [Verse 4] Got a little girl, her name is Ball Give a little bit, she took it all I said step it up and go-Yeah, man Can't stand pat, swear you gotta step it up and go [Verse 5] Me an' my baby walking down the street Telling everybody 'bout the chief of police Gotta step it up and go-Yeah, go Can't stand pat, swear you gotta step it up and go [Verse 6] Tell my woman I'll see her at home Ain't no lovin' since she been gone Gotta step it up and go-Yeah, go Can't stand pat, swear you gotta step it up and go [Verse 7] Well, I'll sing this verse, ain't gonna sing no more Hear my gal call me and I got to go Step it up and go-Yeah, man Can't stand pat, swear you gotta step it up and go -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- Tomorrow Night -------- [Verse 1] Tomorrow night, will you remember what you said to night ? Tomorrow night, will all the thrill be gone ? Tomorrow night, will it be just another memory Or just another song, that's in my heart to linger on ? [Verse 2] Your lips are so tender, your heart is beating fast And you willingly surrender to me, my darling will it last ? Tomorrow night, will you be with me when the moon is bright ? Tomorrow night, will you say those lovely things you said tonight ? [Verse 3] Your lips are so tender, your heart is beating fast And you willingly surrender to me, my darling will it last ? Tomorrow night, will you be with me when the moon is bright ? Tomorrow night, will you say those lovely things you said tonight ? -------- 1992 Good as I Been to You -------- -------- You're Gonna Quit Me -------- [Chorus] You're going to quit me, baby Good as I been to you, Lawd, Lawd Good as I been to you, Lawd, Lawd Good as I been to you [Verse 1] Give you my money, honey Buy you shoes and clothes, Lawd, Lawd [Chorus] [Verse 2] Six months on the chain gang Believe me, it is no fun, Lawd, Lawd [Chorus] [Verse 3] Jailhouse is no plaything Believe me, is no lie, Lawd, Lawd [Chorus] -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Blood in My Eyes -------- [Verse 1] Woke up this morning, feeling blue Seen a good-looking girl, can I make love with you? Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you I got blood in my eyes for you, babe I don't care what in the world you do [Verse 2] I went back home, put on my tie Going to get that girl that money that money will buy Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you I got blood in my eyes for you, babe I don't care what in the world you do [Verse 3] She looked at me, begin to smile Said, "Hey, hey, man, can't you wait a little while?" No, no, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you No, no, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Got blood in my eyes for you, babe I don't care what in the world you do [Verse 4] No, no, mama, I can't wait You got my money, now you're trying to break this date Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you I got blood in my eyes for you, babe I don't care what in the world you do [Verse 5] I tell you something, tell you the facts You don't want me, give my money back Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you I got blood in my eyes for you, babe I don't care what in the world you do -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Broke Down Engine -------- [Verse 1] Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no drivin' wheel Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no drivin' wheel You all been down and lonesome, you know just how a poor man feels [Verse 2] Been shooting craps and gambling, momma, and I done got broke Been shooting craps and gambling, momma, and I done got broke I done pawned my pistol, baby, my best clothes been sold [Chorus] Lordy, Lord, Lordy, Lord, Lordy, Lord, Lordy, Lord Lordy, Lord [Verse 3] I went down in my praying ground, fell on my bended knees I went down in my praying ground, fell on my bended knees I ain't cryin' for no religion, Lord, give me back my good gal please [Verse 4] If you give me back my baby, I won't worry you no more Give me back my baby, I won't worry you no more Don't have to put her in my house, Lordy, just lead her to my door [Chorus] [Verse 5] Can't you hear me, baby, rappin' on your door? Can't you hear me, baby, rappin' on your door? Now you hear me tappin', tappin' across your floor [Verse 6] Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no drive at all Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no drive at all What make me love my woman, she can really do the Georgia Crawl [Verse 7] Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no whistle or bell Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no whistle or bell If you're a real hot momma, come take away Daddy's weeping spell -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Delia -------- [Verse 1] Delia was a gambling girl, gambled all around Delia was a gambling girl, she laid her money down All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 2] Delia's dear ol' mother took a trip out West When she returned, little Delia gone to rest All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 3] Delia's daddy weeped, Delia's momma moaned Wouldn't have been so bad if the poor girl died at home All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 4] Curtis' looking high, Curtis' looking low He shot poor Delia down with a cruel forty-four All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 5] High up on the housetops, high as I can see Looking for them rounders, looking out for me All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 6] Men in Atlanta, tryin' to pass for white Delia's in the graveyard, boys, six feet out of sight All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 7] Judge says to Curtis, "What's this noise about?" "All about them rounders, Judge, tryin' to cut me out." All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 8] Curtis said to the judge, "What might be my fine?" Judge says, "Poor boy, you got ninety-nine." All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 9] Curtis' in the jail house, drinking from an old tin cup Delia's in the graveyard, she ain't gettin' up All the friends I ever had are gone [Verse 10] Delia, oh Delia, how can it be? You loved all them rounders, never did love me All the friends I ever had are gone -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Jack-A-Roe -------- Oh, there was a wealthy merchant, in London he did dwell He had a lovely daughter, the truth to you I'll tell Oh, the truth to you I'll tell She had sweethearts a-plenty and men of high degree There was none but Jackie Frazier, her true love e'er to be Oh, her true love e'er to be "Oh daughter, oh daughter, your body I will confine If none but Jack the sailor would ever suit your mind Oh, would ever suit your mind "This body you may imprison, my heart you can't confine There's none but Jack the sailor would have this heart of mine Oh, would have this heart of mine Now Jackie's gone sailing with trouble on his mind To leave his native country and his darling girl behind Oh, his darling girl behind She went into the tailor shop and dressed in men's array Then she went into the vessel to convey herself away Oh, convey herself away "Before you step onboard, sir, your name I'd like to know." She smiled all in her countenance, said, "They call me Jack-A-Roe Oh, they call me Jack-A-Roe." "Your waist is light and slender, your fingers neat and small Your cheeks too red and rosy for to face the cannonball Oh, to face the cannonball "I know my waist is slender and my fingers they are small But they would not make me tremble for to see ten thousand fall Oh, to see ten thousand fall." The war soon being over, they hunted all around Among the dead and dying her darling love she found Oh, her darling love she found She picked him up all in her arms and carries him to town And sent for her physician to quickly heal his wounds Oh, to quickly heal his wounds This couple, they got married, so well they did agree This couple they got married, so why not you and me Oh, so why not you and me -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Lone Pilgrim -------- I came to the place where the lone pilgrim lay And pensively stood by his tomb When in a low whisper I heard something say: How sweetly I sleep here alone The tempest may howl and the loud thunder roar And gathering storms may arise But calm is my feeling, at rest is my soul The tears are all wiped from my eyes The cause of my master compelled me from home No kindred or relative nigh I met the contagion and sank to the tomb My soul flew to mansions on high Go tell my companion and children most dear To weep not for me now I'm gone The same hand that led me through seas most severe Has kindly assisted me home -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Love Henry -------- [Verse 1] "Get down, get down, Love Henry," she cried "And stay all night with me I have gold chains, and the finest I have I'll apply them all to thee." [Verse 2] "I can't get down and I shan't get down Or stay all night with thee Some pretty little girl in Cornersville I love far better than thee." [Verse 3] He layed his head on a pillow of down Kisses she gave him three With a penny knife that she held in her hand She murdered mortal he Instrumental [Verse 4] "Get well, get well, Love Henry, " She cried "Get well, get well," said she "Oh don't you see my own heart's blood Come flowin' down so free?" [Verse 5] She took him by his long yellow hair And also by his feet She plunged him into well water, where It runs both cold and deep [Verse 6] "Lie there, lie there, Love Henry," she cried "Til the flesh rots off your bones Some pretty little girl in Cornersville Will mourn for your return." Instrumental [Verse 7] "Hush up, hush up, my parrot," she cried "And light on my right knee The doors to your cage shall be decked with gold And hung on a willow tree." [Verse 8] "I won't fly down, I can't fly down And light on your right knee A girl who would murder her own true love Would kill a little birdlike me." -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Ragged and Dirty -------- Lord I'm broke, I'm hungry, ragged and dirty too Broke and hungry, ragged and dirty too If I clean up sweet mama Can I stay all night with you? Lord, I went to my window, babe I couldn't see through my blinds Went to my window, babe I couldn't see through my blinds Heard my best friend coming around I thought I heard my baby cry Lord, if I can't come in here, baby then just let me sit down in your door If I can't come in here baby then just let me sit down in your door And I would leave so soon That your man won't never know How can I live here baby, Lord and feel at ease ? How can I live here baby, Lord and feel at ease ? Well, that woman I got, man She do just what she feels Lord you shouldn't mistreat me, baby because I'm young and wild Shouldn't mistreat me, baby, because I'm young and wild You must always remember Baby, you was once a child 'Cause I'm leaving in the morning, if I have to ride the blind Leaving in the morning, if I have to ride the blinds Well, I've been mistreated And I swear, I don't mind dyin' -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Stack A Lee -------- [Verse 1] Hawlin Alley on a dark and drizzly night Billy Lyons and Stack-A-Lee had one terrible fight All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 2] Stack-A-Lee walked to the bar-room, and he called for a glass of beer Turned around to Billy Lyons, said, "What are you doin' here?" "Waitin' for a train, please bring my woman home [Verse 3] "Stack-A-Lee, oh Stack-A-Lee. please don't take my life Got three little children and a-weepin', lovin' wife You're a bad man, bad man, Stack-A-Lee." [Verse 4] "God bless your children and I'll take care of your wife You stole my John B., now I'm bound to take your life." All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 5] Stack-A-Lee turned to Billy Lyons and he shot him right through the head Only taking one shot to kill Billy Lyons dead All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 6] Sent for the doctor, well the doctor he did come Just pointed out Stack-A-Lee, said, "Now what have you done?" You're a bad man, bad man, Stack-A-Lee." [Verse 7] Six big horses and a rubber-tired hack Taking him to the cemetery, buy they failed to bring him back All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 8] Hawlin Alley, thought I heard the bulldogs bark It must have been old Stack-A-Lee stumbling in the dark He's a bad man, gonna land him right back in jail [Verse 9] High police walked on to Stack-A-Lee, he was lying fast asleep High police walked on to Stack-A-Lee, and he jumped forty feet He's a bad man, gonna land him right back in jail [Verse 10] Well they got old Stack-A-Lee and they laid him right back in jail Couldn't get a man around to go Stack-A Lee's bail All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 11] Stack-A-Lee turned to the jailer, he said, "Jailer, I can't sleep 'Round my bedside Billy Lyons began to creep." All about that John B. Stetson hat -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- Two Soldiers -------- [Verse 1] He was just a blue-eyed Boston boy His voice was low with pain "I'll do your bidding, comrade mine If I ride back again But if you ride back and I am left You'll do as much for me Mother, you know, must hear the news So write to her tenderly [Verse 2] "She's waiting at home like a patient saint Her fond face pale with woe Her heart will be broken when I am gone I'll see her soon, I know." Just then the order came to charge For an instance hand touched hand They said, "Aye," and away they rode That brave and devoted band [Verse 3] Straight was the track to the top of the hill The rebels they shot and shelled Plowed furrows of death through the toiling ranks And guarded them as they fell There soon came a horrible dying yell From heights that they could not gain And those whom doom and death had spared Rode slowly back again [Verse 4] But among the dead that were left on the hill Was the boy with the curly hair The tall dark man who rode by his side Lay dead beside him there There's no one to write to the blue-eyed girl The words that her lover had said Momma, you know, awaits the news And she'll only know he's dead -------- 1993 World Gone Wrong -------- -------- World Gone Wrong -------- [Verse 1] Strange things have happened, like never before My baby told me I would have to go I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong [Verse 2] Feel bad this morning, ain't got no home No use in worrying, 'cause the world gone wrong I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong [Verse 3] I told you, baby, right to your head If I didn't leave you I would have to kill you dead I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong [Verse 4] I tried to be loving and treat you kind But it seems like you never right, you got no loyal mind I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong [Verse 5] If you have a woman and she don't treat you kind Praise the Good Lord to get her out of your mind I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong [Verse 6] Said, when you been good now, can't do no more Just tell her kindly, "there is the front door." I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong [Verse 7] Pack up my suitcase, give me my hat No use to ask me, baby, 'cause I'll never be back I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Can't Wait -------- [Verse 1] I can't wait, wait for you to change your mind It's late, I'm trying to walk the line Well, it's way past midnight and there are people all around Some on their way up, some on their way down The air burns and I'm trying to think straight And I don't know how much longer I can wait [Verse 2] I'm your man, I'm trying to recover the sweet love that we knew You understand that my heart can't go on beating without you Well, your loveliness has wounded me, I'm reeling from the blow I wish I knew what it was keeps me loving you so I'm breathing hard, standing at the gate But I don't know how much longer I can wait [Verse 3] Skies are grey, I'm looking for anything that will bring a happy glow Night or day, it doesn't matter where I go anymore, I just go If I ever saw you coming I don't know what I would do I'd like to think I could control myself, but it isn't true That's how it is when things disintegrate And I don't know how much longer I can wait [Bridge] I'm doomed to love you, I've been rolling through stormy weather I'm thinking of you and all the places we could roam together [Verse 4] It's mighty funny, the end of time has just begun Oh, honey, after all these years you're still the one While I'm strolling through the lonely graveyard of my mind I left my life with you somewhere back there along the line I thought somehow that I would be spared this fate But I don't know how much longer I can wait -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Cold Irons Bound -------- [Verse 1] I'm beginning to hear voices and there's no one around Well, I'm all used up and the fields have turned brown I went to church on Sunday and she passed by My love for her is taking such a long time to die I'm waist deep, waist deep in the mist It's almost like, almost like I don't exist I'm twenty miles out of town in cold irons bound [Verse 2] The walls of pride are high and wide Can't see over to the other side It's such a sad thing to see beauty decay It's sadder still to feel your heart torn away One look at you and I'm out of control Like the universe has swallowed me whole I'm twenty miles out of town in cold irons bound [Verse 3] There's too many people, too many to recall I thought some of 'm were friends of mine, I was wrong about 'm all Well, the road is rocky and the hillside's mud Up over my head nothing but clouds of blood I found my world, found my world in you But your love just hasn't proved true I'm twenty miles out of town in cold irons bound Twenty miles out of town in cold irons bound [Verse 4] Oh, the winds in Chicago have torn me to shreds Reality has always had too many heads Some things last longer than you think they will There are some kind of things you can never kill It's you and you only I been thinking about But you can't see in and it's hard lookin' out I'm twenty miles out of town in cold irons bound [Verse 5] Well the fat's in the fire and the water's in the tank The whiskey's in the jar and the money's in the bank I tried to love and protect you because I cared I'm gonna remember forever the joy that we shared Looking at you and I'm on my bended knee You have no idea what you do to me I'm twenty miles out of town in cold irons bound Twenty miles out of town in cold irons bound -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Dirt Road Blues -------- [Verse 1] Gone walk down that dirt road, 'til someone lets me ride Gone walk down that dirt road, 'til someone lets me ride If I can't find my baby, I'm gonna run away and hide [Verse 2] I have been pacing around the room hoping maybe she'd come back Pacing around the room hoping maybe she'd come back Well, I have been praying for salvation laying 'round in a one-room country shack [Verse 3] Gone walk down that dirt road until my eyes begin to bleed Gone walk down that dirt road until my eyes begin to bleed 'Till there's nothing left to see, 'tell the chains have been shattered And I've been freed [Verse 4] I been looking at my shadow, I have been watching the colors up above Looking at my shadow watching the colors up above Rolling through the rain and hail, looking for the sunny side of love [Verse 5] Gonna walk down that dirt road 'til everything becomes the same Gonna walk down that dirt road 'til everything becomes the same I keep on walking 'til I hear her holler out my name -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Highlands -------- [Verse 1] Well my heart's in the Highlands gentle and fair Honeysuckle blooming in the Wildwood air Bluebells blazing where the Aberdeen waters flow Well my heart's in the Highland I'm gonna go there when I feel good enough to go [Verse 2] Windows were shaking' all night in my dreams Everything was exactly the way that it seems Woke up this morning and I looked at the same old page Same ol' rat race Life in the same ol' cage [Verse 3] I don't want nothing from anyone, ain't that much to take Wouldn't know the difference between a real blonde and a fake Feel like a prisoner in a world of mystery I wish someone would come And push back the clock for me [Verse 4] Well my heart's in the Highlands wherever I roam That's where I'll be when I get called home The wind, it whispers to the buckeyed trees in rhyme Well my heart's in the Highland I can only get there one step at a time [Verse 5] I'm listening to Neil Young, I gotta turn up the sound Someone's always yelling turn it down Feel like I'm drifting Drifting from scene to scene I'm wondering what in the devil could it all possibly mean? [Verse 6] Insanity is smashing up against my soul You can say I was on anything but a roll If I had a conscience, well, I just might blow my top What would I do with it anyway Maybe take it to the pawn shop [Verse 7] My heart's in the Highlands at the break of dawn By the beautiful lake of the Black Swan Big white clouds like chariots that swing down low Well my heart's in the Highlands Only place left to go [Verse 8] I'm in Boston town, in some restaurant I got no idea what I want Well, maybe I do but I'm just really not sure Waitress comes over Nobody in the place but me and her [Verse 9] It must be a holiday, there's nobody around She studies me closely as I sit down She got a pretty face and long white shiny legs She says, "What'll it be?" I say, "I don't know, you got any soft boiled eggs?" [Verse 10] She looks at me, says, "I'd bring you some But we're out of 'm, you picked the wrong time to come" Then she says, "I know you're an artist, draw a picture of me!" I say, "I would if I could, but I don't do sketches from memory" [Verse 11] "Well," she says, "I'm right here in front of you, or haven't you looked?" I say, "All right, I know, but I don't have my drawing book!" She gives me a napkin, she says, "You can do it on that" I say, "Yes I could, but I don't know where my pencil is at!" [Verse 12] She pulls one out from behind her ear She says, "All right now, go ahead, draw me, I'm standing right here" I make a few lines and I show it for her to see Well she takes the napkin and throws it back And says, "That don't look a thing like me!" [Verse 13] I said, "Oh, kind Miss, it most certainly does" She says, "You must be joking'." I say, "I wish I was!" Then she says, "You don't read women authors, do you?" Least that's what I think I hear her say "Well," I say, "how would you know and what would it matter anyway?" [Verse 14] "Well," she says, "you just don't seem like you do!" I said, "You're way wrong" She says, "Which ones have you read then?" I say, "I read Erica Jong!" She goes away for a minute And I slide up out of my chair I step outside back to the busy street but nobody's going anywhere [Verse 15] Well my heart's in the Highlands with the horses and hounds Way up in the border country, far from the towns With the twang of the arrow and a snap of the bow My heart's in the Highlands Can't see any other way to go [Verse 16] Every day is the same thing out the door Feel further away than ever before Some things in life, it gets too late to learn Well, I'm lost somewhere I must have made a few bad turns [Verse 17] I see people in the park forgetting their troubles and woes They're drinking and dancing, wearing bright-colored clothes All the young men with their young women looking so good Well, I'd trade places with any of them In a minute, if I could [Verse 18] I'm crossing the street to get away from a mangy dog Talking to myself in a monologue I think what I need might be a full-length leather coat Somebody just asked me If I registered to vote [Verse 19] The sun is beginning to shine on me But it's not like the sun that used to be The party's over and there's less and less to say I got new eyes Everything looks far away [Verse 20] Well, my heart's in the Highlands at the break of day Over the hills and far away There's a way to get there and I'll figure it out somehow But I'm already there in my mind And that's good enough for now -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Love Sick -------- [Verse 1] I'm walking through streets that are dead Walking, walking with you in my head My feet are so tired, my brain is so wired And the clouds are weeping [Verse 2] Did I hear someone tell a lie? Did I hear someone's distant cry? I spoke like a child; you destroyed me with a smile While I was sleeping [Chorus 1] I'm sick of love but I'm in the thick of it This kind of love I'm so sick of it [Verse 3] I see, I see lovers in the meadow I see, I see silhouettes in the window I watch them 'till they're gone and they leave me hanging on To a shadow [Chorus 2] I'm sick of love; I hear the clock tick This kind of love; I'm lovesick [Verse 4] Sometimes the silence can be like the thunder Sometimes I want to take to the road and plunder Could you ever be true? I think of you And I wonder [Chorus 3] I'm sick of love; I wish I'd never met you I'm sick of love; I'm trying to forget you [Outro] Just don't know what to do I'd give anything to be with you -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Make You Feel My Love -------- [Verse 1] When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case I could offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love [Verse 2] When the evening shadows and the stars appear And there is no one there to dry your tears I could hold you for a million years To make you feel my love [Bridge 1] I know you haven't made your mind up yet But I would never do you wrong I've known it from the moment that we met No doubt in my mind where you belong [Verse 3] I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue I'd go crawling down the avenue There's nothing that I wouldn't do To make you feel my love [Bridge 2] The storms are raging on the rolling sea And on the highway of regret The winds of change are blowing wild and free You ain't seen nothing like me yet [Verse 4] I could make you happy, make your dreams come true Nothing that I wouldn't do Go to the ends of the earth for you To make you feel my love -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Million Miles -------- [Verse 1] You took a part of me that I really miss I keep asking myself how long it can go on like this You told yourself a lie, that's all right mama I told myself one too I'm trying to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you [Verse 2] You took the silver, you took the gold You left me standing out in the cold People ask about you, I didn't tell them everything I knew Well, I'm trying to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you [Verse 3] I'm drifting in and out of dreamless sleep Throwing all my memories in a ditch so deep Did so many things I never did intend to do Well, I'm trying to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you [Verse 4] I need your love so bad, turn your lamp down low I need every bit of it for the places that I go Sometimes I wonder just what it's all coming to Well, I'm trying to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you [Verse 5] Well, I don't dare close my eyes and I don't dare wink Maybe in the next life I'll be able to hear myself think Feel like talking to somebody but I just don't know who Well, I'm trying to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you [Verse 6] The last thing you said before you hit the street "Gonna find me a janitor to sweep me off my feet" I said, "That's all right mama you you do what you gotta do" Well, I'm trying to get closer. I'm still a million miles from you [Verse 7] Rock me, pretty baby; rock me 'till everything gets real Rock me for a little while; rock me 'till there's nothing left to feel And I'll rock you too I'm trying to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you [Verse 8] Well, there's voices in the night trying to be heard I'm sitting here listening to every mind-polluting word I know plenty of people who would put me up for a day or two Yes, I'm trying to get closer but I'm still a million miles from you -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Not Dark Yet -------- [Verse 1] Shadows are falling And I've been here all day It's too hot to sleep And time is running away Feel like my soul has Turned into steel I've still got the scars That the sun didn't heal There's not even room enough To be anywhere [Refrain] It's not dark yet But it's getting there [Verse 2] Well, my sense of humanity Has gone down the drain Behind every beautiful thing There's been some kind of pain She wrote me a letter And she wrote it so kind She put down in writing What was in her mind I just don't see why I should even care [Refrain] It's not dark yet But it's getting there [Verse 3] Well, I've been to London And I've been to gay Paris I've followed the river And I got to the sea I've been down on the bottom Of a world full of lies I ain't looking for nothing In anyone's eyes Sometimes my burden Is more than I can bear [Refrain] It's not dark yet But it's getting there [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 4] I was born here, and I'll die here Against my will I know it looks like I'm moving But I'm standing still Every nerve in my body Is so vacant and numb I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer [Refrain] It's not dark yet But it's getting there -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Standing in the Doorway -------- [Verse 1] I'm walking through the summer nights The jukebox playing low Yesterday everything was going too fast Today it's moving too slow I got no place left to turn I got nothing left to burn Don't know if I saw you if I would kiss you or kill you It probably wouldn't matter to you anyhow You left me standing in the doorway, crying I got nothing to go back to now [Verse 2] The light in this place is so bad Making me sick in the head All the laughter is just making me sad The stars have turned cherry red I'm strumming on my gay guitar Smoking a cheap cigar The ghost of our old love has not gone away Don't look it like it will anytime soon You left me standing in the doorway, crying Under the midnight moon [Verse 3] Maybe they'll get me and maybe they won't But not tonight and it won't be here There are things I could say, but I don't I know the mercy of God must be near I've been riding a midnight train Got ice water in my veins I would be crazy if I took you back It would go up against every rule You left me standing in the doorway, crying Suffering like a fool [Verse 4] When the last rays of daylight go down Buddy, you'll roll no more I can hear the church bells ringing in the yard I wonder who they're ringing for I know I can't win But my heart just won't give in Last night I danced with a stranger But she just reminded me you were the one You left me standing in the doorway, crying In the dark land of the sun [Verse 5] I eat when I'm hungry, drink when I'm dry And live my life on the square And even if the flesh falls off of my face I know someone will be there to care It always means so much Even the softest touch I see nothing to be gained by any explanation There's no words that need to be said You left me standing in the doorway, crying Blues wrapped around my head -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Til I Fell in Love with You -------- [Verse 1] Well, my nerves are exploding and my body's tense I feel like the whole world got me pinned up against the fence I've been hit too hard, I've seen too much Nothing can heal me now, but your touch I don't know what I'm gonna do I was all right 'till I fell in love with you [Verse 2] Well, my house is on fire, burning to the sky I thought it would rain but the clouds passed by Now I feel like I'm coming to the end of my way But I know God is my shield and he won't lead me astray Still I don't know what I'm gonna do I was all right 'till I fell in love with you [Verse 3] Boys in the street beginning to play Girls like birds flying away When I'm gone you will remember my name I'm gonna win my way to wealth and fame I don't know what I'm gonna do I was all right 'till I fell in love with you [Verse 4] Junk is piling up, taking up space My eyes feel like they're falling off my face Sweat falling down, I'm staring at the floor I'm thinking about that girl who won't be back no more I don't know what I'm gonna do I was all right 'till I fell in love with you [Verse 5] Well, I'm tired of talking, I'm tired of trying to explain My attempts to please you were all in vain Tomorrow night before the sun goes down If I'm still among the living, I'll be Dixie bound I just don't know what I'm gonna do I was all right 'till I fell in love with you -------- 1997 Time Out of Mind -------- -------- Tryin' to Get to Heaven -------- [Verse 1] The air is getting hotter There's a rumbling in the skies I've been wading through the high muddy water With the heat rising in my eyes Every day your memory grows dimmer It doesn't haunt me like it did before I've been walking through the middle of nowhere Trying to get to heaven before they close the door [Verse 2] When I was in Missouri They would not let me be I had to leave there in a hurry I only saw what they let me see You broke a heart that loved you Now you can seal up the book and not write anymore I've been walking that lonesome valley Trying to get to heaven before they close the door [Verse 3] People on the platforms Waiting for the trains I can hear their hearts a-beatin' Like pendulums swinging on chains When you think that you've lost everything You find out you can always lose a little more I'm just going down the road feeling bad Trying to get to heaven before they close the door [Verse 4] I'm going down the river Down to New Orleans They tell me everything is gonna be all right But I don't know what "all right" even means I was riding in a buggy with Miss Mary-Jane Miss Mary-Jane got a house in Baltimore I been all around the world, boys Now I'm trying to get to heaven before they close the door [Verse 5] Gonna sleep down in the parlor And relive my dreams I'll close my eyes and I wonder If everything is as hollow as it seems Some trains don't pull no gamblers No midnight ramblers like they did before I been to Sugar Town, I shook the sugar down Now I'm trying to get to heaven before they close the door -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Bye and Bye -------- Bye and bye, I'm breathin' a lover's sigh I'm sittin' on my watch so I can be on time I'm singin' love's praises with sugar-coated rhyme Bye and bye, on you I'm casting my eye I'm paintin' the town--swinging my partner around I know who I can depend on, I know who to trust I'm watchin' the roads, I'm studying the dust I'm paintin' the town making my last go-round Well, I'm scufflin' and I'm shufflin' and I'm walkin' on briars I'm not even acquainted with my own desires I'm rollin' slow--I'm doing all I know I'm tellin' myself I found true happiness That I've still got a dream that hasn't been repossessed I'm rollin' slow, goin' where the wild roses grow Well, the future for me is already a thing of the past You were my first love and you will be my last Papa gone mad, mamma, she's feeling sad I'm gonna baptize you in fire so you can sin no more I'm gonna establish my rule through civil war Gonna make you see just how loyal and true a man can be -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Cry a While -------- Well, I had to go down and see a guy named Mr. Goldsmith A nasty, dirty, double-crossin', backstabbin' phony I didn't wanna have to be dealin' with But I did it for you and all you gave me was a smile Well, I cried for you--now it's your turn to cry awhile I don't carry deadweight--I'm no flash in the pan All right, I'll set you straight, can't you see I'm a union man? I'm lettin' the cat out of the cage, I'm keeping a low profile Well, I cried for you--now it's your turn, you can cry awhile Feel like a fighting rooster--feel better than I ever felt But the Pennsylvania line's in an awful mess and the Denver road is about to melt I went to the church house, every day I go an extra mile Well, I cried for you--now it's your turn, you can cry awhile Last night 'cross the alley there was a pounding on the walls It must have been Don Pasqualli makin' a two A.M. booty call To break a trusting heart like mine was just your style Well, I cried for you--now it's your turn to cry awhile I'm on the fringes of the night, fighting back tears that I can't control Some people they ain't human, they got no heart or soul Well, I'm crying to the Lord--I'm tryin' to be meek and mild Yes, I cried for you--now it's your turn, you can cry awhile Well, there's preachers in the pulpits and babies in the cribs I'm longin' for that sweet fat that sticks to your ribs I'm gonna buy me a barrel of whiskey--I'll die before I turn senile Well, I cried for you--now it's your turn, you can cry awhile Well, you bet on a horse and it ran on the wrong way I always said you'd be sorry and today could be the day I might need a good lawyer, could be your funeral, my trial Well, I cried for you, now it's your turn, you can cry awhile -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Floater (Too Much to Ask) -------- Down over the window Comes the dazzling sunlit rays Through the back alleys--through the blinds Another one of them endless days Honey bees are buzzing Leaves begin to stir I'm in love with my second cousin I tell myself I could be happy forever with her I keep listening for footsteps But I ain't hearing any From the boat I fish for bullheads I catch a lot, sometimes too many A summer breeze is blowing A squall is settin' in Sometimes it's just plain stupid To get into any kind of wind The old men 'round here, sometimes they get On bad terms with the younger men But old, young, age don't carry weight It doesn't matter in the end One of the boss' hangers-on Comes to call at times you least expect Try to bully ya--strong-arm you--inspire you with fear It has the opposite effect There's a new grove of trees on the outskirts of town The old one is long gone Timber two-foot-six across Burns with the bark still on They say times are hard, if you don't believe it You can just follow your nose It don't bother me--times are hard everywhere We'll just have to see how it goes My old man, he's like some feudal lord Got more lives than a cat Never seen him quarrel with my mother even once Things come alive or they fall flat You can smell the pinewood burning You can hear the school bell ring Gotta get up near the teacher if you can If you wanna learn anything Romeo, he said to Juliet, "You got a poor complexion It doesn't give your appearance a very youthful touch!" Juliet said back to Romeo, "Why don't you just shove off If it bothers you so much" They all got out of here any way they could The cold rain can give you the shivers They went down the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Tennessee All the rest of them rebel rivers If you ever try to interfere with me or cross my path again You do so at the peril of your own life I'm not quite as cool or forgiving as I sound I've seen enough heartaches and strife My grandfather was a duck trapper He could do it with just dragnets and ropes My grandmother could sew new dresses out of old cloth I don't know if they had any dreams or hopes I had them once though, I suppose, to go along With all the ring-dancing Christmas carols on all of the Christmas eves I left all my dreams and hopes Buried under tobacco leaves It's not always easy kicking someone out Gotta wait a while--it can be an unpleasant task Sometimes somebody wants you to give something up And tears or not, it's too much to ask -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- High Water (For Charley Patton) -------- High water risin' Risin' night and day All the gold and silver Are being stolen away Big Joe Turner lookin' East and West From the dark room of his mind He made it to Kansas City Twelfth Street and Vine Nothing standing there High water everywhere High water risin' The shacks are slidin' down Folks lose their possessions Folks are leaving town Bertha Mason shook it, broke it Then she hung it on a wall Says, "You're dancin' with whom they tell you to Or you don't dance at all." It's tough out there High water everywhere I got a cravin' love for blazing speed Got a hopped up Mustang Ford Jump into the wagon, love Throw your panties overboard I can write you poems Make a strong man lose his mind I'm no pig without a wig I hope you treat me kind Things are breakin' up out there High water everywhere High water risin' Six inches 'bove my head Coffins droppin' in the street Like balloons made out of lead Water pourin' into Vicksburg Don't know what I'm going to do "Don't reach out for me," she said "Can't you see I'm drownin' too?" It's rough out there High water everywhere Well, George Lewis told the Englishman The Italian and the Jew "You can't open your mind, boys To every conceivable point of view." They got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway Five Judge says to the High Sheriff "I want him dead or alive Either one, I don't care." High Water everywhere The Cuckoo is a pretty bird She warbles as she flies I'm preachin' the Word of God I'm puttin' out your eyes I asked Fat Nancy for something to eat She said, "Take it off the shelf As great as you are, man You'll never be greater than yourself." I told her I didn't really care High water everywhere I'm getting' up in the morning I believe I'll dust my broom Keeping away from the women I'm givin' 'em lots of room Thunder rolling over Clarksdale Everything is looking blue I just can't be happy, love Unless you're happy too It's bad out there High water everywhere -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Honest with Me -------- Well, I'm stranded in the city that never sleeps Some of these women they just give me the creeps I'm avoidin' the Southside the best I can These memories I got, they can strangle a man Well I came ashore in the dead of the night Lot of things can get in the way when you're tryin' to do what's right You don't understand it--my feelings for you You'd be honest with me if only you knew I'm not sorry for nothin' I've done I'm glad I fought--I only wish we'd won The Siamese twins are comin' to town People can't wait--they're gathered around When I left my home the sky split open wide I never wanted to go back there--I'd rather have died You don't understand it--my feelings for you You'd be honest with me if only you knew My woman got a face like a teddy bear She's tossin' a baseball bat in the air The meat is so tough you can't cut it with a sword I'm crashin' my car, trunk first into the boards You say my eyes are pretty and my smile is nice Well, I'll sell it to ya at a reduced price You don't understand it--my feelings for you You'd be honest with me, if only you knew Some things are too terrible to be true I won't come here no more if it bothers you The Southern Pacific leaving me at nine forty-five I'm having a hard time believin' some people were ever alive I'm stark naked, but I don't care I'm going off into the woods, I'm huntin' bare You don't understand it--my feelings for you Well, you'd be honest with me if only you knew I'm here to create the new imperial empire I'm going to do whatever circumstances require I care so much for you--didn't think that I could I can't tell my heart that you're no good Well, my parents they warned me not to waste my years And I still got their advice oozing out of my ears You don't understand it--my feelings for you Well, you'd be honest with me if only you knew -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Lonesome Day Blues -------- [Verse 1] Well, today has been a sad ol' lonesome day Yeah, today has been a sad ol' lonesome day I'm just sitting here thinking With my mind a million miles away [Verse 2] Well, they're doing the double shuffle, throwing sand on the floor They're doing the double shuffle, they're throwing sand on the floor When I left my long-time darling She was standing in the door [Verse 3] Well, my pa he died and left me, my brother got killed in the war Well, my pa he died and left me, my brother got killed in the war My sister, she ran off and got married Never was heard of any more [Verse 4] Samantha Brown lived in my house for about four or five months Samantha Brown lived in my house for about four or five months Don't know how it looked to other people I never slept with her even once [Verse 5] Well, the road's washed out--weather not fit for man or beast Yeah the road's washed out--weather not fit for man or beast Funny, how the things you have the hardest time parting with Are the things you need the least [Verse 6] I'm forty miles from the mill--I'm dropping it into overdrive I'm forty miles from the mill--I'm dropping it into overdrive Setting my dial on the radio I wish my mother was still alive [Verse 7] I see your lover-man coming--coming across the barren field I see your lover-man coming--coming across the barren field He's not a gentleman at all--he's rotten to the core He's a coward and he steals [Verse 8] Well my captain he's decorated--he's well schooled and he's skilled My captain, he's decorated--he's well schooled and he's skilled He's not sentimental--don't bother him at all How many of his pals have been killed [Verse 9] Last night the wind was whispering, I was trying to make out what it was Last night the wind was whispering something--I was trying to make out what it was I tell myself something's coming But it never does [Verse 10] I'm gonna spare the defeated--I'm gonna speak to the crowd I'm gonna spare the defeated, boys, I'm going to speak to the crowd I am going to teach peace to the conquered I'm gonna tame the proud [Verse 11] Well the leaves are rustling in the wood--things are falling off of the shelf Leaves are rustling in the wood--things are falling off the shelf You gonna need my help, sweetheart You can't make love all by yourself -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Mississippi -------- [Verse 1] Every step of the way we walk the line Your days are numbered, so are mine Time is piling' up, we struggle and we scrape We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape [Verse 2] City's just a jungle; more games to play Trapped in the heart of it, trying' to get away I was raised in the country, I been working' in the town I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down [Verse 3] Got nothing' for you, I had nothing' before Don't even have anything for myself anymore Sky full of fire, pain pouring' down Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around [Verse 4] All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme Only one thing I did wrong Stayed in Mississippi a day too long [Verse 5] Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all I was thinking' 'bout the things that Rosie said I was dreaming I was sleeping' in Rosie's bed [Verse 6] Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees Feeling like a stranger nobody sees So many things that we never will undo I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too [Verse 7] Some people will offer you their hand and some won't Last night I knew you, tonight I don't I need something strong to distract my mind I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind [Verse 8] Well I got here following' the southern star I crossed that river just to be where you are Only one thing I did wrong Stayed in Mississippi a day too long [Verse 9] Well my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking' fast I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free I've got nothing but affection for all those who've sailed with me [Verse 10] Everybody moving if they ain't already there Everybody got to move somewhere Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow Things should start to get interesting' right about now [Verse 11] My clothes are wet, tight on my skin Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in I know that fortune is waiting' to be kind So give me your hand and say you'll be mine [Verse 12] Well, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way Only one thing I did wrong Stayed in Mississippi a day too long -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Moonlight -------- The seasons they are turning and my sad heart is yearning To hear again the songbird's sweet melodious tone Won't you meet me out in the moonlight alone? The dusky light, the day is losing, Orchids, Poppies, Black-eyed Susan The earth and sky that melts with flesh and bone Won't you meet me out in the moonlight alone? The air is thick and heavy all along the levy Where the geese into the countryside have flown Won't you meet me out in the moonlight alone? Well, I'm preaching peace and harmony The blessings of tranquility Yet I know when the time is right to strike I'll take you cross the river dear You've no need to linger here I know the kinds of things you like The clouds are turning crimson-the leaves fall from the limbs an' The branches cast their shadows over stone Won't you meet me out in the moonlight alone? The boulevards of cypress trees, the masquerades of birds and bees The petals, pink and white, the wind has blown Won't you meet me out in the moonlight alone? The trailing moss and mystic glow Purple blossoms soft as snow My tears keep flowing to the sea Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief It takes a thief to catch a thief For whom does the bell toll for, love? It tolls for you and me My pulse is running through my palm-the sharp hills are rising from The yellow fields with twisted oaks that groan Won't you meet me out in the moonlight alone? -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Po' Boy -------- [Verse 1] Man comes to the door--I say, "For whom are you looking?" He says, "Your wife," I say, "She's busy in the kitchen cooking" Poor boy--where you been? I already told you--won't tell you again [Verse 2] I say, "How much you want for that?" I go into the store The man says, "Three dollars." "All right," I say, "Will you take four?" Poor boy--never say die Things will be all right by and by [Verse 3] Been working on the mainline--working like the devil The game is the same--it's just on a different level Poor boy--dressed in black Police at your back [Verse 4] Poor boy in a red hot town Out beyond the twinkling stars Riding first-class trains--making the rounds Trying to keep from falling between the cars [Verse 5] Othello told Desdemona, "I'm cold, cover me with a blanket By the way, what happened to that poison wine?" She says, "I gave it to you, you drank it" Poor boy, laying them straight--picking up the cherries falling off the plate [Verse 6] Time and love has branded me with its claws Had to go to Florida, dodging them Georgia laws Poor boy, in the hotel called the Palace of Gloom Calls down to room service, says send up a room [Verse 7] My mother was a daughter of a wealthy farmer My father was a traveling salesman, I never met him When my mother died, my uncle took me in--he ran a funeral parlor He did a lot of nice things for me and I won't forget him [Verse 8] All I know is that I'm thrilled by your kiss I don't know any more than this Poor boy, picking up sticks Build you a house out of mortar and bricks [Verse 9] Knocking on the door, I say, "Who is it and where are you from?" Man says, "Freddy!" I say, "Freddy who?" He says, "Freddy or not here I come" Poor boy beneath the stars that shine Washing them dishes, feeding them swine -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Sugar Baby -------- I got my back to the sun 'cause the light is too intense I can see what everybody in the world is up against You can't turn back--you can't come back, sometimes we push too far One day you'll open up your eyes and you'll see where we are Sugar Baby get on down the road You ain't got no brains, no how You went years without me Might as well keep going now Some of these bootleggers, they make pretty good stuff Plenty of places to hide things here if you wanna hide 'em bad enough I'm staying with Aunt Sally, but you know, she's not really my aunt Some of these memories you can learn to live with and some of them you can't Sugar Baby get on down the line You ain't got no brains, no how You went years without me You might as well keep going now The ladies down in Darktown, they're doing the Darktown Strut You always got to be prepared but you never know for what There ain't no limit to the amount of trouble women bring Love is pleasing, love is teasing, love's not an evil thing Sugar Baby, get on down the road You ain't got no brains, no how You went years without me You might as well keep going now Every moment of existence seems like some dirty trick Happiness can come suddenly and leave just as quick Any minute of the day the bubble could burst Try to make things better for someone, sometimes, you just end up making it a thousand times worse Sugar Baby, get on down the road You ain't got no brains, no how You went years without me Might as well keep going now Your charms have broken many a heart and mine is surely one You got a way of tearing the world apart. Love, see what you done Just as sure as we're living, just as sure as you're born Look up, look up--seek your Maker--'fore Gabriel blows his horn Sugar Baby, get on down the line You ain't got no sense, no how You went years without me Might as well keep going now -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Summer Days -------- [Verse 1] Summer days, summer nights are gone Summer days and the summer nights are gone I know a place where there's still something going on I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out in the mud I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood Everybody get ready to lift up your glasses and sing Everybody get ready to lift up your glasses and sing Well, I'm standing on the table, I'm proposing a toast to the king [Chorus] Well I'm driving in the flats in a Cadillac car The girls all say, "You're a worn-out star" My pockets are loaded and I'm spending every dime How can you say you love someone else when you know it's me all the time? [Verse 2] Well, the fog's so thick you can't spy the land The fog is so thick that you can't even spy the land What good are you anyway, if you can't stand up to some old businessman? Wedding bells are ringing, the choir is beginning to sing Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir's beginning to sing What looked good in the day, at night is another thing She's looking into my eyes, she's-a holding my hand She looking into my eyes, she's holding my hand She said, "You can't repeat the past," I said, "You can't? What do you mean You can't? Of course you can." [Chorus] Where do you come from? Where do you go? Sorry that's nothing you would need to know Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it's stuck Why don't you break my heart one more time just for good luck? [Verse 3] I got eight carburetors, boys I'm using 'em all Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I'm using 'em all I'm short on gas, my motor's starting to stall My dogs are barking, there must be someone around My dogs are barking, there's must be someone around I got my hammer ringing, pretty baby, but the nails ain't going down You got something to say, speak or hold your peace Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace If it's information you want you can go get it from the police [Chorus] Politician's got on his jogging shoes He must be running for office, got no time to lose He's sucking the blood out of the genius of generosity You been rolling your eyes--you been teasing me [Verse 4] Standing by God's river, my soul is beginning to shake Standing by God's river, my soul is beginning to shake I'm counting on you love, to give me a break Well, I'm leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift Yes, I'm leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift Gonn' break the roof in--set fire to the place as a parting gift Summer days, summer nights are gone Summer days, summer nights are gone I know a place where there's still something going on -------- 2001 Love and Theft -------- -------- Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum -------- Tweedle-dee Dum and Tweedle-dee Dee They're throwing knives into the tree Two big bags of dead man's bones Got their noses to the grindstones Living in the Land of Nod Trustin' their fate to the Hands of God They pass by so silently Tweedle-dee Dum and Tweedle-dee Dee Well, they're going to the country, they're gonna retire They're taking a street car named Desire Looking in the window at the pecan pie Lot of things they'd like they would never buy Neither one gonna turn and run They're making a voyage to the sun "His Master's voice is calling me" Says Tweedle-dee Dum to Tweedle-dee Dee Tweedle-dee Dee and Tweedle-dee Dum All that and more and then some They walk among the stately trees They know the secrets of the breeze Tweedle-dee Dum said to Tweedle-dee Dee "Your presence is obnoxious to me" They're like babies sittin' on a woman's knee Tweedle-dee Dum and Tweedle-dee Dee Well, the rain beating down on my window pane I got love for you and it's all in vain Brains in the pot, they're beginning to boil They're dripping with garlic and olive oil Tweedle-dee Dee--he's on his hands and his knees Saying, "Throw me somethin', Mister, please" "What's good for you is good for me" Says Tweedle-dee Dum to Tweedle-dee Dee Well, they're living in a happy harmony Tweedle-dee Dum and Tweedle-dee Dee They're one day older and a dollar short They've got a parade permit and a police escort They're lying low and they're makin' hay They seem determined to go all the way They run a brick-and-tile company Tweedle-dee Dum and Tweedle-dee Dee Well a childish dream is a deathless need And a noble truth is a sacred dream My pretty baby, she's lookin' around She's wearin' a multi-thousand dollar gown Tweedle-dee Dee is a lowdown, sorry old man Tweedle-dee Dum, he'll stab you where you stand "I've had too much of your company," Says Tweedle-dee Dum to Tweedle-dee Dee -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- Ain't Talkin' -------- [Verse 1] As I walked out tonight in the mystic garden The wounded flowers were danglin' from the vine I was passin' by yon cool and crystal fountain Someone hit me from behind [Verse 2] Ain't talkin', just a'walkin' Through this weary world of woe Heart burnin', still yearnin' No one on earth would ever know [Verse 3] They say prayer has the power to help So pray from the mother In the human heart an evil spirit can dwell I'm a'tryin' to love my neighbor and do good unto others But oh, mother, things ain't goin' well [Verse 4] Ain't talkin', just a'walkin' I'll burn that bridge before you can cross Heart burnin', still yearnin' They'll be no mercy for ya' once you've lost [Verse 5] Now I'm all worn down by weepin' My eyes are filled with tears, my lips are dry If I catch my opponents ever sleepin' I'll just slaughter them where they lie [Verse 6] Ain't talkin', just a'walkin' Through the world mysterious and vague Heart burnin', still yearnin' Walkin' a'through the cities of the plague [Verse 7] Well, the whole world is filled with speculation The whole wide world which people say is round They will tear your mind away from contemplation They will jump on your misfortune when you're down [Verse 8] Ain't talkin', just a'walkin' Eatin' hog-eyed grease in a hog-eyed town Heart burnin', still yearnin' Someday you'll be glad to have me around [Verse 9] They will crush you with wealth and power Every wakin' moment you could crack I'll make the most of one last extra hour I'll avenge my father's death an' I'll step back [Verse 10] Ain't talkin', just walkin' Hand me down my walkin' cane Heart burnin', still yearnin' Got to get ya' out of my miserable brain [Verse 11] All o' my loyal and much-loved companions They approve of me and share my code I practice a faith that's been long abandoned Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road [Verse 12] Ain't talkin', just a'walkin' My mule is sick, my horse is blind Heart burnin', still yearnin' Thinkin' 'bout that gal I left behind [Verse 13] Well, it's bright in the heavens and the wheels are flyin' Fame and honor never seem to fade The fire gone out but the light is never dyin' Who says I can't get heavenly aid? [Verse 14] Ain't talkin', just a'walkin' Carryin' a dead man's shield Heart burnin', still yearnin' A'walkin' a'with a toothache in my heel [Verse 15] The sufferin' is unending Every nook and cranny has its tears I'm a'not playin', I'm not pretending I'm not nursin' any superfluous fears [Verse 16] Ain't talkin', just a'walkin' Walkin' ever since the other night Heart burnin', still yearnin' Walkin' 'til I'ma clean outta sight [Verse 17] As I walked out in the mystic garden On a hot summer day, a hot summer lawn "Excuse me, ma'am, I beg your pardon There's no one here, the gardener is gone" [Verse 18] Ain't talkin', a'just a'walkin' Up the road around the bend Heart burnin', still yearnin' In the last outback, at the world's end -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- Beyond the Horizon -------- [Intro] Beyond the horizon, behind the sun At the end of the rainbow life has only begun In the long hours of twilight 'neath the stardust above Beyond the horizon it is easy to love [Verse 1] My wretched heart's pounding I felt an angel's kiss My memories are drowning In mortal bliss Beyond the horizon, in the Springtime or Fall Love waits forever for one and for all [Verse 2] Beyond the horizon across the divide 'Round about midnight, we'll be on the same side Down in the valley the water runs cold Beyond the horizon someone prayed for your soul [Verse 3] I'm touched with desire What don't I do? I'll throw the logs on the fire I'll build my world around you Beyond the horizon, at the end of the game Every step that you take, I'm walking the same [Verse 4] Beyond the horizon the night winds blow The theme of a melody from many moons ago The bells of St. Mary, how sweetly they chime Beyond the horizon I found you just in time [Verse 5] It's dark and it's dreary I ponder in vain I'm weakened, I'm weary My repentance is plain Beyond the horizon o'er the treacherous sea I still can't believe that you've set aside your love for me [Verse 6] Beyond the horizon, 'neath crimson skies In the soft light of morning I'll follow you with my eyes Through countries and kingdoms and temples of stone Beyond the horizon right down to the bone [Verse 7] It's late in the season Never knew, never cared Whatever the reason Someone's life has been spared [Outro] Beyond the horizon the sky is so blue I've got more than a lifetime to live lovin' you -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- Nettie Moore -------- [Verse 1] Lost John sitting on a railroad track Something's out of whack Blues this morning falling down like hail Gonna leave a greasy trail [Verse 2] Gonna travel the world is what I'm gonna do Then come back and see you All I ever do is struggle and strive If I don't do anybody any harm, I might make it back home alive [Verse 3] I'm the oldest son of a crazy man I'm in a cowboy band Got a pile of sins to pay for and I ain't got time to hide I'd walk through a blazing fire, baby, if I knew you was on the other side [Chorus] Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore And my happiness is o'er Winter's gone, the river's on the rise I loved you then and ever shall But there's no one here left to tell The world has gone black before my eyes [Verse 4] The world of research has gone berserk Too much paperwork Albert's in the graveyard, Frankie's raising hell I'm beginning to believe what the scriptures tell [Verse 5] I'm going where the Southern crosses the Yellow Dog Get away from these demagogues And these bad luck women stick like glue It's either one or the other or neither of the two [Verse 6] She says, "look out daddy, don't want you to tear your pants You can get wrecked in this dance." They say whiskey will kill ya, but I don't think it will I'm riding with you to the top of the hill [Chorus] Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore And my happiness is o'er Winter's gone, the river's on the rise I loved you then and ever shall But there's no one here left to tell The world has gone black before my eyes [Verse 7] Don't know why my baby never looked so good before I don't have to wonder no more She been cooking all day and it's gonna take me all night I can't eat all that stuff in a single bite [Verse 8] The Judge is coming in, everybody rise Lift up your eyes You can do what you please, you don't need my advice Before you call me any dirty names you better think twice [Verse 9] Getting light outside, the temperature dropped I think the rain has stopped I'm going to make you come to grips with fate When I'm through with you, you'll learn to keep your business straight [Chorus] Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore And my happiness is o'er Winter's gone, the river's on the rise I loved you then and ever shall But there's no one here left to tell The world has gone black before my eyes [Verse 10] The bright spark of the steady lights Has dimmed my sights When you're around all my grief gives 'way A lifetime with you is like some heavenly day [Verse 11] Everything I've ever known to be right has been proven wrong I'll be drifting along The woman I'm a-loving, she rules my heart No knife could ever cut our love apart [Verse 12] Today I'll stand in faith and raise The voice of praise The sun is strong, I'm standing in the light I wish to God that it were night [Chorus] Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore And my happiness is o'er Winter's gone, the river's on the rise I loved you then and ever shall But there's no one here left to tell The world has gone black before my eyes -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- Rollin' and Tumblin' -------- [Verse 1] I rolled and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long I rolled and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long Woke up this morning', I must have bet my money wrong [Verse 2] I got troubles so hard, I can't stand the strain I got troubles so hard, I just can't stand the strain Some young lazy slut has charmed away my brains [Verse 3] The landscape is glowing', gleaming' in the golden light of day The landscape is glowing', gleaming' in the gold light of day I am not holding nothing' back now, I am not standing' in anybody's way [Verse 4] Well, I did all I know just to keep you off my mind Well, I did all I know just to keep you off my mind Well, I paid and I paid and my suffering' heart is always on the line [Verse 5] Well, I get up in the dawn and I go down and lay in the shade I get up in the dawn and I go down and lay in the shade I ain't nobody's house boy, I ain't nobody's well trained maid [Verse 6] I'm flat-out spent, this woman has been driving' me to tears I'm flat-out spent, this woman she has been driving' me to tears This woman so crazy, I swear I ain't gonna touch another one for years [Verse 7] Well, the warm weather is coming' and the buds are on the vine The warm weather's comin', the buds are on the vine Ain't nothing so depressing as trying to satisfy this woman of mine [Verse 8] I got up this morning', saw the rising sun return Well, I got up this morning', seen the rising sun return Sooner or later you too shall burn [Verse 9] The night's filled with shadows, the years are filled with early doom The night's filled with shadows, the years are filled with early doom I've been conjuring up all these long dead souls from their crumbling' tombs [Verse 10] Let's forgive each other darling', let's go down to the greenwood glen Let's forgive each other darling', let's go down to the greenwood glen Let's put our heads together, let's put old matters to an end [Verse 11] Now I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long Ah, I rolled and I tumbled, I cried the whole night long I woke up this morning, I think I must be traveling' wrong -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- Someday Baby -------- [Verse 1] I don't care what you do, I don't care what you say I don't care where you go or how long you stay Someday baby, you are not going to worry po' me any more [Verse 2] Well you take my money and you turn me out You fill me up with nothing but self doubt Someday baby, you are not going to worry po' me anymore [Verse 3] When I was young, driving was my grave You drive me so hard, almost to the grave Someday baby, you are not going to worry po' me anymore [Verse 4] I'm so hard pressed, my mind tied up in knots I keep recycling the same old thoughts Someday baby you are not going to worry Po' me anymore [Verse 5] So many good things in life that I overlooked I don't know what to do now, you got me so hooked Someday baby you are not going to worry po' me any more [Verse 6] Well, I don't want to brag, but I'm going to ring your neck When all else fails I'll make it a matter of self-respect Someday baby, you are not going to worry Po' me any more [Verse 7] You can take your clothes put him in a sack You gain' down the road, baby and you can't come back Someday baby you are not going to worry po' me any more [Verse 8] I try to be friendly, I try to be kind Now I'm gonna drive you from your home, just like I was driven from mine Someday baby you are not going to worry po' me any more [Verse 9] Living this way is not a natural thing to do Why was I born to love you? Someday baby, you are not going to worry po' me any more -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- Spirit on the Water -------- [Verse 1] Spirit on the water Darkness on the face of the deep I keep thinking about you baby I can't hardly sleep [Verse 2] I'm traveling by land Traveling through the dawn of day You're always on my mind I can't stay away [Verse 3] I'd forgotten about you Then you turned up again I always knew That we were meant to be more than friends [Verse 4] When you are near It's just as plain as it can be I'm wild about you, gal You ought to be a fool about me [Verse 5] Can't explain The sources of this hidden pain You burned your way into my heart You got the key to my brain [Verse 6] I've been trampling through mud Praying to the powers above I'm sweating blood You got a face that begs for love [Verse 7] Life without you Doesn't mean a thing to me If I can't have you I'll throw my love into the deep blue sea [Verse 8] Sometimes I wonder Why you can't treat me right You do good all day Then you do wrong all night [Verse 9] When you're with me I'm a thousand times happier than I could ever say What does it matter What price I pay [Verse 10] They brag about your sugar Brag about it all over town Put some sugar in my bowl I feel like laying down [Verse 11] I'm pale as a ghost Holding a blossom on a stem You ever seen a ghost? No But you have heard of them [Verse 12] I see you there I'm blinded by the colors I see I take good care Of what belongs to me [Verse 13] I hear your name Ringing up and down the line I'm saying it plain These ties are strong enough to bind [Verse 14] Your sweet voice Calls out from some old familiar shrine I got no choice Can't believe these things would ever fade from your mind [Verse 15] I could live forever With you perfectly You don't ever Have to make a fuss over me [Verse 16] From East to West Ever since the world began I only mean it for the best I want to be with you any way I can [Verse 17] I been in a brawl Now I'm feeling the wall I'm going away baby I won't be back 'till fall [Verse 18] High on the hill You can carry all my thoughts with you You've numbed my will This love could tear me in two [Verse 19] I wanna be with you in paradise And it seems so unfair I can't go to paradise no more I killed a man back there [Verse 20] You think I'm over the hill You think I'm past my prime Let me see what you got We can have a whoppin' good time -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- The Levee's Gonna Break -------- [Intro] If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break Everybody saying this is a day only the Lord could make [Verse 1] Well I worked on the levee Mama, both night and day Well I worked on the levee Mama, both night and day I got to the river and I threw my clothes away I paid my time and now I'm as good as new I paid my time and now I'm as good as new They can't take me back, not unless I want them to [Verse 2] If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break Some of these people gonna strip you of all they can take I can't stop here, I ain't ready to unload I can't stop here, I ain't ready to unload Riches and salvation can be waiting Behind the next bend in the road [Verse 3] I picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get I picked you up from the gutter and this is the thanks I get You say you want me to quit ya, I told you no, not just yet I look in your eyes, I see nobody else but me I look in your eyes, I see nobody other than me I see all that I am and all I hope to be [Verse 4] If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break Some of these people don't know which road to take When I'm with you I forget I was ever blue When I'm with you I forget I was ever blue Without you there's no meaning in anything I do [Verse 5] Some people on the road carrying everything that they own Some people on the road carrying everything that they own Some people got barely enough skin to cover their bones Put on your cat clothes, Mama, put on your evening dress Put on your cat clothes, Mama, put on your evening dress A few more years of hard work Then there'll be a thousand years of happiness [Verse 6] If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break I tried to get you to love me, but I won't repeat that mistake If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break Plenty of cheap stuff out there still around that you take [Verse 7] I woke up this morning, butter and eggs in my bed I woke up this morning, butter and eggs in my bed I ain't got enough room to even raise my head Come back, baby, say we never more will part Come back, baby, say we never more will part Don't be a stranger without a brain or heart [Outro] If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break If it keeps on raining' the levee gonna break Some people still sleeping', some people are wide awake -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- Thunder on the Mountain -------- Thunder on the mountain, fires on the moon There's a ruckus in the alley and the sun will be here soon Today's the day, gonna grab my trombone and blow Well, there's hot stuff here and it's everywhere I go I was thinking' 'bout Alicia Keys, couldn't keep from crying When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be I have been looking for her even clear through Tennessee Feel like my soul is beginning to expand Look into my heart and you will sort of understand You brought me here, now you're trying to run me away The writing's on the wall, come read it, come see what it say Thunder on the mountain, rolling like a drum Gonna sleep over there, that's where the music coming from I don't need any guide, I already know the way Remember this, I'm your servant both night and day The pistols are poppin' and the power is down I'd like to try something' but I'm so far from town The sun keeps shining' And the North Wind keeps picking up speed Gonna forget about myself for a while, gonna go out and see what others need I've been sitting down studying the art of love I think it will fit me like a glove I want some real good woman to do just what I say Everybody got to wonder What's the matter with this cruel world today Thunder on the mountain rolling to the ground Gonna get up in the morning walk the hard road down Some sweet day I'll stand beside my king I wouldn't betray your love or any other thing Gonna raise me an army, some tough sons of bitches I'll recruit my army from the orphanages I been to St. Herman's church and I've said my religious vows I've sucked the milk out of a thousand cows I got the porkchops, she got the pie She ain't no angel and neither am I Shame on your greed, shame on your wicked schemes I'll say this, I don't give a damn about your dreams Thunder on the mountain heavy as can be Mean old twister bearing down on me All the ladies of Washington scrambling to get out of town Looks like something bad gonna happen Better roll your airplane down Everybody's going and I want to go too Don't wanna take a chance with somebody new I did all I could and I did it right there and then I've already confessed - no need to confess again Gonna make a lot of money, gonna go up north I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf For the love of God, you ought to take pity on yourself Songwriter: Bob Dylan -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- When the Deal Goes Down -------- [Verse 1] In the still of the night, in the world's ancient light Where wisdom grows up in strife My bewildering brain, toils in vain Through the darkness on the pathways of life Each invisible prayer is like a cloud in the air Tomorrow keeps turning around We live and we die, we know not why But I'll be with you when the deal goes down [Verse 2] We eat and we drink, we feel and we think Far down the street we stray I laugh and I cry and I'm haunted by Things I never meant nor wished to say The midnight rain follows the train We all wear the same thorny crown Soul to soul, our shadows roll And I'll be with you when the deal goes down [Verse 3] The moon gives light and shines by night I scarcely feel the glow We learn to live and then we forgive O'er the road we're bound to go More frailer than the flowers, these precious hours That keep us so tightly bound You come to my eyes like a vision from the skies And I'll be with you when the deal goes down [Verse 4] I picked up a rose and it poked through my clothes I followed the winding stream I heard a deafening noise, I felt transient joys I know they're not what they seem In this earthly domain, full of disappointment and pain You'll never see me frown I owe my heart to you, and that's saying' it true And I'll be with you when the deal goes down -------- 2006 Modern Times -------- -------- Workingman's Blues #2 -------- [Verse 1] There's an evening' haze settlin' over the town Starlight by the edge of the creek The buyin' power of the proletariat's gone down Money's gettin' shallow and weak The place I love best is a sweet memory It's a new path that we trod They say low wages are a reality If we want to compete abroad [Verse 2] My cruel weapons have been put on the shelf Come sit down on my knee You are dearer to me than myself As you yourself can see I'm listening' to the steel rails hum Got both eyes tight shut Just sitting here trying to keep the hunger from Creeping it's way into my gut [Chorus] Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind Bring me my boots and shoes You can hang back or fight your best on the front line Sing a little bit of these workingman's blues [Verse 3] Now, I'm sailing' on back, ready for the long haul Tossed by the winds and the seas I'll drag them all down to hell and I'll stand them at the wall I'll sell them to their enemies I'm trying' to feed my soul with thought Gonna sleep off the rest of the day Sometimes no one wants what we got Sometimes you can't give it away [Verse 4] Now the place is ringed with countless foes Some of them may be deaf and dumb No man, no woman knows The hour that sorrow will come In the dark I hear the night birds call I can hear a lover's breath I sleep in the kitchen with my feet in the hall Sleep is like a temporary death [Chorus] [Verse 5] Well, they burned my barn, they stole my horse I can't save a dime I got to be careful, I don't want to be forced Into a life of continual crime I can see for myself that the sun is sinking How I wish you were here to see Tell me now, am I wrong in thinking That you have forgotten me? [Verse 6] Now they worry and they hurry and they fuss and they fret They waste your nights and days Them I will forget But you I'll remember always Old memories of you to me have clung You've wounded me with words Gonna have to straighten out your tongue It's all true, everything you have heard [Chorus] [Verse 7] In you, my friend, I find no blame Wanna look in my eyes, please do No one can ever claim That I took up arms against you All across the peaceful sacred fields They will lay you low They'll break your horns and slash you with steel I say it so it must be so [Verse 8] Now I'm down on my luck and I'm black and blue Gonna give you another chance I'm all alone and I'm expecting you To lead me off in a cheerful dance Got a brand new suit and a brand new wife I can live on rice and beans Some people never worked a day in their life Don't know what work even means [Chorus] -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- Beyond Here Lies Nothin' -------- [Verse 1] Oh, well, I love ya pretty baby You're the only love I've ever known Just as long as you stay with me The whole world is my throne [Refrain] Beyond here lies nothin Nothin we can call our own [Verse 2] Well, I'm moving after midnight Down boulevards of broken cars Don't know what I'd do without it Without this love that we call ours [Refrain] Beyond here lies nothin Nothin but the moon and stars [Verse 3] Down every street there's a window And every window made of glass We'll keep on loving, pretty baby For as long as love will last [Refrain] Beyond here lies nothin But the mountains of the past [Verse 4] Well, my ship is in the harbor And the sails are spread Listen to me, pretty baby Lay your hand upon my head [Refrain] Beyond here lies nothin Nothin done, and nothin said -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- Forgetful Heart -------- [Verse 1] Forgetful heart Lost your power of recall Every little detail You don't remember at all The times we knew Who would remember better than you [Verse 2] Forgetful heart We laughed and had a good time you and I It's been so long Now you're content to let the days go by When you were there You were the answer to my prayer [Verse 3] Forgetful heart We loved with all the love that life can give What can I say Without you it's so hard to live Can't take much more Why can't we love like we did before [Verse 4] Forgetful heart Like a walking shadow in my brain All night long I lay awake and listen to the sound of pain The door has closed forevermore If indeed there ever was a door -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- I Feel a Change Comin' On -------- [Verse 1] Well I'm looking the world over Looking far off into the East And I see my baby coming She's walking with the village priest I feel a change coming on And the last part of the day is already gone [Verse 2] We got so much in common We strive for the same old ends And I just can't wait Wait for us to become friends I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone [Verse 3] Life is for love And they say that love is blind If you want to live easy Baby pack your clothes with mine I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone [Verse 4] Well now what's the use in dreaming You got better things to do Dreams never did work for me anyway Even when they did come true [Verse 5] You are as whorish as ever Baby you could start a fire I must be losing my mind You're the object of my desire I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone [Verse 6] I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver And I'm reading James Joyce Some people they tell me I got the blood of the land in my voice [Verse 7] Everybody got all the money Everybody got all the beautiful clothes Everybody got all the flowers I don't have one single rose I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- If You Ever Go to Houston -------- [Verse 1] If you ever go to Houston Better walk right Keep your hands in your pockets And your gun-belt tight You'll be asking for trouble If you're looking for a fight If you ever go to Houston Boy, you better walk right [Verse 2] If you're ever down there On Bagby and Lamar You better watch out for The man with the shining star Better know where you're going Or stay where you are If you're ever down there On Bagby and Lamar [Verse 3] I know these streets I've been here before I nearly got killed here During the Mexican war Something always Keeps me coming back for more I know these streets I've been here before [Verse 4] If you ever go to Dallas Say hello to Mary Anne Say I'm still pulling on the trigger Hanging on the best I can If you see her sister Lucy Say I'm sorry I'm not there Tell her other sister Betsy To pray the sinner's prayer [Verse 5] I got a restless fever Burning in my brain Got to keep riding forward Can't spoil the game The same way I leave here Will be the way that I came Got a restless fever Burning in my brain [Verse 6] Mr. Policeman Can you help me find my girl Last time I saw her Was at the Magnolia Hotel If you help me find her You can be my pal Mr. Policeman Can you help me find my girl [Verse 7] If you ever go to Austin Fort Worth or San Antone Find the bar rooms I got lost in And send my memories home Put my tears in a bottle Screw the top on tight If you ever go to Houston You better walk right -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- It's All Good -------- [Verse 1] Talk about me babe, if you must Throw on the dirt, pile on the dust I'd do the same thing if I could You know what they say, they say it's all good All good It's all good [Verse 2] Big politician telling lies Restaurant kitchen, all full of flies Don't make a bit of difference, don't see why it should But it's all right, 'cause it's all good It's all good It's all good [Verse 3] Wives are leaving'their husbands, they are beginning to roam They leave the party and they never get home I wouldn't change it, even if I could You know what they say man, it's all good It's all good All good [Verse 4] Brick by brick, they tear you down A teacup of water is enough to drown You ought to know, if they could they would Whatever going down, it's all good All good Say it's all good [Verse 5] People in the country, people on the land Some of them so sick, they can hardly stand Everybody would move away, if they could It's hard to believe but it's all good Yeah [Verse 6] The widow's cry, the orphan's plea Everywhere you look, more misery Come along with me, babe, I wish you would You know what I'm saying, it's all good All good I said it's all good All good [Verse 7} Cold-blooded killer, stalking the town Cop cars blinking, something bad going down Buildings are crumbling in the neighborhood But there's nothing to worry about, because it's all good It's all good They say it's all good [Verse 8] I'll pluck off your beard and blow it in your face This time tomorrow I'll be rolling in your place I wouldn't change a thing even if I could You know what they say, they say it's all good It's all good -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- Jolene -------- [Verse 1] Well you're coming down High Street, walking in the sun You make the dead man rise, and holler she's the one Jolene, Jolene Baby, I am the king and you're the queen [Verse 2] Well it's a long old highway, don't ever end I've got a Saturday night special, I'm back again I'll sleep by your door, lay my life on the line You probably don't know, but I'm going to make you mine Jolene, Jolene Baby, I am the king and you're the queen [Verse 3] I keep my hands in my pocket, I'm moving along People think they know, but they're all wrong You're something nice, I'm going to grab my dice I can't say I haven't paid the price Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen [Verse 4] Well I found out the hard way, I've had my fill You can't find somebody with his back to a hill Those big brown eyes, they set off a spark When you hold me in your arms things don't look so dark Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- Life Is Hard -------- [Verse 1] The evening winds are still I've lost the way and will Can't tell you where they went I just know what they meant I'm always on my guard Admitting life is hard Without you near me [Verse 2] The friend you used to be So near and dear to me You slipped so far away Where did we go a-stray I pass the old schoolyard Admitting life is hard Without you near me [Verse 3] Ever since the day The day you went away I felt that emptiness so wide I don't know what's wrong or right I just know I need strength to fight Strength to fight that world outside [Verse 4] Since we've been out of touch I haven't felt that much From day to barren day My heart stays locked away I walk the boulevard Admitting life is hard Without you near me [Verse 5] The sun is sinking low I guess it's time to go I feel a chilly breeze In place of memories My dreams are locked and barred Admitting life is hard Without you near me -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- My Wife's Home Town -------- [Verse 1] Well I didn't come here to deal with a dog gone thing I just came here to hear the drummer's cymbal ring There is no way you can put me down I just want to say that Hell's my wife's home town [Verse 2] Well there's reasons for that and reasons for this I can't think of any just now, but I know they exist I'm sitting in the sun till my skin turns brown I just want to say that Hell's my wife's home town Home town, home town [Verse 3] She can make you steal, make you rob Give you the hives, make you lose your job Make things bad, she can make things worse She got stuff more potent than a gypsy curse [Verse 4] One of these days, I'll end up on the run I'm pretty sure, she'll make me kill someone I'm going inside, roll the shutters down I just want to say that Hell's my wife's home town [Verse 5] Well there's plenty to remember, plenty to forget I still can remember the day we met I lost my reason long ago My love for her is all I know [Verse 6] State gone broke, the county's dry Don't be looking at me, with that evil eye Keep on walking don't be hanging around I'm telling you again that Hell's my wife's home town Home town, home town -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- Shake Shake Mama -------- [Verse 1] I get the blues for you, baby, when I look up at the sun I get the blues for you, baby, when I look up at the sun Come back here, we can have some real fun [Verse 2] Well, it's early in the evening, and everything is still Well, it's early in the evening, and everything is still One more time, I'm walking up on heartbreak hill [Chorus 1] Shake, shake, mama; like a ship going out to sea Shake, shake, mama; like a ship going out to sea You took all my money and you give it to Richard Lee [Verse 4] Down by the river, Judge Simpson walking around Down by the river, Judge Simpson walking a-round Nothing shocks me more than that old clown [Verse 5] Some of you women, you really know your stuff Some of you women, you really know your stuff But your clothes are all torn And your language is a little too rough [Chorus 2] Shake, shake, mama; shake it til the break of day Shake, shake, mama; shake it til the break of day I'm right here, baby, I'm not that far away [Verse 7] I'm motherless, fatherless, almost friendless too I'm motherless, fatherless, almost friendless too It's Friday morning on Franklin Avenue [Chorus 3] Shake, shake, mama; raise your voice and pray Shake, shake, mama; raise your voice and pray If you're goin on home, ya better go the shortest way -------- 2009 Together Through Life -------- -------- This Dream of You -------- [Verse 1] How long can I stay in this nowhere cafe Before night turns into day I wonder why I'm so frightened of dawn All I have and all I know Is this dream of you Which keeps me living on [Verse 2] There's a moment when all old things Become new again But that moment might have come and gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you Which keeps me living on [Verse 3] I look away, but I keep seeing it I don't want to believe, but I keep believing it Shadows dance upon the wall Shadows that seem to know it all [Verse 4] Am I too blind to see, is my heart playing tricks on me I'm lost in the crowd All my tears are gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you Which keeps me living on [Verse 5] Everything I touch seems to disappear Everywhere I turn you are always here I'll run this race until my earthly death I'll defend this place with my dying breath [Verse 6] From a cheerless room in a curtained gloom I saw a star from heaven fall I turned and looked again but it was gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you Which keeps me living on -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Duquesne Whistle -------- [Verse 1] Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing Blowing like it's gonna sweep my world away I wanna stop at Carbondale and keep on going That Duquesne train gon' rock me night and day You say I'm a gambler, you say I'm a pimp But I ain't neither one Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing Sounding like it's on a final run [Verse 2] Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing Blowing like she never blowed before Blue light blinking, red light glowing Blowing like she's at my chamber door You smiling through the fence at me Just like you always smiled before Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing Blowing like she ain't gon' blow no more [Verse 3] Can't you hear that Duquesne whistle blowing? Blowing like the sky's gonna blow apart You're the only thing alive that keeps me going You're like a time bomb in my heart I can hear a sweet voice steadily calling Must be the mother of our Lord Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing Blowing like my woman's on board [Verse 4] Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing Blowing like it's gon' blow my blues away You old rascal, I know exactly where you're going I'll lead you there myself at the break of day I wake up every morning with that woman in my bed Everybody telling me she's gone to my head Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing Blowing like it's gon' kill me dead [Verse 5] Can't you hear that Duquesne whistle blowing? Blowing through another no good town The lights on my native land are glowing I wonder if they'll know me next time 'round I wonder if that old oak tree's still standing That old oak tree, the one we used to climb Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing Blowing like she's blowing right on time -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Early Roman Kings -------- All the early Roman Kings in their sharkskin suits Bowties and buttons, high top boots Driving the spikes in, blazing the rails Nailed in their coffins in top hats and tails Fly away little bird, fly away, flap your wings Fly by night like the early Roman Kings All the early Roman Kings in the early, early morn' Coming down the mountain, distributing the corn Speeding through the forest, racing down the track You try to get away, they drag you back Tomorrow is Friday, we'll see what it brings Everybody's talking 'bout the early Roman Kings They're peddlers and they're meddlers, they buy and they sell They destroyed your city, they'll destroy you as well They're lecherous and treacherous, hell bent for leather Each of them bigger than all men put together Sluggers and muggers wearing fancy gold rings All the women going crazy for the early Roman Kings I'll dress up your wounds with a blood clotted rag I ain't afraid to make love to a bitch or a hag If you see me coming and you're standing there Wave your handkerchief in the air I ain't dead yet, my bell still rings I keep my fingers crossed like the early Roman Kings I'll strip you of life, strip you of breath Ship you down to the house of death One day you will ask for me There'll be no one else that you'll want to see Bring down my fiddle, tune up my strings Gonna break it wide open like the early Roman Kings I was up on black mountain the day Detroit fell They killed them all off and they sent them to hell Ding Dong Daddy, you're coming up short Gonna put you on trial in a Sicilian court I've had my fun, I've had my flings Gonna shake 'em all down like the early Roman Kings -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Long and Wasted Years -------- [Verse 1] It's been such a long long time Since we loved each other when our hearts were true One time, for one brief day, I was the man for you Last night I heard you talking in your sleep Saying things you shouldn't say, oh baby You just may have to go to jail someday [Verse 2] Is there a place we can go? Is there anybody we can see? Maybe it's the same for you as it is for me I ain't seen my family in twenty years That ain't easy to understand, they may be dead by now I lost track of em after they lost their land [Verse 3] Shake it up baby, twist and shout You know what it's all about What are you doing out there in the sun anyway? Don't you know, the sun can burn your brains right out [Verse 4] My enemy crashed into the dust Stopped dead in his tracks and he lost his lust He was run down hard and he broke apart He died in shame, he had an iron heart [Verse 5] I wear dark glasses to cover my eyes There are secrets in em that I can't disguise Come back baby If I hurt your feelings, I apologize [Verse 6] Two trains running side by side, forty miles wide Down the eastern line You don't have to go I just came to you because you're a friend of mine [Verse 7] I think that when my back was turned The whole world behind me burned It's been a while Since we walked down that long, long aisle [Verse 8] We cried on a cold and frosty morn We cried because our souls were torn So much for tears So much for these long and wasted years -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Narrow Way -------- [Verse 1] I'm gonna walk across the desert 'til I'm in my right mind I won't even think about what I left behind Nothing back there anyway that I can call my own Go back home, leave me alone It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 2] Ever since the British burned the White House down There's a bleeding wound in the heart of town I saw you drinking from an empty cup I saw you buried and I saw you dug up It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 3] Look down angel from the skies Help my weary soul to rise I kissed her cheek I dragged your plow You broke my heart, I was your friend 'til now It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 4] In the courtyard of the golden sun You stand and fight or you break and run You went and lost your lovely head For a drink of wine and a crust of bread It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 5] We looted and we plundered on distant shores Why is my share not equal to yours Your father left you, your mother too Even death has washed its hands of you It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 6] This is hard country to stay alive in Blades are everywhere and they're breaking my skin I'm armed to the hilt and I'm struggling hard You won't get out of here unscarred It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 7] You got too many lovers waiting at the wall If I had a thousand tongues, I couldn't count them all Yesterday I could've thrown them all in the sea Today, even one, may be too much for me It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 8] Can't walk them, baby, you could do no wrong Put your arms around me, where they belong I won't take you on a roller-coaster ride Lay my hands all over you, tie you to my side It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 9] I've got a heavy stacked woman with a smile on her face And she has crowned my soul with grace Im still hurting from an arrow that pierced my chest I'm gonna have to take my head and bury it between your breasts It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 10] Been dark all night but now it's dawn The moving finger is moving on You can guard me while I sleep Kiss away the tears I weep It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday [Verse 11] I love women and she loves men We've been to the west and we going back again I heard a voice at the dusk of day Saying, "Be gentle brother, be gentle and pray." It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have to work down to me someday -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Pay in Blood -------- [Verse 1] Well I'm grinding my life out, steady and sure Nothing more wretched than what I must endure I'm drenched in the light that shines from the sun I could stone you to death for the wrongs that you done Sooner or later you make a mistake I'll put you in a chain that you never will break Legs and arms and body and bone I pay in blood, but not my own [Verse 2] Night after night, day after day They strip your useless hopes away The more I take the more I give The more I die the more I live I got something in my pocket make your eyeballs swim I got dogs could tear you limb from limb I'm circling around the Southern Zone I pay in blood, but not my own [Verse 3] Low cards are what I've got But I'll play this hand whether I like it or not I'm sworn to uphold the laws of God You could put me out in front of a firing squad I've been out and around with the rowdy men Just like you, my handsome friend My head's so hard, must be made of stone I pay in blood, but not my own [Verse 4] Another politician pumping out the piss Another angry beggar blowing you a kiss You got the same eyes that your mother does If only you could prove who your father was Someone must have slipped a drug in your wine You gulped it down and you cross the line Man can't live by bread alone I pay in blood, but not my own [Verse 5] How I made it back home, nobody knows Or how I survived so many blows I've been through hell, what good did it do? You bastard! I'm suppose to respect you? I'll give you justice, I'll fatten your purse Show me your moral virtues first Hear me holler and hear me moan I pay in blood but not my own You pet your lover in the bed Come here, I'll break your lousy head Our nation must be saved and freed You've been accused of murder, how do you plead? This is how I spend my days I came to bury, not to praise I'll drink my fill and sleep alone I pay in blood, but not my own -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Roll On John -------- [Verse 1] Doctor, doctor tell me the time of day Another bottle's empty, another penny spent He turned around and he slowly walked away They shot him in the back and down he went [Chorus] Shine your light Movin' on You burned so bright Roll on, John [Verse 2] From the Liverpool docks to the red-light Hamburg streets Down in the quarry with the quarrymen Playing to the big crowds, playing to the cheap seats Another day in the life on your way to your journey's end [Chorus] [Verse 3] Sailin' through the trade winds bound for the South Rags on your back just like any other slave They tied your hands and they clamped your mouth Wasn't no way out of that deep dark cave [Chorus] [Verse 4] I heard the news today, oh boy They hauled your ship up on the shore Now the city gone dark, there is no more joy They tore the heart right out and cut him to the core [Chorus] [Verse 5] Put on your bags and get 'em packed Leave right now, you won't be far from wrong The sooner you go the quicker you'll be back You've been cooped up on an island far too long [Chorus] [Verse 6] Slow down you're moving way too fast Come together right now over me Your bones are weary, you're about to breathe your last Lord, you know how hard that it can be [Chorus] [Verse 7] Roll on, John, roll through the rain and snow Take the right-hand road and go where the buffalo roam They'll trap you in an ambush before you know Too late now to sail back home [Chorus] [Verse 8] Tyger, tyger burning bright I pray the Lord my soul to keep In the forests of the night Cover 'em over and let him sleep [Chorus] -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Scarlet Town -------- [Verse 1] In Scarlet Town, where I was born There's ivy leaf and silver thorn The streets have names that you can't pronounce Gold is down to a quarter of an ounce The music starts and the people sway Everybody says, "Are you going my way?" Uncle Tom still working' for Uncle Bill Scarlet Town is under the hill [Verse 2] Scarlet Town in the month of May Sweet William Holme on his deathbed lay Mistress Mary by the side of the bed Kissing' his face and putting' prayers on his head So brave and true, so gentle is he I'll weep for him as he would weep for me Little Boy Blue come blow your horn In Scarlet Town, where I was born [Verse 3] Scarlet Town, in the hot noon hours There's palm-leaf shadows and scattered flowers Beggars crouching at the gate Help comes, but it comes too late By marble slabs and in fields of stone You make your humble wishes known I touched the garment, but the hem was torn In Scarlet Town, where I was born [Verse 4] In Scarlet Town, the end is near The Seven Wonders of the World are here The evil and the good living' side by side All human forms seem glorified Put your heart on a platter and see who will bite See who will hold you and kiss you good night There's walnut groves and maplewood In Scarlet Town crying' won't do no good [Verse 5] In Scarlet Town, you fight your father's foes Up on the hill, a chilly wind blows You fight 'em on high and you fight 'em down in You fight 'em with whiskey, morphine and gin You've got legs that can drive men mad A lot of things we didn't do that I wish we had In Scarlet Town, the sky is clear You'll wish to God that you stayed right here [Verse 6] Set 'em Joe, play "Walking the Floor" Play it for my flat-chested junkie whore I'm staying up late, I'm making amends While we smile, all heaven descends If love is a sin, then beauty is a crime All things are beautiful in their time The black and the white, the yellow and the brown It's all right there in front of you in Scarlet Town -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Soon after Midnight -------- [Verse 1] I'm searching for phrases To sing your praises I need to tell someone It's soon after midnight And my day has just begun [Verse 2] A gal named Honey Took my money She was passing by It's soon after midnight And the moon is in my eye [Verse 3] My heart is cheerful It's never fearful I've been down on the killing floors I'm in no great hurry I'm not afraid of your fury I've faced stronger walls than yours [Verse 4] Charlotte's a harlot Dresses in scarlet Mary dresses in green It's soon after midnight And I've got a date with the fairy queen [Verse 5] They chirp and they chatter What does it matter? They're lying there dying in their blood Two-timing Slim Who's ever heard of him I'll drag his corpse through the mud [Verse 6] It's now or never More than ever When I met you I didn't think you would do It's soon after midnight And I don't want nobody but you -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Tempest -------- [Verse 1] The pale moon rose in its glory Out o'er the Western town She told a sad, sad story Of the great ship that went down [Verse 2] T'was the fourteenth day of April Over the waves she rode Sailing into tomorrow To a gilded age foretold [Verse 3] The night was black with starlight The seas were sharp and clear Moving through the shadows The promised hour was near [Verse 4] Lights were holding steady Gliding over the foam All the lords and ladies Heading for their eternal home [Verse 5] The chandeliers were swaying From the balustrades above The orchestra was playing Songs of faded love [Verse 6] The watchman, he lay dreaming As the ballroom dancers twirled He dreamed the Titanic was sinking Into the underworld [Verse 7] Leo took his sketchbook He was often so inclined He closed his eyes and painted The scenery in his mind [Verse 8] Cupid struck his bosom And broke it with a snap The closest woman to him He fell into her lap [Verse 9] He heard a loud commotion Something sounded wrong His inner spirit was saying That he couldn't stand here long [Verse 10] He staggered to the quarterdeck No time now to sleep Water on the quarterdeck Already three foot deep [Verse 11] Smokestack was leaning sideways Heavy feet began to pound He walked into the whirlwind Sky splitting all around [Verse 12] The ship was going under The universe had opened wide The roll was called up yonder The angels turned aside [Verse 13] Lights down in the hallway Flickering dim and dull Dead bodies already floating In the double bottom hull [Verse 14] The engines then exploded Propellers they failed to start The boilers overloaded The ship's bow split apart [Verse 15] Passengers were flying Backward, forward, far and fast They mumbled, fumbled, and tumbled Each one more weary than the last [Verse 16] The veil was torn asunder 'Tween the hours of twelve and one No change, no sudden wonder Could undo what had been done [Verse 17] The watchman lay there dreaming At forty-five degrees He dreamed that the Titanic was sinking Dropping to her knees [Verse 18] Wellington he was sleeping His bed began to slide His valiant heart was beating He pushed the tables aside [Verse 19] Glass of shattered crystal Lay scattered roundabout He strapped on both his pistols How long could he hold out? [Verse 20] His men and his companions Were nowhere to be seen In silence there he waited for Time and space to intervene [Verse 21] The passageway was narrow There was blackness in the air He saw every kind of sorrow Heard voices everywhere [Verse 22] Alarm-bells were ringing To hold back the swelling tide Friends and lovers clinging To each other side by side [Verse 23] Mothers and their daughters Descending down the stairs Jumped into the icy waters Love and pity sent their prayers [Verse 24] The rich man, Mister Astor Kissed his darling wife He had no way of knowing Be the last trip of his life [Verse 25] Calvin, Blake, and Wilson Gambled in the dark Not one of them would ever live to Tell the tale or disembark [Verse 26] Brother rose up 'gainst brother In every circumstance They fought and slaughtered each other In a deadly dance [Verse 27] They lowered down the lifeboats From the sinking wreck There were traitors, there were turncoats Broken backs and broken necks [Verse 28] The bishop left his cabin To help all those in need Turned his eyes up to the heavens Said, "The poor are yours to feed" [Verse 29] Davey the brothel-keeper Came out dismissed his girls Saw the water getting deeper Saw the changing of his world [Verse 30] Jim Backus smiled He never learned to swim Saw the little crippled child And he gave his seat to him [Verse 31] He saw the starlight shining Streaming from the East Death was on the rampage But his heart was now at peace [Verse 32] They battened down the hatches But the hatches wouldn't hold They drowned upon the staircase Of brass and polished gold [Verse 33] Leo said to Cleo I think I'm going mad But he'd lost his mind already Whatever mind he had [Verse 34] He tried to block the doorway To save all those from harm Blood from an open wound Pouring down his arm [Verse 35] Petals fell from flowers Tell all of them were gone In the long and dreadful hours The wizard's curse played on [Verse 36] The host was pouring brandy He was going down slow He stayed right to the end and he Was the last to go [Verse 37] There were many, many others Nameless here forever more They never sailed the ocean Or left their homes before [Verse 38] The watchman, he lay dreaming The damage had been done He dreamed the Titanic was sinking And he tried to tell someone [Verse 39] The captain, barely breathing Kneeling at the wheel Above him and beneath him Fifty thousand tons of steel [Verse 40] He looked over at his compass And he gazed into its face Needle pointing downward He knew he lost the race [Verse 41] In the dark illumination He remembered bygone years He read the Book of Revelation And he filled his cup with tears [Verse 42] When the Reaper's task had ended Sixteen hundred had gone to rest The good, the bad, the rich, the poor The loveliest and the best [Verse 43] They waited at the landing And they tried to understand But there is no understanding For the judgment of God's hand [Verse 44] The news came over the wires And struck with deadly force The love had lost its fires All things had run their course [Verse 45] The watchman he lay dreaming Of all the things that can be He dreamed the Titanic was sinking Into the deep blue sea -------- 2012 Tempest -------- -------- Tin Angel -------- [Verse 1] It was late last night when the boss came home To a deserted mansion and a desolate throne Servant said: "Boss, the lady's gone She left this morning just 'fore dawn." [Verse 2] "You got something to tell me, tell it to me, man Come to the point as straight as you can" "Old Henry Lee, chief of the clan Came riding through the woods and took her by the hand" [Verse 3] The boss he lay back flat on his bed He cursed the heat and he clutched his head He pondered the future of his fate To wait another day would be far too late [Verse 4] "Go fetch me my coat and my tie And the cheapest labour that money can buy Saddle me up my buckskin mare If you see me go by, put up a prayer" (The Boss) [Verse 5] Well, they rode all night, and they rode all day Eastward, long down the broad highway His spirit was tired and his vision was bent His men deserted him and onward he went [Verse 6] He came to a place where the light was dull His forehead pounding in his skull Heavy heart was racked with pain Insomnia raging in his brain [Verse 7] Well, he threw down his helmet and his cross-handled sword He renounced his faith, he denied his lord Crawled on his belly, put his ear to the wall One way or another put an end to it all [Verse 8] He leaned down, cut the electric wire Stared into the flames and he snorted the fire Peered through the darkness, caught a glimpse of the two It was hard to tell for certain who was who [Verse 9] He lowered himself down on a golden chain His nerves were quaking in every vein His knuckles were bloody, he sucked in the air He ran his fingers through his greasy hair [Verse 10] They looked at each other and their glasses clinked One single unit, inseparably linked "Got a strange premonition there's a man close by" (Henry Lee) "Don't worry about him, he wouldn't harm a fly" (The Wife) [Verse 11] From behind the curtain, the boss he crossed the floor He moved his feet and he bolted the door Shadows hiding the lines in his face With all the nobility of an ancient race [Verse 12] She turned, she was startled with a look of surprise With a hatred that could hit the skies "You're a reckless fool, I could see it in your eyes To come this way was by no means wise" (The Wife) [Verse 13] "Get up, stand up, you greedy-lipped wench And cover your face or suffer the consequence You are making my heart feel sick Put your clothes back on, double-quick" (The Boss) [Verse 14] "Silly boy, you think me a saint I'll listen no more to your words of complaint You've given me nothing but the sweetest lies Now hold your tongue and feed your eyes" (The Wife) [Verse 15] "I'd have given you the stars and the planets, too But what good would these things do you? Bow the heart if not the knee Or never again this world you'll see" (The Boss) [Verse 16] "Oh, please let not your heart be cold This man is dearer to me than gold" (The Wife) "Oh, my dear, you must be blind He's a gutless ape with a worthless mind" (The Boss) [Verse 17] "You've had your way too long with me Now it's me who'll determine how things shall be" (The Wife) "Try to escape," he cussed and cursed 'You'll have to try to get past me first" (The Boss) [Verse 18] "Do not let your passion rule You think my heart the heart of a fool And you, sir, you can not deny You made a monkey of me, what and for why?" (The Boss) [Verse 19] "I'll have no more of this insulting chat The devil can have you, I'll see to that Look sharp or step aside Or in the cradle you'll wish you'd died" (Henry Lee) [Verse 20] The gun went boom and the shot rang clear First bullet grazed his ear Second ball went right straight in And he bent in the middle like a twisted pin [Verse 21] He crawled to the corner and he lowered his head He gripped the chair and he grabbed the bed It would take more than needle and thread Bleeding from the mouth, he's as good as dead [Verse 22] "You shot my husband down, you fiend" (The Wife) "Husband? What husband? What the hell do you mean? He was a man of strife, a man of sin I cut him down and threw him to the wind" (Henry Lee) [Verse 23] This she said with angry breath "You too shall meet the lord of death It was I who brought your soul to life" (The Wife) Then she raised her robe and she drew out a knife [Verse 24] His face was hard and caked with sweat His arms ached and his hands were wet "You're a murderous queen and a bloody wife If you don't mind, I'll have the knife" (Henry Lee) [Verse 25] "We're two of a kind and our blood runs hot But we're no way similar in body or thought All husbands are good men, as all wives know" (The Wife) Then she pierced him to the heart and his blood did flow [Verse 26] His knees went limp and he reached for the door His tomb was sealed, he slid to the floor He whispered in her ear: "This is all your fault My fighting days have come to a halt" (Henry Lee) [Verse 27] She touched his lips and kissed his cheek He tried to speak but his breath was weak "You died for me, now I'll die for you" (The Wife) She put the blade to her heart and she ran it through [Verse 28] All three lovers together in a heap Thrown into the grave, forever to sleep Funeral torches blazed away Through the towns and the villages all night and all day -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- Autumn Leaves -------- The falling leaves Drift by the window The autumn leaves Of red and gold I see your lips The summer kisses The sunburned hands I used to hold Since you went away The days grow long And soon I'll hear Old winter's song But I miss you most of all My darling When autumn leaves Start to fall -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- Full Moon and Empty Arms -------- Full moon and empty arms The moon is there for us to share But where are you? A night like this could weave a memory And every kiss could start a dream for two Full moon and empty arms Tonight I'll use the magic moon to wish upon And next full moon If my one wish comes true My empty arms will be filled with you -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- I'm a Fool to Want You -------- I'm a fool to want you I'm a fool to want you To want a love that can't be true A love that's there for others too I'm a fool to hold you Such a fool to hold you To seek a kiss, not mine alone To share a kiss that the devil has known Time and time again I said I'd leave you Time and time again I went away But then would come a time when I would need you And once again these words I'll have to say I'm a fool to want you Pity me, I need you I know it's wrong, it must be wrong But right or wrong, I can't get along without you Time and time again I said I'd leave you Time and time again I went away But then would come a time when I would need you And once again these words I'll have to say Take me back, I love you Pity me, I need you I know it's wrong, it must be wrong But right or wrong, I can't get along without you -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- Some Enchanted Evening -------- Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger You may see a stranger across a crowded room And somehow you knew, you know even then That somehow you'll see her again and again Some enchanted evening, someone may be laughing You may hear her laughing across a crowded room And night after night, as strange as it seems The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams Who can explain it, who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, wise men never try Some enchanted evening, when you find your true love When you feel her call you across a crowded room Then fly to her side and make her your own Or all through your life you may dream all alone Once that you found her, never let her go Once you have found her, never let her go -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- Stay with Me -------- Should my heart not be humble Should my eyes fail to see Should my feet sometimes stumble On the way, stay with me Like the lamb that in springtime Wanders far from the fold Comes the darkness and the frost I get lost, I grow cold I grow cold, I grow weary, and I know I have sinned And I go seeking shelter and I cry in the wind And though I grope and I blunder and I'm weak and I'm wrong Though the road buckles under where I walk, walk along Till I find to my wonder every path leads to thee All that I can do is pray, stay with me Stay with me -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- That Lucky Old Sun -------- Up in the mornin', out on the job Work like the devil for my pay But that lucky old sun has nothin' to do But roll 'round heaven all day Fuss with my woman, toil for my kids Sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray While that lucky old sun has nothin' to do But roll 'round heaven all day Good Lord above, can't you see I'm pining, tears in my eyes Send down that cloud with a silver lining, lift me to Paradise Show me that river, take me across, and wash all my troubles away Like that lucky old sun, give me nothing to do, but roll 'round heaven all day Oh Lord above can't you know I'm pining, tears in my eyes Send down that cloud with a silver lining, lift me to Paradise Show me that river, take me across, and wash all my troubles away Like that lucky old sun, give me nothing to do, but roll 'round heaven all day -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- The Night We Called It a Day -------- There was a moon out in space But a cloud drifted over its face You kissed me and went on your way The night we called it a day I heard the song of the spheres Like a minor lament in my ears I hadn't the heart left to pray The night we called it a day Soft through the dark The hoot of an owl in the sky Sad though his song No bluer than he was I The moon went down, stars were gone But the sun didn't rise with the dawn There wasn't a thing left to say The night we called it a day Soft through the dark The hoot of an owl in the sky Sad though his song No bluer than he was I The moon went down, stars were gone But the sun didn't rise with the dawn There wasn't a thing left to say The night we called it a day -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- What'll I Do -------- What'll I do? When you are far away And I am blue What'll I do? What'll I do? When I am wondering who Is kissing you What'll I do? What'll I do with just a photograph To tell my troubles to? When I'm alone With only dreams of you That won't come true What'll I do? [instrumental-one verse] What'll I do with just a photograph To tell my troubles to? When I'm alone With only dreams of you That won't come true What'll I do? -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- Where Are You? -------- Where are you, where have you gone without me I thought you cared about me, where are you Where's my heart, where is the dream we started I can't believe we're parted, where are you When we said, goodbye, love, what had we to gain When I gave you my love, was it all in vain All life through, must I go on pretending Where is my happy ending, where are you When we said, goodbye, love, what had we to gain When I gave you my love, was it all in vain All life through, must I go on pretending Where is that happy ending, where are you, where are you -------- 2015 Shadows in the Night -------- -------- Why Try to Change Me Now -------- I'm sentimental, so I walk in the rain I've got some habits even I can't explain Could start for the corner, turn up in Spain But why try to change me now? I sit and daydream, I've got daydreams galore Cigarette ashes, there they go on the floor I'll go away weekends, leave my keys in the door But why try to change me now? Why can't I be more conventional? People talk, people stare, so I try But that's not for me, cause I can't see My kind of crazy world go passing me by So, let people wonder, let 'em laugh, let 'em frown You know I'll love you till the moon's upside down Don't you remember I was always your clown? Why try to change me now? Don't you remember I was always your clown? But why try to change me Why try to change me now? -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- All or Nothing at All -------- All or nothing at all Half a love never appealed to me If your heart never could yield to me Then I'd rather have nothing at all All or nothing at all If it's love there is no in-between Why begin then cry for something that might have been No I'd rather have nothing at all Please don't bring your lips so close to my cheek Don't smile, I'll be lost beyond recall The kiss in your eyes and the touch of your hand makes me weak And my heart may grow dizzy and fall And if I fell under the spell of your call I would be caught in the undertow And so you see, I've got to say "No, no" All or nothing at all All or nothing at all -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- All the Way -------- When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you all the way Happy to be near you When you need someone to cheer you all the way Taller than the tallest tree is That's how it's got to feel Deeper than the deep blue sea is That's how deep it goes if it's real When somebody needs you It's no good unless she needs you all the way Through the good or lean years And for all those in-between years come what may Who knows where the road will lead us Only a fool would say But if you'll let me love you It's for sure I'm gonna love you all the way, all the way And when somebody needs you It's no good unless she needs you all the way And through the good or lean years And for all those in-between years come what may Who knows where the road will lead us Only a fool would say But if you'll let me love you It's for sure I'm gonna love you all the way, all the way -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- Come Rain or Come Shine -------- I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you Come rain or come shine High as a mountain and deep as a river Come rain or come shine I guess when you met me It was just one of those things But don't ever bet me 'Cause I'm gon' be true if you let me You're gonna love me like nobody's loved me Come rain or come shine Happy together, unhappy together And won't that be fine? Days may be cloudy or sunny We're in or we're out of the money But I'm with you always I'm with you rain or shine -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- It Had to Be You -------- Why do I do just as you say Why must I just give you your way Why do I sigh, why don't I try to forget It must have been that something lovers call fate Kept me saying, "I have to wait" I saw them all, just couldn't fall till we met It had to be you, it had to be you I wandered around and finally found the somebody who Could make me be true, could make me be blue And even be glad, just to be sad thinking of you Some others I've seen might never be mean Might never be cross or try to be boss but they wouldn't do For nobody else gave me a thrill, with all your faults I love you still It had to be you, wonderful you, it had to be you For nobody else gave me a thrill, with all your faults I love you still It had to be you, wonderful you, it had to be you -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- Maybe You'll Be There -------- Each time I see a crowd of people Just like a fool I stop and stare It's really not the proper thing to do But maybe you'll be there I go out walking after midnight Along the lonely thoroughfare It's not the time or place to look for you But maybe you'll be there You said your arms would always hold me You said your lips were mine alone to kiss Now after all those things you told me How can it end like this Someday if all my prayers are answered I'll hear a footstep on the stair With anxious heart I'll hurry to the door And maybe you'll be there -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- Melancholy Mood -------- Melancholy mood forever haunts me Steals upon me in the night, forever taunts me Oh, what a lonely soul am I, stranded high and dry By a melancholy mood Gone is every joy and inspiration Tears are all I have to show, no consolation All I can see is grief and gloom, till the crack of doom Oh, melancholy mood Deep in the night I search for a trace Of a lingering kiss, a warm embrace But love is a whimsy, as flimsy as lace And my arms embrace an empty space Melancholy mood, why must you blind me Pity me and break the chains, the chains that bind me Won't you release me, set me free, bring her back to me Oh, melancholy mood -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- Nevertheless -------- Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong But nevertheless I'm in love with you Maybe I'll win and maybe I'll lose And maybe I'm in for crying the blues But nevertheless I'm in love with you Somehow, I know at a glance The terrible chances I'm taking Fine at the start Then left with a heart that is breaking Maybe I'll live the life of regret And maybe I'll give much more than I'll get But nevertheless I'm in love with you Maybe I'll live the life of regret And maybe I'll give much more than I'll get But nevertheless I'm in love with you -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- On a Little Street in Singapore -------- On a little street in Singapore We'd meet beside a lotus-covered door A veil of moonlight on her lonely face How pale the hands that held me in embrace My sails tonight are filled with perfume of Shalimar And temple bells will guide me to the shore And then I'll hold her in my arms and love the way I loved before On a little street in Singapore -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- Polka Dots and Moonbeams -------- A country dance was being held in a garden I felt a bump and heard an, "Oh, beg your pardon" Suddenly I saw polka dots and moonbeams All around a pug-nosed dream The music started and was I the perplexed one I held my breath and said, "May I have the next one?" In my frightened arms, polka dots and moonbeams Sparkled on a pug-nosed dream There were questions in the eyes of other dancers As we floated over the floor There were questions but my heart knew all the answers And perhaps a few things more Now in a cottage built of lilacs and laughter I know the meaning of the words, "Ever after" And I'll always see polka dots and moonbeams When I kiss the pug-nosed dream -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- Skylark -------- Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be? Is there a meadow in the mist Where someone's waiting to be kissed? Skylark Have you seen a valley green with spring? Where my heart can go a journeying Over the shadows and the rain To a blossom covered lane And in your lonely flight Haven't you heard the music in the night? Wonderful music, faint as a will o' the wisp Crazy as a loon, sad as a gypsy serenading the moon Oh skylark I don't know if you can find these things But my heart is riding on your wings So if you see them anywhere Won't you lead me there? Oh skylark I don't know if you can find these things But my heart is riding on your wings So if you see them anywhere Won't you lead me there? -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- That Old Black Magic -------- Hat old black magic has weaved its spell That old black magic that you weave so well Those icy fingers up and down my spine Same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine Same old tingle that I feel inside And then that elevator starts its ride And down and down I go, round and round I go Like a leaf caught in the tide I should stay away but what can I do? I hear your name and I'm aflame Aflame with burning desire That only your kiss can put out the fire You're the lover I have waited for You're the mate that fate had me created for And every time your lips meet mine Baby down and down I go, round and round I go In a spin, loving the spin I'm in Under that old black magic called love In a spin, loving the spin I'm in Under that old black magic called love In a spin, loving the spin I'm in Under that old black magic called love I should stay away but what can I do? I hear your name and I'm aflame Aflame with burning desire That only your kiss can put out the fire For you're the lover I have waited for You're the mate that fate had me created for And every time your lips meet mine Baby down and down I go, round and round I go In a spin, loving the spin I'm in I'm under that old black magic called love Oh in a spin, loving the spin I'm in Under that old black magic called love In a spin, loving the spin I'm in Under that old black magic called love Under that old black magic called love -------- 2016 Fallen Angels -------- -------- Young at Heart -------- Fairy tales can come true It can happen to you when you're young at heart For it's hard, you will find To be narrow of mind if you're young at heart You can go to extremes with impossible schemes You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams And life gets more exciting with each passing day And love is either in your heart or on it's way Don't you know that it's worth Every treasure on earth to be young at heart For as rich as you are It's much better by far to be young at heart And if you should survive to a hundred and five Look at all you'll derive out of being alive And here is the best part, you have a head start If you are among the very young at heart -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- As Time Goes By -------- You must remember this A kiss is still a kiss A sigh is still just a sigh The fundamental things apply As time goes by And when two lovers woo They still say "I love you" On that you can rely No matter what the future brings As time goes by Moonlight and love songs never out of date Hearts full of passion, jealousy, and hate Woman needs man and man must have his mate That no one can deny It's still the same old story A fight for love and glory A case of do or die The world will always welcome lovers As time goes by -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Braggin' -------- Braggin' Wastin' all your time just braggin' When ya' should be busy Plowin' and a'plantin' You stand there a'rantin' Got no harvest, tootin' your horn Braggin' You ain't got no cause for braggin' When your barn needs mendin' And your lawn needs mowin' How come you're a crowin' Like a no-good rooster at dawn Braggin' 'bout your fishin' 'Bout your horseshoe pitchin' Bet you always keep the score Talkin' 'bout your meddle That's the kind they peddle Down at the 5 and 10 cent store Braggin' Folks ain't got no use for braggin' If your fields are greener Folks will hear about it You don't hafta shout it Fields were green before you were born (x2) -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- But Beautiful -------- Love is funny or it's sad Or it's quiet or it's mad It's a good thing or it's bad But beautiful Beautiful to take a chance and if you fall, you fall And I'm thinking I wouldn't mind at all Love is tearful or it's gay It's a problem or it's play It's a heartache either way But beautiful And I'm thinking if you were mine, I'd never let you go And that would be but beautiful, I know [Instrumental] Love is tearful or it's gay It's a problem or it's play It's a heartache either way But it's beautiful And I'm thinking if you were mine, I'd never let you go And that would be but beautiful, I know -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Day In, Day Out -------- Day in, day out The same old voodoo follows me about The same old pounding in my heart whenever I think of you And darling, I think of you, day in and day out Day out, day in I needn't tell you how my days begin When I awake I awake with a tingle, one possibility in view That possibility of maybe seeing you Come rain, come shine I meet you and to me the day is fine Then I kiss your lips and the pounding becomes The oceans roar, a thousand drums Can't you see it's love Can there be any doubt When there it is Day in, day out Come rain, come shine I meet you and to me the day is fine Then I kiss your lips and the pounding becomes The oceans roar, a thousand drums Can't you see it's love Can there be any doubt When there it is Day in, day out Then I kiss your lips and the pounding becomes The oceans roar, a thousand drums Can't you see it's love Can there be any doubt When there it is Day in, day out -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Here's That Rainy Day -------- Maybe I should have saved those leftover dreams Funny but here's that rainy day Here's that rainy day they told me about And I laughed at the thought That it might turn out this way Where is that worn out wish that I threw aside After it brought my love so near Funny how love becomes a cold rainy day Funny that rainy day is here It's funny how love becomes a cold rainy day Funny that rainy day is here -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- How Deep Is the Ocean? -------- How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times a day do I think of you? How many roses are sprinkled with dew? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How high is the sky? -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- I Could Have Told You -------- [Verse 1] I could have told you She'd hurt you She'd you love you a while Then desert you If only you asked I could have told you so [Verse 2] I could have saved you Some crying Yes, I could have told you she's lying But you were in love And didn't want to know [Chorus] I hear her now As I toss and turn and try to sleep I hear her now Making promises she'll never keep And soon, it's over and done with She'll find someone new to have fun with Through all of my tears I could have told you so [Chorus] I hear her now As I toss and turn and try to sleep I hear her now Making promises she'll never keep And soon, it's over and done with She'll find someone new to have fun with Through all of my tears I could have told you so -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night -------- I couldn't sleep a wink last night Because we had that silly fight I thought my heart would break the whole night through I knew that you'd be sorry And I'm sorry too I didn't have my favorite dream The one in which I hold you tight I had to call you up this morning To see if everything was still all right Yes, I had to call you up this morning 'Cause I couldn't sleep a wink last night I didn't have my favorite dream The one in which I hold you tight I had to call you up this morning To see if everything was still all right Yes, I had to call you up this morning Cause I couldn't sleep a wink last night -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans -------- I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have realized there'd be another man I overlooked that point completely Until the big affair began Before I knew where I was at I found myself upon the shelf and that was that I tried to reach the moon but when I got there All that I could get was the air My feet are back upon the ground I lost the one girl I'd found Before I knew where I was at I found myself upon the shelf and that was that I tried to reach the moon but when I got there All that I could get was the air My feet are back upon the ground I lost the one girl The one girl I'd found My boiling point is much too low For me to try to be a fly Lothario -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Imagination -------- Imagination is funny It makes a cloudy day sunny It makes a bee think of honey Just as I think of you Imagination is crazy Your whole perspective gets hazy Starts you asking a daisy What to do, what to do Have you ever felt a gentle touch And then a kiss, and then and then Find it's only your imagination again Imagination is silly You go around willy nilly For example I go around wanting you And yet I can't imagine that you want me too -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- It Gets Lonely Early -------- When you're all alone All the children grown And, like starlings, flown away It gets lonely early, doesn't it? Lonely early, doesn't it? Ev'ry single endless day When your twilight nears And one face appears Turning winter years to May It gets lonely early, doesn't it? Lonely early, doesn't it? Still the old heart's young enough to say "It was really more than lovely, wasn't it? "Truly lovely, wasn't it?" Strings Ev'ry single lovely day -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- It's Funny to Everyone But Me -------- It's funny how ya' loved me Then forgot so suddenly It's funny to everyone but me They told me this would happen Now they're laughing secretly It's funny to everyone but me I should shrug my shoulders and say Good riddance to a bad affair But how can I do what my head tells me to When my heart tells me how much I care It's funny, I still love you It's the joke of the century It's funny to everyone but me It's so funny, I still love you It's the joke of the century Oh, but it's funny to everyone but me -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- My One and Only Love -------- The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an April breeze on the wings of spring And you appear in all your splendor My one and only love The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms In the hush of night while you're in my arms I feel your lips so warm and tender My one and only love The touch of your hand is like heaven A heaven that I've never known And the blush on your cheek whenever I speak Tells me that you are my own You fill my eager heart with such desire Every kiss you give sets my soul on fire I give myself in sweet surrender My one and only love The touch of your hand is like heaven A heaven that I've never known And the blush on your cheek whenever I speak Tells me that you are my own You fill my eager heart with such desire Every kiss you give sets my soul on fire I give myself in sweet surrender My one and only love -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Once Upon a Time -------- Once upon a time A girl with moonlight in her eyes Put her hand in mine And said she loved me so But that was once upon a time Very long ago Once upon a hill We sat beneath a willow tree Counting all the stars and waiting for the dawn But that was once upon a time Now the tree is gone How the breeze ruffled through her hair How we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn't there We were young and didn't have a care Where did it go Once upon a time The world was sweeter than we knew Everything was ours How happy we were then But somehow once upon a time Never comes again Once upon a time Never comes again -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- P.S. I Love You -------- Dear, I thought I'd drop a line The weather's cool. The folks are fine I'm in bed each night at nine P.S. I love you Yesterday we had some rain But all in all I can't complain Was it dusty on the train? P.S. I love you Write to the Browns just as soon as you're able They came around to call I burned a hole in the dining room table And let me see, I guess that's all Nothin' else for me to say And so I'll close. Oh, by the way Everybody's thinkin' of you P.S. I love you I do my best to obey all your wishes I put a sign up. Think Now I got to buy us a new set of dishes Or wash the ones that have piled in the sink Nothing else to tell you, dear Except, each day feels like a year Every night I'm dreamin' of you P.S. I love you P.S. I love you -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Sentimental Journey -------- Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memories I got my bag, I got my reservation Spent each dime I could afford Like a child in wild anticipation I long to hear that: "All aboard!" Seven, that's the time we leave - at seven I'll be waiting up for heaven Counting every mile of railroad track - that moves me back I never though my heart could be so yearny Why did I decide to roam Gotta take a sentimental journey Sentimental journey home -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- September of My Years -------- One day you turn around and it's summer Next day you turn around and it's fall And the springs and the winters of a lifetime Whatever happened to them all? As a man who has always had the wand'ring ways Now I'm reaching back for yesterdays 'Til a long-forgotten love appears And I find that I'm sighing softly as I near September, the warm September of my years As I man who has never paused at wishing wells Now I'm watching children's carousels And their laughter's music to my ears And I find that I'm smiling gently as I near September, the warm September of my years The golden warm September of my years -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Somewhere Along the Way -------- I used to walk with you Along the avenue Our hearts were carefree and gay How could I know I'd lose you Somewhere along the way? The friends we used to know Would always smile "Hello" No love like our love they'd say Then love slipped through our fingers Somewhere along the way I should forget But with the loneliness of night I start remembering ev'rything You're gone and yet There's still a feeling deep inside That you will always be part of me So now I look for you Along the avenue And as I wander I pray That some day soon I'll find you Somewhere along the way I should forget But with the loneliness of night I start remembering ev'rything You're gone and yet There's still a feeling deep inside That you will always be part of me So now I look for you Along the avenue And as I wander I pray That some day soon I'll find you Somewhere along the way Somewhere along the way -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Stardust -------- Sometimes I wonder Why I spend my lonely nights Dreaming of a song The melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you When our love was new And each kiss an inspiration Oh, but that was long ago And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song Beside the garden wall, when stars were bright You are in my arms The nightingale told his fairytale Of paradise, where roses grew Though I dream in vain In my heart, it will always remain My stardust melody The memory of love's refrain -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Stormy Weather -------- Don't know why Theres no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my gal and I Ain't together Keeps raining all the time Life is bare Gloom and misery everywhere Stormy weather Just can't get my poor old self together I'm weary all the time The time So weary all the time When she went away The blues walked in and they met If she stays away that old rocking chair's gonna get me All I do is pray the Lord above is gonna let me Walk in the sun once more Can't go on Everything I have is gone Stormy weather Since my gal and I Ain't together Keeps raining all the time Keeps raining all the time Backing singers: When she went away The blues walked in and met me If he stays away that old rocking chair will get me All I do is pray the Lord above will let me Walk in the sun once more Can't go on Everything I have is gone Stormy weather Since my gal and I Ain't together Keeps raining all the time The time Keeps raining all the time -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- That Old Feeling -------- I saw you last night and got that old feeling When you came in sight, I got that old feeling The moment that you danced by, I felt a thrill And when you caught my eye, my heart stood still Once again I seemed to feel that old yearning Then I knew the spark of love was still burning There'll be no new romance for me, it's foolish to start 'Cause that old feeling is still in my heart There'll be no new romance for me, it's foolish to start 'Cause that old feeling is still in my heart -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- The Best Is Yet to Come -------- Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum You came along and everything started to hum Still it's a real good bet the best is yet to come The best is yet to come and, babe, won't that be fine? You think you've seen the sun but you ain't seen it shine Wait till the warm-up's underway Wait till our lips have met And wait till you see that sunshine day You ain't seen nothin' yet! The best is yet to come and, babe, won't it be fine? The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine Come the day you're mine, I'm gonna teach you to fly We've only tasted the wine We're gonna drain the cup dry Wait till your charms are right for these arms to surround You think you've flown before but, baby, you ain't left the ground Wait till you're locked in my embrace Wait till I draw you near Wait till you see that sunshine place Ain't nothin' like it here! The best is yet to come and, babe, won't it be fine The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine Come the day you're mine And you're gonna be mine -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- There's a Flaw in My Flue -------- I used to sit by my fireplace And dream about you But now that won't do There's a flaw in my flue Your lovely face in my fireplace Was all that I saw But now it won't draw My flue has a flaw From every beautiful ember a memory arose Now I try to remember and smoke gets in my nose It's not as sweet as the unit-heat To dream about you So darling, adieu There's a flaw in my flue -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- These Foolish Things -------- A cigarette that bears a lipstick's traces An airline ticket to romantic places And still my heart has wings These foolish things remind me of you A tinkling piano in the next apartment Those stumbling words that told you what my heart meant A fairground's painted swings These foolish things remind me of you You came, you saw, you conquered me When you did that to me I knew somehow this had to be The winds of March that make my heart a dancer A telephone line rings but who's to answer? Oh, how the ghost of you clings These foolish things remind me of you The winds of March that make my heart a dancer A telephone that rings but who's to answer? Oh, how the ghost of you clings These foolish things remind me of you -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- This Nearly Was Mine -------- One dream in my heart, one love to be living for One love to be living for, this nearly was mine One girl for my dream, one partner in paradise This promise of paradise, this nearly was mine Close to my heart she came, only to fly away Only to fly as day flies from moonlight Now, now I'm alone, still dreaming of paradise Still saying that paradise once nearly was mine -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Trade Winds -------- Down where the trade winds play Down where you lose the day We found a new world Where paradise starts we traded hearts Way down where the trade winds play Music was everywhere Flowers were in her hair Under an awning of silvery boughs we traded vows The night that I sailed away Oh, trade winds, what are vows that lovers make? Oh, trade winds, are they only made to break? When it is May again I'll sail away again Though I am returning it won't be the same She traded her name Way down where the trade winds play -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- When the World Was Young -------- It isn't by chance I happen to be A boulevardier, the toast of Paris For over the noise, the talk and the smoke I'm good for a laugh, a drink or a joke I walk in a room, a party or ball "Come sit over here" somebody will call "A drink for M'sieur, a drink for us all" But how many times I stop and recall Ah, the apple trees Blossoms in the breeze That we walked among Lyin' in the hay Games we used to play While the rounds were sung Only yesterday, when the world was young Wherever I go they mention my name And that in itself, is some sort of fame "Come by for a drink, we're havin' a game" Wherever I go I'm glad that I came The talk is quite gay, the company fine There's laughter and lights, and glamour and wine And beautiful girls and some of 'em mine But often my eyes see a different shine Ah, the apple trees Sunlit memories Where the hammock swung On our backs we'd lie Looking at the sky 'Til the stars were strung Only last July when the world was young -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Where Is the One? -------- Where is the one Who'll end the search I'm making Where is the one Who'll change my dream to waking Behind some far off secret door There's my love There's my life In store The journey's long Much longer than I reckoned In any throng I'll know her in a second Some lucky day I'm bound to find her And when I do I'll find love The journey's long Much longer than I reckoned In any throng I'll know her in a second Some lucky day I'm bound to find her And when I do I'll find love -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- Why Was I Born? -------- Why was I born tell me why I am living What do I give or what am I'm giving What do I want anything I can not hope for What can I hope for I wish I knew Why do I try to draw you near me Honey tell me why do I cry Cause you're never gonna hear me I'm a poor fool But what can I do, I do Why was I born to love you Why do I try to draw you near me Honey tell me why do I cry Cause you're never gonna hear me I'm a poor fool But what can I do, I do Why was I born to love you -------- 2017 Triplicate -------- -------- You Go to My Head -------- You go to my head and you linger like a haunting refrain And I find you spinning 'round in my brain Like the bubbles in a glass of champagne You go to my head like a sip of sparkling Burgundy brew And I find the very mention of you Like the kicker in a julep or two The thrill of the thought that you might give a thought to my plea Cast a spell over me Still I say to myself get a hold of yourself Can't you see that it never can be You go to my head with a smile that makes my temperature rise Like a summer with a thousand July's You intoxicate my soul with your eyes Though I'm certain that this heart of mine Hasn't a ghost of a chance in this crazy romance You go to my head You go to my head -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- Black Rider -------- [Verse 1] Black rider, black rider, you've been living too hard Been up all night, have to stay on your guard The path that you're walking, too narrow to walk Every step of the way, another stumbling block The road that you're on, same road that you know Just not the same as it was a minute ago [Verse 2] Black rider, black rider, you've seen it all You've seen the great world and you've seen the small You fell into the fire and you're eating the flame Better seal up your lips if you wanna stay in the game Be reasonable, mister, be honest, be fair Let all of your earthly thoughts be a prayer [Verse 3] Black rider, black rider, all dressed in black I'm walking away, you try to make me look back My heart is at rest, I'd like to keep it that way I don't wanna fight, at least not today Go home to your wife, stop visiting mine One of these days I'll forget to be kind [Verse 4] Black rider, black rider, tell me when, tell me how If there ever was a time, then let it be now Let me go through, open the door My soul is distressed, my mind is at war Don't hug me, don't flatter me, don't turn on the charm I'll take a sword and hack off your arm [Verse 5] Black rider, black rider, hold it right there The size of your cock will get you nowhere I'll suffer in silence, I'll not make a sound Maybe I'll take the high moral ground Some enchanted evening I'll sing you a song Black rider, black rider, you've been on the job too long -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- Crossing the Rubicon -------- [Verse 1] I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day Of the most dangerous month of the year At the worst time, at the worst place That's all I seem to hear I got up early So I can greet the goddess of the dawn I've painted my wagon, abandoned all hope And I crossed the Rubicon [Verse 2] Well, the Rubicon is a red river Goin' gently as she flows Redder than your ruby lips And the blood that flows from the rose Three miles north of purgatory One step from the great beyond I prayed to the cross, I kissed the girls And I crossed the Rubicon [Verse 3] What are these dark days I see? In this world so badly bent I cannot redeem the time The time so idly spent How much longer can it last? How long can it go on? I embrace my love, put down my hair And I crossed the Rubicon [Verse 4] I can feel the bones beneath my skin And they're tremblin' with rage I'll make your wife a widow You'll never see old age Show me one good man in sight That the sun shines down upon I pawned my watch, I paid my debts And I crossed the Rubicon [Verse 5] Put my hide up on a hill Where some happiness I'll find If I survive, then let me love Let the hour be mine Take the high road, take the low Take any one you're on I poured the cup, I passed it along And I crossed the Rubicon [Verse 6] Well, you defiled the most lovely flowers In all her womanhood Others can be tolerant Others can be good I'll cut you up with a crooked knife Lord, and I'll miss you when you're gone I stood between Heaven and Earth And I crossed the Rubicon [Verse 7] You won't find any happiness here No happiness or joy Go back to the gutter, try your luck Find you some nice pretty boy Tell me how many men I need And who can I count upon I strapped my belt, I buttoned my coat And I crossed the Rubicon [Verse 8] I feel the holy spirit inside See the light that freedom gives I believe it's in the reach of Every man who lives Keep as far away as possible It's darkest 'fore the dawn (Oh Lord) I turned the key, I broke it off And I crossed the Rubicon [Verse 9] Mona, baby, are you still in my mind? I truly believe that you are Couldn't be anybody else but you Who's come with me this far The killing frost is on the ground And the autumn leaves are gone I lit the torch, I looked to the east And I crossed the Rubicon -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- False Prophet -------- [Verse 1] Another day that don't end Another ship goin' out Another day of anger, bitterness, and doubt I know how it happened I saw it begin I opened my heart to the world and the world came in [Verse 2] Hello, Mary Lou Hello, Miss Pearl My fleet-footed guides from the underworld No stars in the sky shine brighter than you You girls mean business and I do too [Verse 3] Well, I'm the enemy of treason An enemy of strife I'm the enemy of the unlived meaningless life I ain't no false prophet I just know what I know I go where only the lonely can go [Verse 4] I'm first among equals Second to none The last of the best You can bury the rest Bury 'em naked with their silver and gold Put 'em six feet under and I pray for their souls [Verse 5] What are you lookin' at? There's nothing to see Just a cool breeze that's encircling me Let's go for a walk in the garden So far and so wide We can sit in the shade by the fountain-side [Verse 6] I search the world over For the Holy Grail I sing songs of love I sing songs of betrayal Don't care what I drink I don't care what I eat I climb the mountains with swords on my bare feet [Verse 7] You don't know me, darlin' You never would guess I'm nothing like my ghostly appearance would suggest I ain't no false prophet I just said what I said I'm just here to bring vengeance on somebody's head [Verse 8] Put out your hand There's nothing to hold Open your mouth I'll stuff it with gold Oh, you poor devil, look up if you will The city of God is there on the hill [Verse 9] Hello, stranger Hello and goodbye You ruled the land But so do I You lusty old mule You got a poisoned brain I'll marry you to a ball and chain [Verse 10] You know, darlin' The kind of life that I live When your smile meets my smile Something's got to give I ain't no false prophet No, I'm nobody's bride Can't remember when I was born And I forgot when I died -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- Goodbye Jimmy Reed -------- [Verse 1] I live on a street named after a Saint Women in the churches wear powder and paint Where the Jews, and Catholics, and the Muslims all pray I can tell they're Proddie from a mile away Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Reed indeed Give me that old time religion, it's just what I need [Verse 2] For thine is kingdom, the power, the glory Go tell it on the mountain, go tell the real story Tell it in that straightforward, puritanical tone In the mystic hours when a person's alone Goodbye Jimmy Reed, godspeed Thump on the Bible, proclaim a creed [Verse 3] You won't amount to much, the people all said 'Cause I didn't play guitar behind my head Never pandered, never acted proud Never took off my shoes, throw 'em in the crowd Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye, goodnight Put a jewel in your crown and I put out the lights [Verse 4] They threw everything at me, everything in the book I had nothing to fight with but a butcher's hook They had no pity, they never lend a hand I can't sing a song that I don't understand Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye, good luck I can't play the record 'cause my needle got stuck [Verse 5] Transparent woman in a transparent dress Suits you well, I must confess I'll break open your grapes, I'll suck out the juice I need you like my head needs a noose Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and so long I thought I could resist her but I was so wrong [Verse 6] God be with you, brother dear If you don't mind me asking what brings you here? Oh, nothing much, I'm just looking for the man Need to see where he's lying in this lost land Goodbye Jimmy Reed, and everything within ya Can't you hear me calling from down in Virginia? -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- I Contain Multitudes -------- Today, and tomorrow, and yesterday, too The flowers are dyin' like all things do Follow me close, I'm going to Bally-na-Lee I'll lose my mind if you don't come with me I fuss with my hair, and I fight blood feuds I contain multitudes Got a tell-tale heart like Mr. Poe Got skeletons in the walls of people you know I'll drink to the truth and the things we said I'll drink to the man that shares your bed I paint landscapes, and I paint nudes I contain multitudes A red Cadillac and a black mustache Rings on my fingers that sparkle and flash Tell me, what's next? What shall we do? Half my soul, baby, belongs to you I rollick and I frolic with all the young dudes I contain multitudes I'm just like Anne Frank, like Indiana Jones And them British bad boys, the Rolling Stones I go right to the edge, I go right to the end I go right where all things lost are made good again I sing the songs of experience like William Blake I have no apologies to make Everything's flowing all at the same time I live on a boulevard of crime I drive fast cars, and I eat fast foods I contain multitudes Pink pedal-pushers, red blue jeans All the pretty maids, and all the old queens All the old queens from all my past lives I carry four pistols and two large knives I'm a man of contradictions, I'm a man of many moods I contain multitudes You greedy old wolf, I'll show you my heart But not all of it, only the hateful parts I'll sell you down the river, I'll put a price on your head What more can I tell you? I sleep with life and death in the same bed Get lost, madame, get up off my knee Keep your mouth away from me I'll keep the path open, the path in my mind I'll see to it that there's no love left behind I'll play Beethoven's sonatas, Chopin's preludes I contain multitudes -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You -------- I'm sittin' on my terrace, lost in the stars Listening to the sounds of the sad guitars Been thinking it all over and I've thought it all through I've made up my mind to give myself to you I saw the first fall of snow I saw the flowers come and go I don't think that anyone ever else ever knew I've made up my mind to give myself to you I'm giving myself to you, I am From Salt Lake City to Birmingham From East L.A. to San Antone I don't think I can bear to live my life alone My eye is like a shooting star It looks at nothin' here or there, looks at nothin' near or far No one ever told me, it's just something I knew I've made up my mind to give myself to you If I had the wings of a snow white dove I'd preach the gospel, the gospel of love A love so real, a love so true I've made up my mind to give myself to you Take me out traveling, you're a traveling man Show me something I don't understand I'm not what I was, things aren't what they were I'll go far away from home with her I traveled a long road of despair I met no other traveler there Lot of people gone, lot of people I knew I've made up my mind to give myself to you Well, my heart's like a river, a river that sings Just takes me a while to realize things I've seen the sunrise, I've seen the dawn I'll lay down beside you when everyone's gone I've traveled from the mountains to the sea I hope that the gods go easy with me I knew you'd say yes, I'm saying it too I've made up my mind to give myself to you -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- Key West (Philosopher Pirate) -------- [Verse 1] McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled Doctor said, "McKinley, death is on the wall Say it to me, if you got something to confess" I heard all about it, he was going down slow I heard it on the wireless radio From down in the boondocks way down in Key West I'm searching for love, for inspiration On that pirate radio station Coming out of Luxembourg and Budapest Radio signal, clear as can be I'm so deep in love that I can hardly see Down on the flatlands, way down in Key West [Chorus 1] Key West is the place to be If you're looking for immortality Stay on the road, follow the highway sign Key West is fine and fair If you lost your mind, you will find it there Key West is on the horizon line [Verse 2] I was born on the wrong side of the railroad track Like Ginsberg, Corso and Kerouac Like Louis and Jimmy and Buddy and all the rest Well, it might not be the thing to do But I'm sticking with you through and through Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West I got both my feet planted square on the ground Got my right hand high with the thumb down Such is life, such is happiness Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere here If you wear one, put it behind your ear Down in the bottom, way down in Key West [Chorus 2] Key West is the place to go Down by the Gulf of Mexico Beyond the sea, beyond the shifting sand Key West is the gateway key To innocence and purity Key West, Key West is the enchanted land [Verse 3] I've never lived in the land of Oz Or wasted my time with an unworthy cause It's hot down here, and you can't be overdressed Tiny blossoms of a toxic plant They can make you dizzy, I'd like to help you but I can't Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West Well, the Fishtail Palms, and the orchid trees They can give you that bleeding heart disease People tell me I ought to try a little tenderness On Amelia Street, Bayview Park Walking in the shadows after dark Down under, way down in Key West I played Gumbo Limbo spirituals I know all the Hindu rituals People tell me that I'm truly blessed Bougainvillea blooming in the summer, in the spring Winter here is an unknown thing Down in the flat lands, way down in Key West [Chorus 3] Key West is under the sun, under the radar, under the gun You stay to the left, and then you lean to the right Feel the sunlight on your skin, and the healing virtues of the wind Key West, Key West is the land of light [Verse 4] Wherever I travel, wherever I roam I'm not that far from the convent home I do what I think is right, what I think is best Mystery Street off of Mallory Square Truman had his White House there East bound, West bound, way down in Key West Twelve years old, they put me in a suit Forced me to marry a prostitute There were gold fringes on her wedding dress That's my story, but not where it ends She's still cute, and we're still friends Down on the bottom, way down in Key West I play both sides against the middle Trying to pick up that pirate radio signal I heard the news, I heard your last request Fly around, my pretty little Miss I don't love nobody, give me a kiss Down on the bottom, way down in Key West [Chorus 4] Key West is the place to be If you're looking for immortality Key West is paradise divine Key West is fine and fair If you lost your mind, you'll find it there Key West is on the horizon line -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- Mother of Muses -------- Mother of Muses sing for me Sing of the mountains and the deep dark sea Sing of the lakes and the nymphs of the forest Sing your hearts out, all your women of the chorus Sing of honor and fate and glory be Mother of Muses sing for me Mother of Muses sing for my heart Sing of a love too soon to depart Sing of the heroes who stood alone Whose names are engraved on tablets of stone Who struggled with pain so the world could go free Mother of Muses sing for me Sing of Sherman, Montgomery, and Scott And of Zhukov, and Patton, and the battles they fought Who cleared the path for Presley to sing Who carved the path for Martin Luther King Who did what they did and they went on their way Man, I could tell their stories all day I'm falling in love with Calliope She don't belong to anyone, why not give her to me? She's speaking to me, speaking with her eyes I've grown so tired of chasing lies Mother of Muses, wherever you are I've already outlived my life by far Mother of Muses, unleash your wrath Things I can't see, they're blocking my path Show me your wisdom, tell me my fate Put me upright, make me walk straight Forge my identity from the inside out You know what I'm talking about Take me to the river, release your charms Let me lay down a while in your sweet, loving arms Wake me, shake me, free me from sin Make me invisible, like the wind Got a mind that ramble, got a mind that roam I'm travelin' light and I'm a-slow coming home -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- Murder Most Foul -------- [Verse 1] 'Twas a dark day in Dallas, November '63 A day that will live on in infamy President Kennedy was a-ridin' high Good day to be livin' and a good day to die Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb He said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?" "Of course we do, we know who you are" Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car Shot down like a dog in broad daylight Was a matter of timing and the timing was right You got unpaid debts, we've come to collect We're gonna kill you with hatred, without any respect We'll mock you and shock you and we'll grin in your face We've already got someone here to take your place The day they blew out the brains of the king Thousands were watching, no one saw a thing It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise Right there in front of everyone's eyes Greatest magic trick ever under the sun Perfectly executed, skillfully done Wolfman, oh Wolfman, oh Wolfman, howl Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul [Verse 2] Hush, little children, you'll understand The Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your hand Slide down the banister, go get your coat Ferry 'cross the Mersey and go for the throat There's three bums comin' all dressed in rags Pick up the pieces and lower the flags I'm goin' to Woodstock, it's the Aquarian Age Then I'll go over to Altamont and sit near the stage Put your head out the window, let the good times roll There's a party going on behind the Grassy Knoll Stack up the bricks, pour the cement Don't say Dallas don't love you, Mr. President Put your foot in the tank and then step on the gas Try to make it to the triple underpass Blackface singer, whiteface clown Better not show your faces after the sun goes down Up in the red light district, like a cop on the beat Living in a nightmare on Elm Street When you're down on Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoe Don't ask what your country can do for you Cash on the barrelhead, money to burn Dealey Plaza, make a left-hand turn I'm going down to the crossroads, gonna flag a ride The place where faith, hope, and charity died Shoot him while he runs, boy, shoot him while you can See if you can shoot the invisible man Goodbye, Charlie, goodbye, Uncle Sam Frankly, Miss Scarlett, I don't give a damn What is the truth, and where did it go? Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughta know "Shut your mouth," said a wise old owl Business is business, and it's a murder most foul [Verse 3] Tommy, can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen I'm riding in a long, black Lincoln limousine Ridin' in the back seat next to my wife Headed straight on in to the afterlife I'm leaning to the left, I got my head in her lap Oh Lord, I've been led into some kind of a trap Where we ask no quarter, and no quarter do we give We're right down the street, from the street where you live They mutilated his body and they took out his brain What more could they do? They piled on the pain But his soul was not there where it was supposed to be at For the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me I hate to tell you, mister, but only dead men are free Send me some lovin', then tell me no lie Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by Wake up, little Susie, let's go for a drive Cross the Trinity River, let's keep hope alive Turn the radio on, don't touch the dials Parkland Hospital, only six more miles You got me dizzy, Miss Lizzy, you filled me with lead That magic bullet of yours has gone to my head I'm just a patsy like Patsy Cline Never shot anyone from in front or behind I've blood in my eye, got blood in my ear I'm never gonna make it to the new frontier Zapruder's film, I've seen that before Seen it thirty-three times, maybe more It's vile and deceitful, it's cruel and it's mean Ugliest thing that you ever have seen They killed him once and they killed him twice Killed him like a human sacrifice The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "Son The age of the Antichrist has just only begun" Air Force One comin' in through the gate Johnson sworn in at 2:38 Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel It is what it is, and it's murder most foul [Verse 4] What's new, pussycat? What'd I say? I said the soul of a nation been torn away And it's beginning to go into a slow decay And that it's thirty-six hours past Judgment Day Wolfman Jack, he's speaking in tongues He's going on and on at the top of his lungs Play me a song, Mr. Wolfman Jack Play it for me in my long Cadillac Play me that "Only the Good Die Young" Take me to the place Tom Dooley was hung Play "St. James Infirmary" in the Court of King James If you want to remember, you better write down the names Play Etta James, too, play "I'd Rather Go Blind" Play it for the man with the telepathic mind Play John Lee Hooker, play "Scratch My Back" Play it for that strip club owner named Jack Guitar Slim going down slow Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe [Verse 5] Play "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" Play it for the First Lady, she ain't feeling any good Play Don Henley, play Glenn Frey Take it to the limit and let it go by Play it for Carl Wilson, too Looking far, far away down Gower Avenue Play "Tragedy", play "Twilight Time" Take me back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime Play another one and "Another One Bites the Dust" Play "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust" Ride the pink horse down that long, lonesome road Stand there and wait for his head to explode Play "Mystery Train" for Mr. Mystery The man who fell down dead like a rootless tree Play it for the reverend, play it for the pastor Play it for the dog that got no master Play Oscar Peterson, play Stan Getz Play "Blue Sky," play Dickey Betts Play Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk Charlie Parker and all that junk All that junk and "All That Jazz" Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz Play Buster Keaton, play Harold Lloyd Play Bugsy Siegel, play Pretty Boy Floyd Play the numbers, play the odds Play "Cry Me a River" for the Lord of the gods Play Number nine, play Number six Play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks Play Nat King Cole, play "Nature Boy" Play "Down in the Boondocks" for Terry Malloy Play "It Happened One Night" and "One Night of Sin" There's twelve million souls that are listening in Play "Merchant of Venice", play "Merchants of Death" Play "Stella by Starlight" for Lady Macbeth Don't worry, Mr. President, help's on the way Your brothers are comin', there'll be hell to pay Brothers? What brothers? What's this about hell? Tell them, "We're waiting, keep coming," we'll get them as well Love Field is where his plane touched down But it never did get back up off the ground Was a hard act to follow, second to none They killed him on the altar of the rising sun Play "Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon" Play "Anything Goes" and "Memphis in June" Play "Lonely at the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave" Play it for Houdini spinning around in his grave Play Jelly Roll Morton, play "Lucille" Play "Deep in a Dream", and play "Driving Wheel" Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp And "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harp Play "Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton's Drums" Play "Darkness" and death will come when it comes Play "Love Me or Leave Me" by the great Bud Powell Play "The Blood-Stained Banner", play "Murder Most Foul" -------- 2020 Rough and Rowdy Ways -------- -------- My Own Version of You -------- All through the summers, into January I've been visiting morgues and monasteries Looking for the necessary body parts Limbs and livers and brains and hearts I'll bring someone to life, is what I wanna do I wanna create my own version of you Well, it must be the winter of my discontent I wish you'd've taken me with you wherever you went They talk all night and they talk all day Not for a minute do I believe anything they say I'm gon' bring someone to life, someone I've never seen You know what I mean, you know exactly what I mean I'll take the Scarface Pacino and The Godfather Brando Mix it up in a tank and get a robot commando If I do it up right and put the head on straight I'll be saved by the creature that I create I'll get blood from a cactus, gunpowder from ice I don't gamble with cards and I don't shoot no dice Can you look at my face with your sightless eyes? Can you cross your heart and hope to die? I'll bring someone to life, someone for real Someone who feels the way that I feel I study Sanskrit and Arabic to improve my mind I wanna do things for the benefit of all mankind I say to the willow tree, "Don't weep for me" I'm saying to hell to all things that I used to be Well, I get into trouble, then I hit the wall No place to turn, no place at all I'll pick a number between a-one and two And I ask myself, "What would Julius Caesar do?" I will bring someone to life in more ways than one Don't matter how long it takes, it'll be done when it's done I'm gonna make you play the piano like Leon Russell Like Liberace, like St. John the Apostle I'll play every number that I can play I'll see you maybe on Judgment Day After midnight, if you still wanna meet I'll be at the Black Horse Tavern on Armageddon Street Two doors down, not that far to walk I'll hear your footsteps, you won't have to knock I'll bring someone to life, balance the scales I'm not gonna get involved any insignificant details You can bring it to St. Peter You can bring it to Jerome You can bring it all the way over Bring it all the way home Bring it to the corner where the children play You can bring it to me on a silver tray I'll bring someone to life, spare no expense Do it with decency and common sense Can you tell me what it means, to be or not to be? You won't get away with fooling me Can you help me walk that moonlight mile? Can you give me the blessings of your smile? I'll bring someone to life, use all of my powers Do it in the dark, in the wee, small hours I can see the history of the whole human race It's all right there, it's carved into your face Should I break it all down? Should I fall on my knees? Is there light at the end of the tunnel, can you tell me, please? Stand over there by the cypress tree Where the Trojan women and children were sold into slavery Long before the first Crusade Way back before England or America were made Step right into the burning hell Where some of the best-known enemies of mankind dwell Mr. Freud with his dreams, Mr. Marx with his ax See the raw hide lash rip the skin from their backs Got the right spirit, you can feel it, you can hear it You've got what they call the immortal spirit You can feel it all night, you can feel it in the morn' It creeps in your body the day you were born One strike of lightning is all that I need And a blast of electricity that runs at top speed Show me your ribs, I'll stick in the knife Gonna jumpstart my creation to life I wanna bring someone to life, turn back the years Do it with laughter and do it with tears