1. _ 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 more free lyrics |
2. _ Cry A While
Well, I had to go down and see a guy named Mr. Goldsmith A nasty, dirty, double-crossin', back-stabbin' 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 dead weight - 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 Pasquale 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 more free lyrics |
3. _ Summer Days
Summer days, summer nights are gone Summer days and the summer nights are gone I know a place where there's still somethin' going on I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out on in the mud I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud Got a long haired woman, she got royal Indian blood Everybody get ready - lift up your glasses and sing Everybody get ready to lift up your glasses and sing Well, I'm standin' on the table, I'm proposing a toast to the King Well I'm drivin' 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? 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 ringin', the choir is beginning to sing Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir is beginning to sing What looks good in the day, at night is another thing She's looking into my eyes, she's holding my hand She's looking into my eyes, she's holding my hand She says, "You can't repeat the past." I say, "You can't? What do you mean, you can't? Of course you can." Where do you come from? Where do you go? Sorry that's nothin' 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 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 must be someone around I got my hammer ringin', pretty baby, but the nails ain't goin' 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 Politician got on his jogging shoes He must be running for office, got no time to lose He been suckin' the blood out of the genius of generosity You been rolling your eyes - you been teasing me Standing by God's river, my soul is beginnin' to shake Standing by God's river, my soul is beginnin' to shake I'm countin' 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 Gonna 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 somethin' going on more free lyrics |
4. _ Po' Boy
Man comes to the door - I say, "For whom are you looking?" He says, "Your wife", I say, "She's busy in the kitchen cookin'." Poor boy - where you been? I already tol' you - won't tell you again 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 Been workin' on the mainline - workin' like the devil The game is the same - it's just up on a different level Poor boy - dressed in black Police at your back Poor boy in a red hot town Out beyond the twinklin' stars Ridin' first class trains - making the rounds Tryin' to keep from fallin' between the cars 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, layin' 'em straight - pickin' up the cherries fallin' off the plate Time and love has branded me with its claws Had to go to Florida, dodgin' them Georgia laws Poor boy, in the hotel called the Palace of Gloom Calls down to room service, says, "Send up a room" 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 All I know is that I'm thrilled by your kiss I don't know any more than this Poor boy, pickin' up sticks Build ya a house out of mortar and bricks Knockin' 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 'neath the stars that shine Washin' them dishes, feedin' them swine more free lyrics |
5. _ Tweedle Dee And 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 streetcar 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 windowpane 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 creed 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 more free lyrics |
6. _ High Water
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 a 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 more free lyrics |
7. _ 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 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 more free lyrics |
8. _ Mississippi
Every step of the way we walk the line Your days are numbered, so are mine Time is pilin' up, we struggle and we scrape We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape 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 workin' in the town I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down Got nothing for you, I had nothing before Don't even have anything for myself anymore Sky full of fire, pain pourin' down Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around 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 Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all I was thinkin' about the things that Rosie said I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's bed 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 Some people will offer you their hand and some won't Last night I knew you, tonight I don't I need somethin' strong to distract my mind I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind 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 Well my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking fast I'm drownin' 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 nothin' but affection for all those who've sailed with me Everybody movin' 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 My clothes are wet, tight on my skin Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in I know that fortune is waitin' to be kind So give me your hand and say you'll be mine 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 more free lyrics |
9. _ Lonesome Day Blues
Well, today has been a sad ol' lonesome day Yeah, today has been a sad ol' lonesome day I'm just sittin' here thinking With my mind a million miles away Well, they're doing the double shuffle, throwin' sand on the floor They're doing the double shuffle, they're throwin' sand on the floor When I left my long-time darlin' She was standing in the door 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 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 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 I'm forty miles from the mill - I'm droppin' it into overdrive I'm forty miles from the mill - I'm droppin' it into overdrive Settin' my dial on the radio I wish my mother was still alive I see your lover-man comin' - comin' 'cross the barren field I see your lover-man comin' - comin' 'cross the barren field He's not a gentleman at all - he's rotten to the core He's a coward and he steals 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 Last night the wind was whisperin', I was trying to make out what it was Last night the wind was whisperin' somethin' - I was trying to make out what it was I tell myself something's comin' But it never does 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 goin' to teach peace to the conquered I'm gonna tame the proud Well the leaves are rustlin' in the wood - things are fallin' off of the shelf Leaves are rustlin' in the wood - things are fallin' off the shelf You gonna need my help, sweetheart You can't make love all by yourself more free lyrics |
10. _ 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 Honeybees are buzzin' Leaves begin to stir I'm in love with my second cousin I tell myself I could be happy forever with her I keep listenin' 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 pine wood burnin' 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 'em once though, I suppose, to go along With all the ring dancin' 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 more free lyrics |
11. _ 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 a 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 more free lyrics |
12. _ Highwater (for Charlie Patton)
Words and music by bob dylan
Highwater risin', rising night and day
All the gold and silver are being stolen away
Big joe turner looking east and west from the dark room of his mind
He made it to kansas city, twelfth street and vine
Nothin' standing there
Highwater everywhere
Highwater rising the shacks are sliding down
Folks lose their possessions, the folks are leaving town
Reformation shook it, broke it, then she hung it on the wall
Say you dancin' with whom they tell you to or you don't dance at all
It's tough out there
Highwater everywhere
I got a craven love for blazin' speed
I 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
Highwater everywhere
Highwater rising, six inches above my head
Coffins droppin' in the street like balloons made out of lead
Water poured into vicksburg, don't know what i'm gonna do
Don't reach out for me, she said, can't you see i'm drowning too
It's rough out there
Highwater everywhere
Well, george lewes told the englishman, the italian and the jew
You can't open up your mind, boys, to every conceivable point of view
They got charles darwin trapped out there on highway 5
Judge says to the high sheriff, i want them dead or alive
Either one, i don't care
Highwater everywhere
Well, 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 someth'n' 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
Highwater everywhere
I get up in the mornin', i believe i'll dust my broom
Keepin' away from the women, i'm givin' them lots of room
Thunder rollin' over clarksdale, everythin' a-lookin' blue
I just can't be happy, love, unless you're happy too
It's bad out there
Highwater everywhere
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13. _ Cry Awhile
Words and music by bob dylan
Well, i had to go down to see a guy named mr. goldsmith
Nasty, dirty, double-crossin', back-stabbin' phony i didn't have to, want to have to deal 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 dead weight, 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 keepin' a low profile
Well, i cried for you, now it's your turn, you can cry awhile
Feel like a fightin' rooster, feel better than i ever felt
But the pennsylvania line's in an awful mess and the denver road is a-goin' to melt
I went to the church house, every day i go an extra mile
Well, i cry for you, now your turn, you can cry awhile
Last night, 'cross the alley, there was a poundin' on the wall
It must have been don pasquale makin' a 2 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 my tears i can't control
Some people they ain't human, they ain't got no heart or soul
But i'm a-cryin' to the lord, tryin' to be meek and mild
Yes, i cried for you, now it's your turn, you can cry awhile
Well the preacher's in the pulpit and the babies in their cribs
I'm longin' for that sweet fat that sticks to your ribs
I'm goin' t' buy me a barrel of whisky, i'll die before i turn senile
Yes, i cried for you, now it's your turn, you can cry awhile?
Well, you bet on the horses, they ran the wrong way
I always said you'd be sorry and that would 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
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14. _ Moonlight
The seasons they are turnin' and my sad heart is yearnin' 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 levee Where the geese into the countryside have flown Won't you meet me out in the moonlight alone? Well, I'm preachin' 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 turnin' 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 runnin' 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? more free lyrics |
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