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| 4:30 | ||||
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 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 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 |
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2. |
| 4:53 | ||||
Ev'ry thing's
All right And then She's all the time In my neighborhood She cries both Day and night I know because It was there It's a milestone But she's down On her luck And the day Makes her lonely And it's so hard To buck I was there I believe That she'd stop him If she would Start to care I believe That she'd look Upon this side And t' care And I'd go By the something When she's on my way But I don't belong there No I don't belong to her I don't belong to anybody She's my prize Forsaken angel But she don't care She cries She's A lone-hearted mystic And she can carry on When I'm there She's all right But she's not When I'm gone Heaven knows That the answer She's don't call In no one She's a wave A thing, beautiful She's mine For the one And I'm also Hesitating By temptation Lest it runs Which it Don't follow me But I'm not there I'm gone Now I'll cry tonight Like I cried The night before And I'll feast On her eyes But I'll dream About the door So long Jesus, Savior Blind faith Worth to tell It don't have Consolation She's my I was born to love her But she knows That the kingdom waits So high above her And I run but I race But it's not Too fast a pace Of course I'll not deceive her I'm not there, I'm gone It's all about confusion And I cry for her |
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3. |
| 5:00 | ||||
4. |
| 5:28 | ||||
5. |
| 6:50 | ||||
You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand You see somebody naked And you say, "Who is that man?" You try so hard But you don't understand Just what you'll say When you get home Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? 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, "Where what is?" And you say, "Oh my God Am I here all alone?" Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? 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 Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? 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 just give a check To tax-deductible charity organizations 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're very well read It's well known Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? 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" Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? 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" Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? 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 ought to be a law Against you comin' around You should be made To wear earphones Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? |
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6. |
| 6:54 | ||||
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 furnish me with tape, But deep inside his heart I know he 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. An' I said, "Oh, I didn't know that, But then again, there's only one I've met An' he just smoked my eyelids An' 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 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 ev'ryone his gun, Handing out free tickets To the wedding of his son. An' me, I nearly got busted An' wouldn't it be my luck To get caught without a ticket And be discovered beneath a truck. Oh, Mama, can this really be the end, To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again. Now the 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 it to him, Then I whispered, "Not even you can hide. You see, you're just like me, I hope you're satisfied." Oh, 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, And the other was just railroad gin. Like a fool I mixed them An' it strangled up my mind, An' now people just get uglier An' 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 he can watch her waltz for free 'Neath her Panamanian moon. An' I say, "Aw come on now, You must know about my debutante." An' she says, "Your debutante just knows what you need But I know what you really 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. An' 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, can this really be the end, To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again. |
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7. |
| 5:57 | ||||
8. |
| 5:09 | ||||
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 And what else you got left 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 that I 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 till 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 |
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9. |
| 4:31 | ||||
10. |
| 3:59 | ||||
11. |
| 4:32 | ||||
12. |
| 5:14 | ||||
William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll
With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin' And the cops were brought 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 Oh, 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, 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 snarling In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking Oh, but you who philosophize Disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face Now ain't the time for your tears Hattie Carroll was a maid of 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 these gentle And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger Oh, but 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 Oh, but you who philosophize Disgrace and criticize all fears Bury the rag deep in your face Now's the time for your tears |
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13. |
| 4:03 | ||||
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. Campin' out all night on the berenda Dealin' cards 'til dawn in the hacienda Up to Boot Hill they'd like to send ya Billy, don't you turn your back on me. Playin' 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. 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 walkin' all alone. 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. 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. 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. 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? 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 been runnin' for so long. 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 |
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14. |
| 3:44 | ||||
15. |
| 3:36 | ||||
Crickets are chirpin', 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, note even a note, She gone with the man In the long black coat. Somebody seen him hanging around At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town, He looked into her eyes when she stopped 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. 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. There are no mistakes in life some people say It is true sometimes you can see it that way. Bridge: But people don't live or die, people just float. She went with the man In the long black coat. 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 the dead horse. She never said nothing there was nothing she wrote, She gone with the man In the long black coat. |
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16. |
| 5:17 | ||||
Disc 2 | ||||||
1. |
| 2:54 | ||||
2. |
| 1:56 | ||||
3. |
| 6:20 | ||||
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. |
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4. |
| 4:16 | ||||
5. |
| 4:23 | ||||
6. |
| 3:58 | ||||
Well, the rainman comes with his magic wand
And the judge says, "Mona can't have no bond" And the walls collide, Mona cries And the rainman leaves in the wolfman's disguise I wanna be your lover, baby, I don't wanna be your man I wanna be your lover, baby I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours Well, the undertaker in his midnight suit Turns to the mad man, "Ain't you cute" Well, the mad man he jumps up on the shelf And he says, "You ain't so bad yourself" I wanna be your lover, baby, I wanna be your man I wanna be your lover, baby I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours Well, jumpin' Judy can't get no higher She got bullets in her eyes and then they fire Rasputin, he's so dignified He touched the back of her head and he died Well, I wanna be your lover, baby, I don't wanna be your man I wanna be your lover, baby I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours Well, Phaedra with her looking glass Which she lays upon the grass She gets all messed up, she faints That's 'cause she's so obvious and you ain't I wanna be your lover, baby, I don't wanna be your man I wanna be your lover, baby I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours I wanna be yours |
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7. |
| 3:05 | ||||
8. |
| 3:51 | ||||
9. |
| 6:56 | ||||
When you're lost in the rain in Juarez
And it's Eastertime 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 outa you 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 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 Up on Housing Project Hill It's either fortune or fame You must pick up 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 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 looking just like a ghost 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 call my bluff I'm going back to New York City I do believe I've had enough |
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10. |
| 3:58 | ||||
11. |
| 7:34 | ||||
12. |
| 3:38 | ||||
13. |
| 5:27 | ||||
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 A head full of ideas are driving me insane It's a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more 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 are having a good time Then he fines you every time you slam the door I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more 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 The National Guard stands around his door I ain't gonna work for Maggie's pa no more 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 She's thirty-two, but she says she's twenty-four I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more 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 They say, "Sing," while you slave and I just get bored I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more |
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14. |
| 3:32 | ||||
15. |
| 4:56 | ||||
I've been a moonshiner,
For seventeen long years, I've spent all my money, On whiskey and beer, I go to some hollow, And sit at my still And if whiskey dont kill me, Then I dont know what will, I go to some bar room, And drink with my friends, Where the women cant follow, And see what I spend, God bless them pretty women, I wish they was mine, Their breath is as sweet, The dew on the vine, Let me eat when I am hungry, Let me drink when I am dry, A dollar when I am hard up, Religion when I die, The whole world's a bottle, And life's but a dram, When the bottle gets empty, It sure ain't worth a damn. |
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16. |
| 3:15 | ||||
17. |
| 4:15 | ||||
18. |
| 5:13 | ||||
Things are crashing down
She's all too tight In my neighborhood She cried both day and night I know it because it was there It's a milestone But she's down on her luck And the day makes her lonely But to make it hard to buck, now and then I believe that she'd stop him If she would start to care I believe that she'd look upon His side that used to care And I'd go by the Lord Anywhere she's on my way But I don't belong there No I don't belong to her I don't belong to any body She's my Christ-forsaken angel But she don't hear me cry She's a lone-hearted mystic And she can't carry on When I'm there, she's all right But she's not when I'm gone Heaven knows that the answer She don't calling no one She's the way, forsaken beauty For she's mine, for the one And I lost her, hesitation By temptation as it runs But she don't holler me But I'm not there, I'm gone Now I'll cry tonight Like I cried the night before And I'm knees on the hassle But I'll dream about the door It's so long, she's forsaken By her faith, worse to tell It don't have contonation She smiles, fare thee well Now when I treat to leave 'er I was born to love her But she knows that the kingdom awaits So high above her And I run a better race But it's not too fast still But I don't perceive her I'm not there, I'm gone Well it's all about diffusion And I cry for her veil I don't need anybody now Beside me to tell And it's all affirmation I receive but it's not She's a lone-hearted beauty But she don't like a spot And she calls Yeah, she's gone like the rain Below the shining yesterday But now she's home beside me And I'd like her here to stay She's a lone, forsaken beauty And it don't trust anyone And I wish I was beside her But I'm not there, I'm gone Well, it's too hard to stay here And I don't want to leave It's so bad, for so few See, but she's a heart too hard to need It's alone, it's a crime The way she mauls me around But she don't fall to hate me But tears are gone, a painted clown Yes, I believe that it's rightful Oh, I believe it in my mind I've been told like I said one night before Carry on the cryin' And the sole gypsy told her Like I said, carry on I wish I was there to help her But I'm not there, I'm gone |