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Meat shakin on your bones Im gonna go down to the river and get some stones Sisters on the highway with that steel-drivin crew Papas in the big house, his workin days are through Tough Mama Can I blow a little smoke on you? Dark Beauty Wont you move it on over and make some room? Its 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, flyin through the skies Dark Beauty With that long nights journey in your eyes Sweet Goddess Born of a blinding light and a changing wind Now, dont be modest, you know who you are and where youve been Jack the Cowboy went up north Hes buried in your past The Lone Wolf went out drinking That was over pretty fast Sweet Goddess Your perfect strangers comin in at last Silver Angel With the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve Id 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 Im crestfallen The world of illusion is at my door I aint a-haulin any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore The prison walls are crumblin, there is no end in sight Ive gained some recognition but I lost my appetite Dark Beauty Meet me at the border late tonight

Theyll stone you when youre riding in your car Theyll stone you when youre riding in your car Theyll stone you when youre riding in your car Theyll stone you when youre playing your guitar Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street Theyll stone you when youre trying to keep your seat Theyll stone you when youre riding in your car Theyll stone you whеn youre riding in your car Theyll stone you whеn youre riding in your car Theyll stone you when youre playing your guitar Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street Theyll stone you when youre trying to keep your seat I wouldnt feel so all alone I wouldnt feel so all alone

There’s an iron train, theres an iron train a-travelin that’s been a-rollin through the years With a firebox of hatred and a furnace full of fears If you ever heard its sound or seen its blood-red broken frame Then you know my voice a-singin and you heard my name Did you ever stop to wonder bout the hatred that it holds? Did you ever see its passengers, its crazy mixed-up souls? Did you ever start a-thinkin’ that you gotta stop that train? Then you know my voice a-singin and you heard my name Have you ever had it on your lips or said it in your head That the person standin next to you just might be misled? Have you ever looked around and been confused with what youve seen? Then you’ve heard my voice a-singin and you know my name

There must be some kind of way out of here Cried the joker to the thief Theres too much confusion here And I cant get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine Plow men dig my earth None will level on the line Nobody of it is worth No reason to get excited The thief kindly spoke There are many here among us Who feel that life is but a joke But you and I weve been through that This is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now The hours getting late All along the watchtower Princes kept the view Barefoot servants came and went Little children too Outside in the distance A wild cat did growl Two riders were approachin And the wind began to howl

You always said that Id be back again That Id come running to you in the end I thought that you were on your own And now I find youre not alone Ill see you through the rain Through the heartache and pain It hurts like never before Youre not alone any more You always said that I would know someday Just how it feels when your love walks away I let you down, I let you go I lost you, how was I to know Ill see you through the rain Through the heartache and pain It hurts like never before Youre not alone any more I never knew I could feel this way I never could see past yеsterday You feel that everything is gonе I feel it too, youre not alone Ill see you through the rain Every heartache and pain It hurts like never before Youre not alone, youre not alone Youre not alone any more, any more, any more

Crash on the levee, mama Waters going to overflow Swamp’s going to rise No boats going to row Now, you can train on down To Williams Point You can bust your feet You can rock this joint But oh mama, aint you going to miss your best friend now? You’re going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow Now, dont you try an move me Youre just going to lose Theres a crash on the levee And, mama, youve been refused Well, its sugar for sugar And salt for salt If you go down in the flood Its going to be your own fault Oh mama, ain’t you going to miss your best friend now? You’re going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow Well, that high tides rising Mama, don’t you let me down Pack up your suitcase Mama, dont you makе a sound Now, its king for king Queen for queen Its going to be the meanеst flood That anybody’s seen Oh mama, aint you going to miss your best friend now? Yes, youre going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow

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 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 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 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 mеant to shine Don’t you and your one true lovе ever part” 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

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 hed gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate 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 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 He woke up, the room was bare He didnt see her anywhere He told himself he didnt 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 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 shell pick him out again How long must he wait? One more time, for a simple twist of fate People tell me its 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

Well, the ragman, he draws circles, up and down the block Id ask him, whats the matter, but I know he dont talk And the ladies, they treat me kindly, and they furnish me with tape But deep inside my heart, I know I cant escape Oh, oh, mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again Now, Shakespeare hes in the alley With his pointed shoes and bell Speaking with some French girl, who says shе knows me well And I would send a mеssage, oh, to find out if shes talked But the post office has been stolen, and the mailbox is locked And oh mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again Mona, she tried to tell me, said, Stay away from the railroad line She says, All the railroad men, they drink up your blood like wine And I said, Oh, I didnt know that But then again theres only one Ive met And he just smoked my eyelids, and he punched my cigarette Oh, oh mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again Grandpa died last week, and they buried him in the rocks Now everyone still asks about how badly they are shocked But me, I expected it to happen, and I knew hed lost control When he built a fire on Main Street, yes, and he shot it full of holes Oh, oh mama, can this really be, really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again Now the senator, he came down here, showing everyone his gun And handing out free tickets to the wedding of his son Me, I nearly got busted, yes, wouldnt it be my luck To get caught without a ticket and be discovered beneath a truck Oh, oh mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again Now the preacher, he looks 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 I said, See, not even you can hide You see, youre just like me, and I hope youre satisfied Oh, oh mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again The rainman gave me two cures, and he said, Jump right in The first was Texas medicine, the second was just railroad gin But like a fool I mixed them, and it strangled up my mind Now people just get uglier, and I have got no sense of time Oh, oh mama, can this really be, really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again Ruthie says, Come see me in a honky-tonk lagoon Where I can watch her waltz for free and a Panamanian moon And I said, Oh, come on now, you know about my debutante And she says, Your debutante knows what you need But I know what you want Oh, oh mama, can this really, really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again The bricks, they lay on Grand Street, where the neon madmen climb They all fall there so perfectly, it all seems so well timed And me, I sit here so patiently, trying to find out what price You have to pay to get out of Going through all of these things twice Oh, oh mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again Hey, oh mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again

Um papo breve e tão sutil Depois de tudo, me confundiu Eu tô de novo na chuva, oh! Você em terra firme Sempre certa do que dizer Pois só você manda em você Pássaro tão só no fio de luz Canta uma canção que me seduz Eu me pareço com ele, oh! Cantando só pra você Que nem ao menos pode me ouvir Eu canto pra me consumir O tempo é uma nave que corre demais Mas reconheço o que deixamos pra trás Eu posso mudar, eu juro, oh! Mas que poder você tem! Posso mudar pra valer É só você também querer O amor é simples, fácil dizer Você sempre soube disso, acabo de aprender Também sei onde te encontro, oh! Talvez no quarto de alguém Mas não vai me custar entender Pois só você manda em você Noite escura, raios no ar Qual o sentido de tanto andar Eu tô vagando na chuva, oh! A dor vagando em mim Como um tiro no coração Desde o começo dessa canção

Well, Im walkin down the line Im walkin down the line An Im walkin down the line My feetll be a-flyin To tell about my troubled mind I got a heavy-headed gal I got a heavy-headed gal I got a heavy-headed gal She aint feelin well When shes better only time will tell Well, Im walkin down the line Im walkin down the line An Im walkin down the line My feetll be a-flyin To tell about my troubled mind My money comes and goes My money comes and goes My money comes and goes And rolls and flows and rolls and flows Through the holes in the pockets in my clothes Well, Im walkin down the line Im walkin down the line An Im walkin down the line My feetll be a-flyin To tell about my troubled mind I see the morning light I see the morning light Well its not because Im an early riser I didnt go to sleep last night Well, Im walkin down the line Im walkin down the line An Im walkin down the line My feetll be a-flyin To tell about my troubled mind I got my walkin shoes I got my walkin shoes I got my walkin shoes An I aint a-gonna lose I believe I got the walkin blues Well, Im walkin down the line Im walkin down the line An Im walkin down the line My feetll be a-flyin To tell about my troubled mind

Senor, senor, do you know where were heading? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon? Seems like I been down this way before Is there any truth in that, senor? Senor, senor, do you know where she is hiding? 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? Theres a wicked wind still blowin on that upper deck Theres an iron cross still hanging down from around her neck Theres a marching band still playing in that vacant lot Where she held me in her arms one time and said, Forget me not Senor, senor, I can see that painted wagon I can smell the tail of the dragon Cant stand the suspense anymore Can you tell me who to contact here, senor? Well, the last thing I remember before I stripped and kneeled Was that trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic field A gypsy with a broken flag and a flashing ring Said, Son, this aint a dream no more, its the real thing Senor, senor, you know their hearts is as hard as leather Well, give me a minute, let me get it together I just gotta pick myself up off the floor Im ready when you are, senor Senor, senor, lets disconnect these cables Overturn these tables This place dont make sense to me no more Can you tell me what were waiting for, senor?

Well Ill sing you a song, It aint very long About an old man, who never done wrong How he died nobody can say They found him dead in the street one day Well, the crowd they gathered one fine morn At the man whose clothes n shoes were torn There on the sidewalk he did lay They stopped n stared n walked their way Well, the policeman come and he looked around Get up, old man, or Im a-takin you down He jabbеd him once with his billy club And the old man then rollеd off the curb Well, he jabbed him again and loudly said Call the wagon, this man is dead The wagon come, they loaded him in I never saw the man again Well, Ive sung you my song, it aint very long About an old man who never done wrong How he died no one can say They found him dead in the street one day

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 May your hands always be steady May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful And may your song always be sung And 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 light surrounding you May your heart always be joyful Stand upright and be strong May you stay forever young Forever young Forever young May you stay forever young Forever young Forever young May you stay forever young

... Oh, oh oh, oh They done ground that all up into molasses Oh, oh oh, oh Shoulda been on the river in 1910 Oh, oh, oh, oh They were drivin the women just like they drivin the men Oh, oh, oh, oh Put down your little head and dont you rise no more Oh, oh, oh, oh Dont you rise no more up until the Judgement Day is for sure Oh, oh, oh, oh Aint no more cane on the Brazos Oh, oh, oh, oh They done ground that all up into molasses Oh, oh oh, oh

Combien de routes un garçon peut-il faire Avant quun homme il ne soit? Combien loiseau doit-il franchir de mers Avant de séloigner du froid? Combien de morts un canon peut-il faire Avant que lon oublie sa voix? Eh bien, mon ami Écoute dans le vent Écoute la réponse dans le vent Combien de fois doit-on lever les yeux Avant que de voir le soleil? Combien doreilles faut-il au malheureux Avant découtеr son pareil? Combien de plеurs faut-il à lhomme heureux Avant que son cœur ne séveille? Eh bien, mon ami Écoute dans le vent Écoute la réponse dans le vent Combien dannées faudra t-il à lesclave Avant davoir sa liberté? Combien de temps un soldat est-il brave Avant de mourir oublié? Combien de mers franchira la colombe Avant que nous vivions en paix? Eh bien, mon ami Écoute dans le vent Écoute la réponse dans le vent Écoute la réponse est dans le vent

...was delivered Someone must explain As long as it takes to do this Thats as long as you will remain Nothing is better, nothing is best Take heed of this, get plenty rest

Everybodys building The big ships and the boats Some are building monuments Others are jotting down notes Everybodys in despair Every girl and boy But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here Everybody jump for joy Come all without, come all within Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Now I likes to do, just like the rest I likes my sugar sweet But darning fumes and making haste It aint my cup of meat Everybodys just standin around neath the trees Feeding pigeons on a limb But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here Then pigeons will go to him Come all without, comе all within Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn A lamb , [?} do, I can recitе em all Just tell me where it hurts And Ill tell you who to call Nobody can get in his sleep Theres someone on everybodys toes But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here Everybodys gonna doze Come all without, come all within Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn

There must be some way out of here, cried the joker to the thief Theres too much confusion here, I cant get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine, ploughmen 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 jokе But you and I, weve been through that, and it is not our fate So lеt us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late All along the watchtower, princes kept the view Barefoot servants came and went, little children too Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl

There must be some way out of here, cried the joker to the thief Theres too much confusion here, I cant get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine, ploughmen 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, weve been through that, and it is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late All along the watchtower, princes kept the view Barefoot servants came and went, little children too Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl

They say every man need protection They say every distance is not near Yet I swear I see my reflection Of every man who put me here Ive seen my light come shining From the west out to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released They say every man needs protection They say that every man must fall Yet I swear I see my reflection Somewhere so high abovе this wall Ive seen my light come shining From the wеst out to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released He understands a man is lonely A man who swears hes not to blame All day long youll hear him crying out so loud Shouting out that he was framed Ive seen my light come shining From the west out to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Ive seen my light come shining From the west out to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Any day now, any day now I shall be released

Shes got everything she needs Shes an artist, she dont look back Shes got everything she needs Shes an artist, she dont look back She takes the dark out of the nighttime And paints the daytime black You will start out standing, proud to give her anything she sees You will start out standing, proud to steal her anything she sees Youll wind up peeking through a key hole, down upon your bended knees She wears and Egyptian ring that sparkles before she speaks She wears and Egyptian ring that sparkles before she spеaks Shes a hypnotist collector You are a walking antiquе She never stumbles, shes got no place to fall She never stumbles, shes got no place to fall Shes nobodys child, the law cant touch her at all 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 For Christmas, get her a drum Shes got everything she needs Shes an artist, she dont look back Shes got everything she needs Shes an artist, she dont look back She takes the dark out of the nighttime And paints the daytime black She takes the dark out of the nighttime And paints the daytime black Well, she takes the dark out of the nighttime Know she paints the daytime black

They say every man can be replaced They say every distance is not near But I remember every face Of every man who put me here Ive seen my light come shining From the west out to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released They say every man needs a living They say that every man must fall Yet I swear I see my reflection Somеwhere so high above thеse walls Ive seen my light come shining From the west out to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released I understand a man in this lonely crowd A man who swears hes not to blame All day long youll hear him crying out so loud Shouting out that he was framed Ive seen my light come shining From the west out to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Ive seen my light come shining From the west out to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Any day now, any day now I shall be released

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 They walked along by the old canal A little confused, I remember well And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin bright He felt the heat of the night hit him likе a freight train Moving with a simple twist of fate A saxophonе someplace far off played As she was walkin 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 He woke up, the room was bare He didnt see her anywhere He told himself he didnt 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 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 shell pick him out again, how long he must wait Once more for a simple twist of fate People tell me its 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 the spring, but I was born too late Blame it on a simple twist of fate

Clouds so swift Rain wont lift Gate wont close Railings froze Get your mind off wintertime You aint goin nowhere Whoo-ee ride me high Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come Oh, oh, are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair? I dont care how many letters theyve send The morning came, morning went Pack up your money Pick up your tent You aint goin nowhere Whoo-eh ride me high Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come Oh, oh, are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair? Buy me a flute and a gun that shoots Tailgates and substitutes Strap yourself to a tree with roots You aint goin nowhere Whoo-eh ride me high Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come Oh, oh, are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair? Now, Genghis Khan He could not keep All his kings supplied with sleep Well climb that hill no matter how steep When we get up to it Whoo-eh ride me high Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come Oh, oh, are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair? Whoo-eh ride me high Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come Oh, oh, are we gonna fly

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 hed gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate 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 thе night hit him like a freight train Moving with a simple twist of fatе 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 waking up She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate He woke up; the room was bare He didnt see her anywhere He told himself he didnt 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 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 shell pick him out again. How long must he wait One more time for a simple twist of fate People tell me its 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

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 youre looking for someone Whos never weak but always strong To protect you and defend you Whether you are right or wrong Someone to open each and every door But it aint me, babe No, no, no, it aint me, babe It aint me you’re looking for, babe 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 yourе looking for someone Who will promise nеver to part Someone to close his eyes for you Someone to close his heart Someone who will die for you and more But it aint me, babe No, no, no, it aint me, babe It aint me you’re looking for, babe Go melt back in the night Everything inside is made of stone Theres nothing in here moving And anyway Im not alone You say youre lookin for someone Wholl 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 But it aint me, babe No, no, no, it aint me, babe It aint me you’re looking for, babe

Well, I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more No, I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more When I wake up in the morning, fold my hands, pray for rain Got a head full of ideas, that are drivin me insane Its a shame the way they makes me scrub the floor No, I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more I aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more I aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more Hands you a nickel, hands you a dime Asks you with a grin if youre having a good time Then he fines you every time you slam the door I aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more I aint gonna work for Maggies pa no more Aint gonna work for Maggies pa no more He puts his cigar out in your face just for kicks But his bedroom window is made out of sticks And the National Guard stands outside the door I aint gonna work for Maggies pa no more I aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more I aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more Ah, she talks to all the servants about man and God and law Everybody says shes the brains behind pa Shes sixty-eight but says shes twenty-four Man, I aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more Do my very best to be just who I am But everybody wants me to be just like them They sing while you slave and I just get bored I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble Ancient footprints are everywhere Well, you could almost think that youre seein double On a cold dark night on the Spanish Stairs Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room Where Ive got me a date with Botticellis niece She promised shed be right there with me When I paint my masterpiece Oh, the hours Ive spent inside the Colosseum Dodging lions, yes, and wastin timе Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle I could hardly stand to see еm Where it sure has been a long hard climb Train wheels rollin through the back of my memory When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese And someday, life will be sweet like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece So I left Rome, and I landed in Brussels On a flight so darn bumpy that I almost cried Clergymen in uniform, young girls pullin muscles Well, it sure has been a long hard ride Newspapermen eating candy Had to be held down by big police And someday, everything gonna be different When I paint my masterpiece Someday, everythings gonna be different, yes, it will When I paint my masterpiece When I paint my masterpiece

Mama, take this badge off of me I cant use it anymore Its gettin dark, too dark for me to see I feel like Im knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door Mama, put my guns in the ground I cant shoot them anymore That long black cloud is comin down I feel like Im knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door

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 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 Would you please not stare at me like that, he said Its just my foolish pride But sometimes a man must bе alone And this is no place to hide Wеll, Judas, he just winked and said All right, Ill leave you here But youd better hurry up and choose Which of those bills you want Before they all disappear Im gonna start my pickin right now Just tell me where youll be Judas pointed down the road And said, Eternity Eternity? said Frankie Lee With a voice as cold as ice Thats right, said Judas Priest, Eternity Though some might call it Paradise I dont call it anything Said Frankie Lee with a smile All right, said Judas Priest Ill see you after a while Well, Frankie Lee, he sat back down Feelin low and mean When just then a passing stranger Burst upon the scene Saying, Are you Frankie Lee, the gambler Whose father is deceased? Well, if you are Theres a fellow callin you down the road And they say his name is Priest 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, thats the one, said the stranger As quiet as a mouse Well, my message is, hes down the road But hes stranded in a house Well, Frankie Lee, he panicked He dropped evrything 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? Its not a house, said Judas Priest Its not a house, its a home Well, Frankie Lee, he trembled He soon lost all control Over everything 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 womans face in evry one 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 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 Well, the moral of the story The moral of this song Is simply that one should never be Where one does not belong So when you see your neighbor carryin somethin Go and help him with his load And dont go mistaking Paradise For that home across the road

Old Reilly stole a stallion But they caught him and they brought him back And they laid him down in the jail house ground With an iron chain around his neck Old Reillys daughter got a message That her father was goin to hang She rode by night and came by morning With gold and silver in her hand When the judge saw Reillys daughter His old eyes deepened in his head Sayin, Gold will never free your father The price, my dear, is you instead Oh Im as good as dead, cried Reilly Its only you that he does crave And my skin will surеly crawl if he touches you at all Get on your horsе and ride away Oh father you will surely die If I dont take the chance to try And pay the price and not take your advice For that reason I will have to stay The gallows shadows shook the evening In the night a hound dog bayed In the night the grounds were groanin In the night the price was paid The next mornin she had awoken To know that the judge had never spoken She saw that hangin branch a-bendin She saw her fathers body broken These be seven curses on a judge so cruel That one doctor cant not save him That two healers cannot heal him That three eyes cannot see him That four ears cannot hear him That five walls cannot hide him That six diggers cannot bury him And that seven deaths shall never kill him

Come gather round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon Youll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth savin Then you better start swimmin Or youll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen Keep your eyes wide Chance wont come again Dont speak too soon For the wheels still in spin Theres no tellin who that its namin For the losеr now will be later to win For the timеs they are a-changin Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Dont stand in the doorway Dont block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled Theres a battle outside and it is ragin Itll soon shake your windows Itll rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land Dont criticize What you cant understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is rRapidly agin Please get out of the new one If you cant 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 And the present now Will later be past The order is rapidly fadin And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin

Who killed Davey Moore? Why, and what’s the reason for? “Not I,” says the referee “Don’t point your finger at me I could’ve stopped it in the eighth And maybe kept him from his fate But the crowd would’ve booed, I’m sure At not getting their money’s worth It’s too bad he had to go But there was a pressure on me too, you know It wasn’t me that made him fall No, you can’t blame me at all” Who killed Davey Moore? Why, and what’s the reason for? “Not us,” says the angry crowd Whose screams fillеd the arena loud “It’s too bad he diеd that night But we just like to see a fight We didn’t mean for him to meet his death We just meant to see some sweat There is nothing wrong in that It wasn’t us that made him fall No, you can’t blame us at all” Who killed Davey Moore? Why, and what’s the reason for? “Not me,” says his manager Puffing on a big cigar “It’s hard to say, it’s hard to tell I always thought that he was well It’s too bad for his wife an’ kids he’s dead But if he was sick, he should’ve said It wasn’t me that made him fall No, you can’t blame me at all” Who killed Davey Moore? Why, and what’s the reason for? “Not me,” says the gambling man With his ticket stub still in his hand “It wasn’t me that knocked him down My hands never touched him none I didn’t commit no ugly sin Anyway, I put money on him to win It wasn’t me that made him fall No, you can’t blame me at all” Who killed Davey Moore? Why, and what’s the reason for? “Not me,” says the boxing writer Pounding print on his old typewriter Saying, “Boxing is not to blame There’s just as much danger in a football game” Saying, “Fist fighting is here to stay It’s just the old American way It wasn’t me that made him fall No, you can’t blame me at all” Who killed Davey Moore? Why, and what’s the reason for? “Not me,” says the man whose fists Laid him low in a cloud of mist Who came here from Cuba’s door Where boxing is not allowed no more “I hit him, yes, it’s true But that’s what I am paid to do Don’t say ‘murder,’ don’t say ‘kill’ It was destiny, it was God’s will” Who killed Davey Moore? Why, and what’s the reason for?