Tombstone Blues – Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan – Tombstone Blues

The sweet pretty things are in bed now, of courseThe city fathers, they are trying to endorseThe reincarnation of Paul Revere’s horseBut the town has no need to be nervous
The ghost of Belle Starr, she hands down her witsTo Jezebel the nun, she violently knitsA bald wig for Jack the Ripper, who sitsAt the head of the Chamber of Commerce
Mama’s in the factory, she ain’t got no shoesDaddy’s in the alley, he’s lookin’ for foodI’m in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
The hysterical bride in the penny arcadeScreaming, she moans, “I’ve just been made”Sends out for the doctor, who pulls down the shadeAnd says, “My advice is to not let the boys in”
And the medicine man comes and he shuffles insideHe walks with a swagger and he says to the bride“Stop all this weeping, swallow your prideYou will not die, it’s not poison”
Mama’s in the factory, she ain’t got no shoesDaddy’s in the alley, he’s lookin’ for foodI’m in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Now, John the blacksmitht, he torturing a thiefSays to the hero, the Commander-in-chief“Tell me, great hero, but please make it briefIs there a hole for me to get sick in?”
The Commander-in-chief answers him while chasing a flySaying, “Death to all those who have whimper and cry”And, dropping a barbell, he points to the skySaying, “The sun’s not yellow, it’s chicken”
Mama’s in the factory, she ain’t got no shoesDaddy’s in the alley, he’s lookin’ for the foodI’m in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
AlrightLet’s hear that backHe got to put the wall up over him
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