Dylan

BOB DYLAN Dylan Lyrics
1.Lily Of The West

Lyrics:E.Davies/J.Peterson
Music:E.Davies/J.Peterson

When first I came to Louisville, some pleasure there to find.
A damsel there from Lexington was pleasing to my mind.
Her rosy cheeks, here ruby lips like arrows pierced my breast
And the name she bore was Flora the Lily of the West.

I courted lovely Flora some pleasure there to find
But she turned unto another man which 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.

Way 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.

I stepped up to my revival, my dagger in my hand
I seized him by the collar and I boldly bade him stand
Being mad to desperation I pierced him in the breast
Then do my lovely Flora, the Lily of the West.

I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea
They placed me in a criminal 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.


2.Can't Help Falling In Love

Written:George Weiss/Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore

Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you

Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I can't help
Falling in love with you

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
Cause I can t help
Falling in love with you

repeat all

Oh I can t help
Falling in love with you


3.Sarah Jane

Lyrics:Bob Dylan
Music:Bob Dylan

I've got a wife and five little children
I'm gonna take a trip on the big McMillan
With Sarah Jane (Sarah Jane)
Sarah Jane (Sarah Jane)
Ain't nothin' to do
But to set down and sing
And rock about my Sarah Jane

Whistle done blows and the fiddler squalls
Captain gone through hole-in-the-wall
Oh Sarah Jane (Sarah Jane)
Sarah Jane (Sarah Jane)
Ain't nothin' to do
But to set down and sing
And rock about my Sarah Jane

Yankee built boats to shoot them Rebels
My gun's steady gonna hold it level
Sarah Jane (Sarah Jane)
Sarah Jane (Sarah Jane)
Ain't nothin' to do
But to set down and sing
And rock about my Sarah Jane

I've got a wife and five little children
I'm gonna take a trip on the big McMillan
Sarah Jane (Sarah Jane)
Sarah Jane (Sarah Jane)
Ain't nothin' to do
But to set down and sing
And rock about my Sarah Jane


4.Mr. Bojangles

Lyrics:Jerry Jeff Walker
Music:Jerry Jeff Walker

I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
in worn out shoes.
Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants,
that old soft shoe.
He jumped so high, he jumped so high,
then he'd 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,
laughed and slapped his leg a step.

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 clicked up his heels.
He let go a laugh, he let go a 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 fifteen years how his dog and him
had just traveled all about.
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 ev'ry chance in honky tonks
for drinks and tips.
But most of the time I spend behind these county bars
'cause I drinks a bit.'
He shook his head and... and he shook his head.
I heard someone ask him, 'Please

Mr. Bojangles,
Mr. Bojangles,
dance!
Dance!
Mr. Bojangles, dance!'


5.The Ballad Of Ira Hayes

Lyrics:Peter Lafarge
Music:Peter Lafarge

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 wene 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


6.Mary Ann

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.

Ten thousand miles away from home, ten thousand miles or more
The sea may freeze and the earth may burn
If I never nomore return to you, Mary Ann.

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.

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.


7.Big Yellow Taxi

Lyrics:Joni Mitchell
Music:Joni Mitchell

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.

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.

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.

Late last night I heard my screen door slam
A big yellow buldozer took away the 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.


8.A Fool Such As I

Lyrics:Hank Snow
Music:Hank Snow

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.

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.

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.

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.


9.Spanish Is The Loving Tongue

Lyrics:Bob Dylan
Music:Bob Dylan

Broke her heart, lost my own
Adios, Mi corazon

Spanish is the loving tongue
Soft as music, light as spray
'Twas a girl I learned it from
Living down Sonora way
I don't look much like a lover
Still I say her loved words over
Mostly when I'm all alone!
Mi amor, Mi corazon

Haven't seen her since that night
I can't cross the line you know
Wanted for a gambling fight
Like as not it's better so
Still I've 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