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Twas a dark day in Dallas, November 63
A day that will live on in infamy
President Kennedy was a-ridin high
Good day to be livin and a good day to die
Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb
He said, Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?
Of course we do, we know who you are
Then they blew off his head whil... |
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
Oh when its time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We cant go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of Gods great big family
And the truth, yo... |
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must the white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before theyre forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind
The answer is blowin in the wind
Yes, and how many years can a ... |
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
I know you havent made your mind up ... |
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 saving
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 yo... |
There must be some way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
Theres too much confusion
I cant 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 ... |
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didnt you?
People call, say Beware doll, youre bound to fall
You thought they were all a-kiddin you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin out
Now you dont talk so loud
Now you dont seem so proud
About having to be scrounging your next... |
Ooh, ooh
Hey
Mama, take this badge from me
I cant use it anymore
Its gettin dark, too dark to see
Feels like Im knockin on heavens door
Knock-knock-knockin on heavens door, hey, hey, hey hey yeah
Knock-knock-knockin on heavens door, ooh
Knock-knock-knockin on heavens door, ooh-oh yeah
Knock-knock-knockin on heavens doo... |
There must be some kind of way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
Theres too much confusion
I cant get no relief
Businessmen they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody offered his word
Hey!
No reason to get excited
The thief, he kindly spoke
There are many here among us
Who feel tha... |
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
I know you haven’t made your mind up... |
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood
Cries out, “My God, they killed them all!”
Here comes the story of the Hurricane
The man the authorities came to blame
For something that he never done
Put in a prison cell, but one time he cou... |
Well, it aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe
Ifn you dont know by now
And it aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe
Itll never do somehow
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and Ill be gone
Youre the reason Im a-traveling on
But dont think twice, its all right
And it aint no use in a-... |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
Im not sleepy and there is no place Im going to
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin Ill come followin you
Though I know that evenings empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand
Left me blindly here to stand, but still not sleeping
My... |
Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?
And where have you been, my darling young one?
I’ve stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains
I’ve walked and I’ve crawled on six crooked highways
I’ve stepped in the middle of seven sad forests
I’ve been out in front of a dozen dead oceans
I’ve been ten thousand miles in... |
Heading down south to the land of the pines
Im thumbing my way into North Caroline
Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
And Im a-hoping for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me ma... |
Johnnys in the basement, mixin up the medicine
Im on the pavement, thinkin about the government
The man in a trench coat, badge out, laid off
Says hes got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off
Look out kid, its somethin you did
God knows when, but youre doin it again
You better duck down the alleyway, looking for a new... |
Theyre selling postcards of the hanging
Theyre painting the passports brown
The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
The circus is in town
Here comes the blind commissioner
Theyve got him in a trance
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
The other is in his pants
And the riot squad, theyre restless
They need somewh... |
Early one morning the sun was shining
I was laying in bed
Wondering if shed changed at all
If her hair was still red
Her folks they said our lives together
Sure was going to be rough
They never did like Mamas homemade dress
Papas bankbook wasnt big enough
And I was standing on the side of the road
Rain falling on my sh... |
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s getting dark, too dark to see
I feel I’m knockin upon heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Mama, put my guns i... |
Come, you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that never done nothing
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like its your little toy
Yo... |
Well its all right, riding around in the breeze
Well its all right, if you live the life you please
Well its all right, doing the best you can
Well its all right, as long as you lend a hand
You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring
Waiting for someone to tell you everything
Sit around and wonder what tomorrow w... |
Darkness at the break of noon
Shadows even the silver spoon
The handmade blade, the childs balloon
Eclipses both the sun and moon
To understand you know too soon
There is no sense in trying
Pointed threats they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fools gold mouthpiece the hollow horn
Plays wasted words, ... |
If you’re travelin in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
For she once was a true love of mine
If you go when the snowflakes storm
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see if she has a coat so warm
To keep her from the howling winds
Please see i... |
You must leave now
Take what you need, you think will last
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
Crying like a fire in the sun
Look out, the saints are coming through
And its all over now, Baby Blue
The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense
Take what you ... |
The pale moon rose in its glory
Out oer the Western town
She told a sad, sad story
Of the great ship that went down
Twas the fourteenth day of April
Over the waves she rode
Sailing into tomorrow
To a gilded age foretold
The night was black with starlight
The seas were sharp and clear
Moving through the shadows
The prom... |
Aint it just like the night to play
Tricks when youre trying to be so quiet?
We sit here stranded
Though were all doing our best to deny it
And Louise holds a handful of rain, tempting you to defy it
Lights flicker from the opposite loft
In this room the heat pipes just cough
The country music station plays soft
But th... |
You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked
And you, you say, Who is that man?
You try so hard
But you dont understand
Just what you will say
When you get home
Because something is happening here
But ya dont know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You raise up your head
And you ask, Is thi... |
Today, and tomorrow, and yesterday, too
The flowers are dyin like all things do
Follow me close, I’m going to Bally-na-Lee
Ill lose my mind if you dont come with me
I fuss with my hair, and I fight blood feuds
I contain multitudes
Got a tell-tale heart like Mr. Poe
Got skeletons in the walls of people you know
I’ll dri... |
Twas in another lifetime
One of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue
The road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness
A creature void of form
Come in, she said, Ill give ya
Shelter from the storm
And if I pass this way again
You can rest assured
Ill always do my best for her
On that I give my word
In a worl... |
A tear goes down my day is real
But your drying eye upon the shame
Each needs a road for me from you
What paradise? what can I do?
That die for my and the day is dark
I can’t believe for your touch
What I could find oh time is right
If I fell in love to fall in love
To fall in love with you
The day is dark, our time is... |
Headed down south to the land of the pines
Im thumbin my way to North Caroline
Starin up the road
And pray to God I see headlights
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Pickin me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
And Im a-hopin for Raleigh
I can see my baby tonight
So, rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any ... |
Oh, I’m sailin away my own true love
I’m a-sailin away in the morning
Is there somethin I can send you from across the sea
From the place that I’ll be landing?
No, there’s nothin you can send me, my own true love
There’s nothin Im a-wishing to be ownin
Just a-carry yourself back to me unspoiled
From across that lonesom... |
Crimson flames tied through my ears
Rolling high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads
Using ideas as my maps
“We’ll meet on edges, soon,” said I
Proud neath heated brow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I’m younger than that now
Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
“Rip down all hate,” I screamed
Lies that... |
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I’ll show them to you and you’ll see them shine
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay
Stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see ya make him smile
His cloth... |
Someone’s got it in for me
They’re planting stories in the press
Whoever it is I wish they’d cut it out quick
But when they will I can only guess
They say I shot a man named Gray
And took his wife to Italy
She inherited a million bucks
And when she died it came to me
I can’t help it if I’m lucky
People see me all the t... |
Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Everybody knows that babys got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls
She takes just like a woman, yeah she does
She makes love just like a woman, yeah she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a l... |
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... |
When I set my eyes on you
Gonna keep you out of town at night
When I set my eyes on you
Not gonna be outta my sight
And now you know
Everywhere on earth you go
Youre gonna have me as your man
When I get my hands on you
Gonna make you carry me
When I get my hands on you
Gonna make you marry me
And now you know
Everywher... |
Been beat up and battered around
Been sent up, and Ive been shot down
Youre the best thing that Ive ever found
Handle me with care
Reputations changeable
Situations tolerable
But, baby, youre adorable
Handle me with care
Im so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Wont you show me that you really care?
E... |
Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
Abe said, “Man, you must be puttin me on”
God say, “No.”
Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want, Abe, but
The next time you see me comin you better run”
Well Abe said, “Where you want this killin done?”
God said, “Out on Highway 61”
Well Georgia Sam, he had a bloody ... |
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, ... |
The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course
The city fathers they’re trying to endorse
The reincarnation of Paul Revere’s horse
But the town has no need to be nervous
The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits
To Jezebel the nun she violently knits
A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits
At the head of the c... |
The guilty undertaker sighs
The lonesome organ grinder cries
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn
But it’s not that way
I wasn’t born to lose you
I want you, I want you
I want you, so bad
Honey, I want you
The drunken politician leaps
Upon the... |
Well, theyll stone you when youre tryin to be so good
Theyll stone you just like they said they would
Theyll stone you when youre trying to go home
Then theyll stone you when youre there all alone
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned
Well, theyll stone you when youre walking on the street
Theyll ... |
McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled
Doctor said, McKinley, death is on the wall
Say it to me, if you got something to confess
I heard all about it, he was going down slow
I heard it on the wireless radio
From down in the boondocks way down in Key West
I’m searching for love, for inspiration
On that pirate ... |
Oh, the ragman draws circles
Up and down the block
Id ask him what the matter was
But I know that he dont talk
And the ladies treat me kindly
And they furnish me with tape
But deep inside my heart
I know I cant escape
Oh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Well, S... |
Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Blowing like its gonna sweep my world away
I wanna stop at Carbondale and keep on going
That Duquesne train gon ride me night and day
You say Im a gambler, you say Im a pimp
But I aint neither one
Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Sounding like its on a final run
Listen to ... |
All through the summers, into January
Ive been visiting morgues and monasteries
Looking for the necessary body parts
Limbs and livers and brains and hearts
Ill bring someone to life, is what I wanna do
I wanna create my own version of you
Well, it must be the winter of my discontent
I wish youdve taken me with you wher... |
I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
No, I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
Well, I wake up in the morning
Fold my hands and pray for rain
I got a head full of ideas
That are drivin me insane
Its a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor
I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
I aint gonna work for Mag... |
May the good Lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
Surround you when youre far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As youd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart, youll always stay
Forever young, forever young
Forever young... |
Another day that dont end
Another ship goin out
Another day of anger, bitterness, and doubt
I know how it happened
I saw it begin
I opened my heart to the world and the world came in
Hello, Mary Lou
Hello, Miss Pearl
My fleet-footed guides from the underworld
No stars in the sky shine brighter than you
You girls mean b... |
You got a lot of nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning
You got a lot of nerve
To say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on
The side that’s winning
You say I let you down
You know it’s not like that
If you’re so hurt
Why then don’t you show it?
You say you lost your... |
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 you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true... |
Im sittin on my terrace, lost in the stars
Listening to the sounds of the sad guitars
Been thinking it all over and Ive thought it all through
Ive made up my mind to give myself to you
I saw the first fall of snow
I saw the flowers come and go
I dont think that anyone ever else ever knew
Ive made up my mind to give mys... |
When youre lost in the rain in Juarez
When its Easter time too
And your gravity fails
And negativity dont pull you through
Dont put on any airs
When youre down on Rue Morgue Avenue
They got some hungry women there
And they really make a mess outta you
Now if you see Saint Annie
Please tell her Thanks a lot
I cannot mov... |
See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sun rise from a tropic isle
Just remember, darling, all the while
You belong to me
See the market place in old Algiers
Send me photographs and souvenirs
Just remember when a dream appears
You belong to me
Ill be so alone without you
Maybe youll be lonesome too... and blue
Fly t... |
With your mercury mouth in the missionary times
And your eyes like smoke and your prayers like rhymes
And your silver cross, and your voice like chimes
Oh, who do they think could bury you?
With your pockets well protected at last
And your streetcar visions which ya place on the grass
And your flesh like silk, and your... |
My love she speaks like silence
Without ideals or violence
She doesnt have to say shes faithful
Yet shes true, like ice, like fire
People carry roses
And make promises by the hours
My love she laughs like the flowers
Valentines cant buy her
In the dime stores and bus stations
People talk of situations
Read books, repea... |
One time ago a crazy dream came to me
I dreamt I was walking to World War Three
I went to the doctor the very next day
To see what kind of words he could say
He said it was a bad dream
I wouldn’t worry about it none, though
Them old dreams are only in your head
I said “Hold it Doc, a World War passed through my brain”
... |
I’ve seen love go by my door
It’s never been this close before
Never been so easy or so slow
Ive been shooting in the dark too long
When something’s not right, it’s wrong
Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go
Dragon clouds so high above
I’ve only known careless love
It always just hit me from below
But this time rou... |
If you see her, say hello, she might be in Tangier
She left here last early Spring, is livin there, I hear
Say for me that Im all right though things get kind of slow
She might think that Ive forgotten her, dont tell her it isnt so
We had a falling out, like lovers often will
And to think of how she left that night, it... |
Oh my name it aint nothin
My age it means less
The country I come from
Is called the Midwest
I’s taught and brought up there
The laws to abide
And that the land that I live in
Has God on its side
Oh the history books tell it
They tell it so well
The cavalries charged
The Indians fell
The cavalries charged
The Indians d... |
Black rider, black rider, youve been living too hard
Been up all night, have to stay on your guard
The path that youre walking, too narrow to walk
Every step of the way, another stumbling block
The road that youre on, same road that you know
Just not the same as it was a minute ago
Black rider, black rider, youve seen ... |
Doctor, doctor tell me the time of day
Another bottles empty, another penny spent
He turned around and he slowly walked away
They shot him in the back and down he went
Shine your light
Movin on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John
From the Liverpool docks to the red-light Hamburg streets
Down in the quarry with the quarr... |
Standing on the waters casting your bread
While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing
Distant ships sailing into the mist
You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing
Freedom just around the corner for you
But with the truth so far off, what good will it do?
Jokerman danc... |
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 can take the dark out of the nighttime
And paint the daytime black
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anythin... |
Our conversation was short and sweet
It nearly swept me off-a my feet
And Im back in the rain, oh, oh
And you are on dry land
You made it there somehow
Youre a big girl now
Bird on the horizon, sitting on a fence
Hes singing his song for me at his own expense
And Im just like that bird, oh, oh
Singing just for you
I ho... |
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
May you stay forever young
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the trut... |
I live on a street named after a Saint
Women in the churches wear powder and paint
Where the Jews, and Catholics, and the Muslims all pray
I can tell theyre Proddie from a mile away
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Reed indeed
Give me that old time religion, its just what I need
For thine is kingdom, the power, the glory
Go t... |
The festival was over, and the boys were all planning for a fall
The cabaret was quiet except for the drilling in the wall
The curfew had been lifted and the gambling wheel shut down
Anyone with any sense had already left town
He was standing in the doorway looking like the Jack of Hearts
He moved across the mirrored r... |
I was riding on the Mayflower
When I thought I spied some land
Start again
Wait a minute now
Okay, take two
I was riding on the Mayflower
When I thought I spied some land
I yelled for Captain Arab
I have you understand
Who came running to the deck
Said, Boys, forget the whale
Look on over yonder
Cut the engines
Change ... |
I laid on a dune, I looked at the sky
When the children were babies and played on the beach
You came up behind me, I saw you go by
You were always so close and still within reach
Sara, Sara
Whatever made you want to change your mind?
Sara, Sara
So easy to look at, so hard to define
I can still see them playing with the... |
Well, I ride on a mail train, baby
Cant buy a thrill
Well, I been up all night
Leanin on the windowsill
Well, if I die
On top of the hill
And if I don’t make it
You know my baby will
Dont the moon look good, mama
Shining through the trees?
Dont the brakeman look good, mama
Flaggin down the “Double E?”
Dont the sun look... |
When your mother sends back all your invitations
And your father to your sister he explains
That you’re tired of yourself and all of your creations
Won’t you come see me, Queen Jane?
Won’t you come see me, Queen Jane?
Now when all of the flower ladies want back what they have lent you
And the smell of their roses does ... |
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 said, “What else you got left?”
Yeah, 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 t... |
I listen to you time and time again
While you tell me just whats right
And you tell me a thousand things a day
Then sleep somewheres else at night
Im going back to Kansas City
And I love you dear, but just how long
Can I keep singing the same old song?
And I love you dear, but just how long
Can I keep singing the same ... |
If you’re travelin to the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
For she once was a true love of mine
See for me that her hairs hangin down
It curls and falls all down her breast
See for me that her hairs hangin down
Thats the way I remember her best
If you go ... |
Mother of Muses sing for me
Sing of the mountains and the deep dark sea
Sing of the lakes and the nymphs of the forest
Sing your hearts out, all your women of the chorus
Sing of honor and fate and glory be
Mother of Muses sing for me
Mother of Muses sing for my heart
Sing of a love too soon to depart
Sing of the heroes... |
Whos got a beard thats long and white?
Santas got a beard thats long and white
Who comes around on a special night?
Santa comes around on a special night
Special Night, beard thats white
Must be Santa
Must be Santa
Must be Santa, Santa Claus
Who wears boots and a suit of red?
Santa wears boots and a suit of red
Who wea... |
I married Isis on the fifth day of May
But I could not hold on to her very long
So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away
For the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong
I came to a high place of darkness and light
Dividing line ran through the center of town
I hitched up my pony to a post on the right
Went... |
I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day
Of the most dangerous month of the year
At the worst time, at the worst place
Thats all I seem to hear
I got up early
So I can greet the goddess of the dawn
Ive painted my wagon, abandoned all hope
And I crossed the Rubicon
Well, the Rubicon is a red river
Goin gently as she flows
... |
Buckets of rain
Buckets of tears
Got all them buckets comin’ out of my ears
Buckets of moonbeams in my hand
You got all the love
Honey baby, I can stand
I been meek
And hard like an oak
Ive seen pretty people disappear like smoke
Friends will arrive, friends will disappear
If you want me
Honey baby, I’ll be here
I like... |
The man in me will do nearly any task
And as for compensation, there’s little he would ask
Take a woman like you
To get through to the man in me
Storm clouds are raging all around my door
I think to myself I might not take it anymore
Take a woman like your kind
To find the man in me
But, oh, what a wonderful feeling
Ju... |
Well Im grinding my life out, steady and sure
Nothing more wretched than what I must endure
Im drenched in the light that shines from the sun
I could stone you to death for the wrongs that you done
Sooner or later you make a mistake
Ill put you in a chain that you never will break
Legs and arms and body and bone
I pay ... |
Shadows are falling
And I’ve been here all day
It’s too hot to sleep
And time is running away
Feel like my soul has
Turned into steel
I’ve still got the scars
That the sun didn’t heal
There’s not even room enough
To be anywhere
It’s not dark yet
But it’s getting there
Well, my sense of humanity
Has gone down the drain
... |
There must be some way out of here,
Said the joker to the thief
Theres too much confusion
Mmm I cant get no relief
This is Monday, drink more wine
Come man dig my earth
None will never lone the line
No one out of this earth
Yeah
I see jokers on my left, thieves upon my right
You’d find me in the middle if I picked a di... |
A bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers’ blood
A finger fired the trigger to his name
A handle hid out in the dark
A hand set the spark
Two eyes took the aim
Behind a man’s brain
But he can’t be blamed
He’s only a pawn in their game
A South politician preaches to the poor white man
“You got more than the bla... |
Well, I see you got your
Brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat
Yes, I see you got your
Brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat
Well, you must tell me, baby
How your head feels under something like that
Under your brand new leopard-skin pillbox hat
Well, you look so pretty in it
Honey, can I jump on it sometime?
Yes, I just wan... |
Theyre selling postcards of the hanging
Well, theyre painting the passports brown
Yeah, the beauty parlors filled with sailors
The circus is in town
Oh, now look, here comes the blind commissioner
Well, they got him in a trance
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
The others in his pants
And the riot squad theyre ... |
They say everything can be replaced
They say every distance is not near
So I remember every face
Of every man who put me here
I see my light come shinin
From the west down 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 ... |
William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll
With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger
At a Baltimore hotel society gatherin
And the cops was called 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
But you who philosoph... |
They say every man must need protection
They say every man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above the wall
I see my light come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Down here next to me in this lonely crowd
Theres a man who swears hes not to blam... |
A worried man with a worried mind
No one in front of me and nothing behind
There’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinking champagne
Got white skin, got assassin’s eyes
I’m looking up into the sapphire-tinted skies
I’m well dressed, waiting on the last train
Standing on the gallows with my head in a noose
Any minute now I... |
Well, I took me a woman late last night
I’s three-fourths drunk, she looked alright
Til she started peeling off her onion gook
Took off her wig, said, “How do I look?
Is high flying, bare-naked
Out the window
Well, sometimes I might get drunk
Walk like a duck and smell like a skunk
Don’t hurt me none, it don’t hurt my ... |
In Scarlet Town, where I was born
There’s ivy leaf and silver thorn
The streets have names that you can’t pronounce
Gold is down to a quarter of an ounce
The music starts and the people sway
Everybody says, “Are you going my way?
Uncle Tom still working for Uncle Bill
Scarlet Town is under the hill
Scarlet Town in the ... |
Down the street the dogs are barkin
And the day is a-gettin dark
As the night comes in a-falling
The dogs will lose their bark
And the silent night will shatter
From the sounds inside my mind
Yes I’m one too many mornings
And a thousand miles behind
From the crossroads of my doorstep
My eyes start to fade
And I turn my... |
Tweeter and the Monkey Man were hard up for cash
They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash
To an undercover cop who had a sister named Jan
For reasons unexplained, she loved the Monkey Man
Tweeter was a boy scout fore she went to Vietnam
And found out the hard way nobody gives a damn
They knew that theyd find f... |
Perhaps its the color of the sun cut flat
And covering the crossroads Im standing at
Or maybe its the weather or something like that
But mama you been on my mind
I dont mean trouble please dont put me down or get upset
I am not pleading, or saying I cant forget you
I do not pace the floor bowed down and bent, but yet
M... |
I didnt mean to treat you so bad
You shouldnt take it so personal
I didnt mean to make you so sad
You just happened to be there, thats all
When I saw you say goodbye to your friend and smile
I thought that it was well understood
That youd be comin back in a little while
I didnt know that you were sayin goodbye for good... |
Far between sundown’s finish and midnight’s broken toll
We ducked inside the doorways, thunder went crashing
As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds
Seemin to be the chimes of freedom flashing
Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of fligh... |
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Dataset Card for "huggingartists/bob-dylan"
Dataset Summary
The Lyrics dataset parsed from Genius. This dataset is designed to generate lyrics with HuggingArtists. Model is available here.
Supported Tasks and Leaderboards
Languages
en
How to use
How to load this dataset directly with the datasets library:
from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset("huggingartists/bob-dylan")
Dataset Structure
An example of 'train' looks as follows.
This example was too long and was cropped:
{
"text": "Look, I was gonna go easy on you\nNot to hurt your feelings\nBut I'm only going to get this one chance\nSomething's wrong, I can feel it..."
}
Data Fields
The data fields are the same among all splits.
text: astringfeature.
Data Splits
| train | validation | test |
|---|---|---|
| 2241 | - | - |
'Train' can be easily divided into 'train' & 'validation' & 'test' with few lines of code:
from datasets import load_dataset, Dataset, DatasetDict
import numpy as np
datasets = load_dataset("huggingartists/bob-dylan")
train_percentage = 0.9
validation_percentage = 0.07
test_percentage = 0.03
train, validation, test = np.split(datasets['train']['text'], [int(len(datasets['train']['text'])*train_percentage), int(len(datasets['train']['text'])*(train_percentage + validation_percentage))])
datasets = DatasetDict(
{
'train': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(train)}),
'validation': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(validation)}),
'test': Dataset.from_dict({'text': list(test)})
}
)
Dataset Creation
Curation Rationale
Source Data
Initial Data Collection and Normalization
Who are the source language producers?
Annotations
Annotation process
Who are the annotators?
Personal and Sensitive Information
Considerations for Using the Data
Social Impact of Dataset
Discussion of Biases
Other Known Limitations
Additional Information
Dataset Curators
Licensing Information
Citation Information
@InProceedings{huggingartists,
author={Aleksey Korshuk}
year=2021
}
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