Words and music by Bob Dylan
Welltoday has been a sad and lonesome day
Yeahtoday has been a sad and lonesome day
I m just sitting here thinking with my mind a million miles away
Wellthey re doing the double shufflethrowing sand on the floor
They re doing the double shufflethey re throwing sand on the floor
When I left my longtime darlingshe was standing in the door
Wellmy pa he died and left memy brother got killed in the war
Wellmy pa he died and left memy brother got killed in the war
My sister she ran off and got marriednever was heard of anymore
Samantha Brown lived in my house for bout four or five months
Samantha Brown lived in my house for bout four or five months
Don t know how it looked to other peopleI never slept with her even once
Well the road washed outweather not fit for man or beast
Well the road s washed outweather not fit for man or beast
Funnythe things you have the hardest time parting withare the things you need the least
WellI m forty miles from the millI m dropping it into overdrive
I m forty miles from the millI m dropping it into overdrive
Set my dial on the radio I wish my mother was still alive
I seen your lover-man comin comin across the barren fields
I see your lover-man comin comin cross the barren fields
He not a gentleman at allhe s rotten to the corehe s a coward and he steals
Well my captain he s decoratedhe s well-schooled and he s skilled
My captain he s decoratedhe s well-schooled and he s skilled
He s not sentimentaldon t bother him at all; how many of his pals have been killed.
Last night the wind was whisperingI was trying to make out what it was
Last night the wind was whispering somethingI was trying to make out what it was
Yeah I tell myself something s comingbut it never does
I m going to spare the defeatedI m going to speak to the crowd
I m going to spare the defeated cause I m going to speak to the crowd
I m going to teach peace to the conqueredI m going to tame the proud
Wellthe leaves are rustling in the woodthings are falling off of the shelf
Leaves are rustling in the woodthings are falling off the shelf
You re gonna need my help sweetheartyou can t make love all by yourself.
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