Angelina
Bob Dylan

Well it's always been my nature to take chances,
My right hand drawin' back while my left hand advances,
Where the current is strong and the monkey dances,
To tune of a concertina,
Blood drying in my yellow hair as I go from shore to shore,
I know what it is that has drawn me to your door,
But whatever could it be that makes you think you've seen me before,
Angelina?
Oh Angelina,
Oh Angelina.

His eyes were to slits, make any snake proud,
With a face that any painter would paint
as he walked through the crowd,
Worshiping a god with the body of a woman well endowed,
And the head of a hyena,
Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?
If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
Oh I have heard nothing about the man that you seek,
Angelina,
Oh Angelina,
Oh Angelina.

In the valley of the giants where the stars and stripes explode,
The peaches they were sweet and the milk and honey flowed,
I was only following instructions when the judge sent me down the road
with your subpoena,
When you cease to exist, then who will you blame,
I tried my best to love you, but I cannot play this game,
Your best friend and my worst enemy are one and the same,
Angelina,
Oh Angelina,
Oh Angelina.

There's a black mercedes rolling through the combat zone,
Your servants are half-dead, you're down to the bone,
Tell me, Tall man, where would you like to be overthrown,
In Jerusalem, or Argentina?
She was stolen from her mother when she was three days old,
Now her vengeance has been satisfied,
And her possessions have been sold,
He's surrounded by God's angels but she's wearing a blindfold,
But so are you, Angelina,
Oh Angelina,
Oh Angelina.

I see pieces of men marching, trying to take heaven by force,
I can see the unknown rider, I can see the pale white horse,
In God's truth, Babe, tell me what you want,
And you'll have it of course,
just step into the arena,
Beat a path of retreat up them spiral staircases,
Past the tree of smoke, past the angel with four faces,
Begging God for mercy and weeping in unholy places,
Angelina,
Oh Angelina,
Oh Angelina,
Oh Angelina.

Foot Of Pride
Bob Dylan

Like a lion tears the flesh off of a man
So can a woman who passes herself off as a male
They sang Danny Boy at his funeral and the Lord's prayer
The preacher talked about Christ betrayed.
It's like the earth just opened and swallowed him up
He reached too high and was thrown back to the ground
You know what they say about being nice to the right people on the way up
Sooner or later you're gonna meet them coming down.

Yeah there ain't no goin' back
When that foot of pride comes down
Ain't no goin' back.

He got a brother named James, don't forget faces and names
Sunken cheeks and his blood is mixed
He looks straight into the sun and says "Revenge is mine"
But he drinks, and drinks can be fixed.
Sing me one more song about your "love me to the morning, stranger"
And your fall by the sword love affair with Errol Flynn
In these times of compassion when conformity's in fashion
Say one more stupid thing to me before the final nail is driven in.

Yeah there ain't no goin' back
When that foot of pride comes down
Ain't no goin' back.

There's a retired businessman named Red
Cast down from heaven and he's out of his head
He feeds off of everyone that he can touch
He says, "I only deal in cash" and sells tickets to a plane crash
Not somebody that you play around with much.
Miss Delilah is his, a Philistine is what she is
She'll do wondrous works with your fate
Gives you coconut bread, spiced buns in bed
If you don't mind sleeping with your head face-down in a plate.

Yeah there ain't no goin' back
When that foot of pride comes down
Ain't no goin' back.

Well they'll choose a man for you to meet tonight
You'll play the fool and learn how to walk through doors
How to enter into the gates of Paradise? No!
How to carry a burden too heavy to be yours
Up on the stage they'll be trying to get water out of rocks.
A whore will pass the hat, collect a hundred grand and say "Thanks"
They like to take all this money from sin
Build big universities to study in
Sing Amazing Grace all the way to the Swiss banks.

Yeah there ain't no goin' back
When that foot of pride comes down
Ain't no goin' back.

They got some beautiful people out there, man
They can be a terror to your mind and show you how to hold your tongue
They got mystery written all over their forehead
They kill babies in the crib and say only the good die young
They don't believe in mercy.
Judgement on them is something that you'll never see
They can exalt you up or bring you down bankrupt
Turn you into anything that they want you to be.

Yeah there ain't no goin' back
When that foot of pride comes down
Ain't no goin' back.

Yes, I guess I loved him, too,
I can still see him in my mind climbing that hill
Struck down by the strength of the will
Ain't nothin' left here, partner.
Just the dust of a plague that has left this whole town afraid
From now on this'll be where you're from
Let the dead bury the dead, your time'll come
Through that hot iron glow as you raise the shade.

Yeah there ain't no goin' back
When that foot of pride comes down
Ain't no goin' back.

Tragedy of the Trade
(Goffin, Goldberg, Dylan)

A young girl dies in the gutter face down
Taxi driver pulls up to the curb, dies without a sound
Copin' a squad car ridin' round is nowhere to be found
Each one has seen his last
But we must let it pass
Too much money to be made
The tragedy of the trade
And if you don't give ice to the mob
Life around here gets awful hard
You're likely to lose more than just a job
And if that aint bad enough
Times are getting so tough
Most people beggin to be underpaid
The tragedy of the trade
Young man working for the fast food store
Ses a recuiting poster and goes off to war
I don't think he ever knew what he was fighting for
They play Taps and lower the flag
When they bring him home in a body bag
But don't you be dismayed
It's just the tragedy of the trade
A baby cries in the ghetto morn'
Before he's five he'll wish he'd never been born
'Cause all society shows him is their hatred and their scorn
He knows he doesn't stand a chance
So he grows up with a gangster's stance
Just one more reason to be afraid
The tragedy of the trade
Remember the hum of the factory town
Business was booming
fo a thousand miles around
But they farmed out the work
and let so many people down
I hear it happened just recently
Another change in our history
The billionaire's promenade
The tragedy of the trade
The trade takes place around the world
on a derelict street
Where the masters and the slaves
often congregate to meet
They make deals - turn the big wheels
With starving children dying at their feet
The world's been run with Backroom Blood
Long before the time of the flood
And it's you who are betrayed
The tragedy of the trade
If you still have innocence, better lock it in a vault
Once it was a virtue, but now it's a fault
Too many people waiting around
just to rip you off
And as I understand
No one really gives a damn
It's not a game, but that's the way it's played
The scales of justice have really never been weighed
The tragedy of the trade.

Masquerade
(Goffin/Dylan)

Hey what's your name
hey what's your game
if you put me down I'll do the same
send horror shows to friends you know
cause that's the way things often tend to go
I'm at a loss to entertain
you see the cells are paralyzed inside my brain
I bid adieu to all of you
I think it's time to end this masquerade
Now life was sweet till they called the heat
the county jail has just reserved a two room suite
how do they get to be such drags
I just can't figure out what's behind their bags
one thing I know without fail
white man's justice will prevail
Buona Notta Aufwiedersehen
I think it's time to end this masquerade
I forgot to milk the cow
but I don't wanna do it now
like to sleep for a hunder years
till' this old world just disappears
And so to end this grand affair
I hear the the commander in chief was even there
he worked so hard he broke his back
but Ronald Reagan was sleepin' in his sack
the Hard-ons are in
with nothin' to win
it's the same old show
Buenos Diae Auroueit it's a rodeo
I think it's time to end this masquerade

Man Of Peace

Look out your window, baby, there's a scene you'd like to catch
The band is playing "Dixie", a man got his hand outstretched
Could be the Fahrer
Could be the local priest
You know sometimes Satan, you know he comes as a man of peace.

He got a sweet gift of gab, he got a harmonious tongue
He knows every song of love that ever has been sung
Good intentions can be evil
Both hands can be full of grease
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Well, first he's in the background, and then he's in the front
Both eyes are looking like they're on a rabbit hunt
Nobody can see through him
No, not even the Chief of Police
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Well, he catch you when you're hoping for a glimpse of the sun
Catch you when your troubles feel like they weigh a ton
He could be standing next to you
The person that you'd notice least
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Well, he can be fascinating, he can be dull
He can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skull
I can smell something cooking
I can tell there's going to be a feast
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

He's a great humanitarian, he's great philanthropist
He knows just where to touch you honey, and how you like to be kissed
He'll put both his arms around you
You can feel the tender touch of the beast
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Well, the howling wolf will howl tonight, the king snake will crawl
Trees that've stood for a thousand years suddenly will fall
Wanna get married ? Do it now
Tomorrow all activity will cease
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Somewhere Mama's weeping for her blue-eyed boy
She's holding them little white shoes and that little broken toy
And he's following a star
The same one them three men followed from the East
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Blowin' In The Wind

How many roads most a man walk down
Before you call him a man ?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand ?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea ?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free ?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky ?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry ?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

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