Ain't Talkin' - Alternate Version from 'Modern Times' sessions

As I walked out tonight in the mystic garden
 The wounded flowers were dangling from the vine
 I was passing by yon cool crystal fountain
 Someone hit me from behind
 Ain't talking, just walking
 Through this weary world of woe
 Heart burning, still yearning
 No one on earth would ever know
 They say prayer has the power to heal, so pray for me, mother
 In the human heart an evil spirit can dwell
 I am trying to love my neighbor and do good unto others
 But oh, mother, things ain't going well
 Ain't talking, just walking
 I'll burn that bridge before you can cross
 Heart burning, still yearning
 There'll be no mercy for you once you've lost
 Now I'm all worn down by weeping
 My eyes are filled with tears, my lips are dry
 If I catch my opponents ever sleeping
 I will just slaughter 'em where they lie
 Ain't talking, just walking
 Through the world mysterious and vague
 Heart burning, still yearning
 Walking through the cities of the plague
 Well, the whole world is filled with speculation
 The whole wide world which people say is round
 They will tear your mind away from contemplation
 They will jump on your misfortune when you're down
 Ain't talking, just walking
 Eating hog eyed grease in a hog eyed town
 Heart burning, still yearning
 Some day you'll be glad to have me around
 They will crush you with wealth and power
 Every waking moment you could crack
 I'll make the most of one last extra hour
 I'll avenge my father's death and I'll step back
 Ain't talking, just walking
 Hand me down my walking cane
 Heart burning, still yearning
 Got to get you out of my miserable brain
 All my loyal and my much-loved companions
 They approve of me and share my code
 I practice a faith that's been long abandoned
 Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road
 Ain't talking, just walking
 My mule is sick, my horse is blind
 Heart burning, still yearning
 Thinking about that girl I left behind
 Well, it's bright in the heavens and the wheels are flying
 Fame and honor never seem to fade
 The fire gone out but the light is never dying
 Who says I can't get heavenly aid?
 Ain't talking, just walking
 Carrying a dead man's shield
 Heart burning, still yearning
 Walking with a toothache in my heel
 The suffering is unending
 Every nook and cranny has its tears
 I'm not playing, I'm not pretending
 I'm not nursing any superfluous fears
 Ain't talking, just walking
 Walking ever since the other night
 Heart burning, still yearning
 Walking till I'm clean out of sight
 As I walked out in the mystic garden
 On a hot summer day, a hot summer lawn
 Excuse me, ma'am, I beg your pardon
 There's no one here, the gardener is gone
 Ain't talking, just walking
 Up the road, around the bend
 Heart burning, still yearning
 In the last outback at the world's end