Highway 61 Revisited

Lyrics

Oh, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"
 Abe say, "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 nose
 Welfare Department, they wouldn't give him no clothes
 He asked poor Howard, "Where can I go?"
 Howard said, "There's only one place I know"
 Sam said, "Tell me quick, man, I got to run"
 Old Howard just pointed with his gun
 And said, "That way, down on Highway 61"
 Well, Mack the Finger said to Louie the King
 "I got forty red white and blue shoe strings
 And a thousand telephones that don't ring
 Do you know where I can get rid of these things?"
 And Louie the King said, "Let me think for a minute, son"
 And he said, "Yes, I think it can be easily done
 Just take everything down to Highway 61"
 Now, the fifth daughter on the twelfth night
 Told the first father that things weren't right
 "My complexion", she says, "Is much too white"
 He said, "Come here and step into the light"
 He says, "Hmm, you're right"
 "Let me tell the second mother, this has been done"
 But the second mother was with the seventh son
 And they were both out on Highway 61
 Now, the rovin' gambler, he was very bored
 Tryin' to create a next world war
 He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor
 He said, "I never engaged in this kind of thing before
 But yes, I think it can be very easily done"
 "We'll just put some bleachers out in the sun
 And have it on Highway 61"
 

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Duration
03:41
Key
3
Tempo
146 BPM

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