One of my favorite Bob Dylan songs that still have much present day significance. I used to sing this in high school. Subterranean Homesick Blues Johnnys in the basement Mixing up the medicine Im on the pavement Thinking about the government The man in the 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 doing it again You better duck down the alleyway Lookin for a new friend The man in the coonskin cap In the big pen Wants eleven dollar bills But you only got ten Maggie comes fleet foot Face full of black soot Talkin that the heat put Plants in the bed but The phones tapped anyway Maggie says that many say They must bust in early May Orders from the D.A. Look out kid Dont matter what you did Walk on your tip toes Dont try No Doz Better stay away from those That carry around a fire hose Keep a clean nose Watch the plain clothes You dont need a weather man To know which way the wind blows Get sick, get well Hang around a ink well Ring bell, hard to tell If anything is goin to sell Try hard, get barred Get back, write braille Get jailed, jump bail Join the army, if you fail Look out kid Youre gonna get hit But users, cheaters Six-time losers Hang around the theaters Girl by the whirlpool Lookin for a new fool Dont follow leaders Watch the parkin meters Ah get born, keep warm Short pants, romance, learn to dance Get dressed, get blessed Try to be a success Please her, please him, buy gifts Dont steal, dont lift Twenty years of schoolin And they put you on the day shift Look out kid They keep it all hid Better jump down a manhole Light yourself a candle Dont wear sandals Try to avoid the scandals Dont want to be a bum You better chew gum The pump dont work Cause the vandals took the handles https://youtube/watch?v=C6y7AXw5U6w
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:07:55 +0000