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Version 3 of Bob Dylan Lyrics Bob Dylan's 115th Dream (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/bob-dylan/bob-dylans-115th-dream/...) Version 3 of the lyrics |
Version 2 of Bob Dylan Lyrics Bob Dylan's 115th Dream (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/bob-dylan/bob-dylans-115th-dream/...) Version 2 of the lyrics | |||||||||||
| I was riding on the Mayflower | I was riding on the Mayflower | |||||||||||
| When I thought I spotted some land | When I thought I spotted some land | |||||||||||
| I yelled for Captain Arab | I yelled for Captain Arab | |||||||||||
| I have yuh understand | I have yuh understand | |||||||||||
| Who came running to the deck | Who came running to the deck | |||||||||||
| Said, "Boys, forget the whale | Said, "Boys, forget the whale | |||||||||||
| Look on over yonder | Look on over yonder | |||||||||||
| Cut the engines | Cut the engines | |||||||||||
| Change the sail | Change the sail | |||||||||||
| Haul on the bowline" | Haul on the bowline" | |||||||||||
| We sang that melody | We sang that melody | |||||||||||
| Like all tough sailors do | Like all tough sailors do | |||||||||||
| When they are far away at sea. | When they are far away at sea. | |||||||||||
| "I think I'll call it America" | "I think I'll call it America" | |||||||||||
| 1 | I said as we hit the land | I said as we hit land | 1 | |||||||||
| I took a deep breath | I took a deep breath | |||||||||||
| I fell down, I could not stand | I fell down, I could not stand | |||||||||||
| Captain Arab he started | Captain Arab he started | |||||||||||
| Writing up some deeds | Writing up some deeds | |||||||||||
| He said, "Let's set up a fort | He said, "Let's set up a fort | |||||||||||
| And start buying the place with beads" | And start buying the place with beads" | |||||||||||
| Just then this cop comes | Just then this cop comes | |||||||||||
| down the street | down the street | |||||||||||
| Crazy as a loon | Crazy as a loon | |||||||||||
| He throw us all in jail | He throw us all in jail | |||||||||||
| For carryin' harpoons. | For carryin' harpoons. | |||||||||||
| Ah me I busted out | Ah me I busted out | |||||||||||
| Don't even ask me how | Don't even ask me how | |||||||||||
| I went to get some help | I went to get some help | |||||||||||
| I walked by a Guernsey cow | I walked by a Guernsey cow | |||||||||||
| Who directed me down | Who directed me down | |||||||||||
| To the Bowery slums | To the Bowery slums | |||||||||||
| Where people carried signs around | Where people carried signs around | |||||||||||
| Saying, "Ban the bums" | Saying, "Ban the bums" | |||||||||||
| I jumped right into line | I jumped right into line | |||||||||||
| Sayin' "I hope that I'm not late" | Sayin' "I hope that I'm not late" | |||||||||||
| When I realized I hadn't eaten | When I realized I hadn't eaten | |||||||||||
| For five days straight. | For five days straight. | |||||||||||
| I went into a restaurant | I went into a restaurant | |||||||||||
| Lookin' for the cook | Lookin' for the cook | |||||||||||
| I told him I was the editor | I told him I was the editor | |||||||||||
| Of a famous etiquette book | Of a famous etiquette book | |||||||||||
| The waitress he was handsome | The waitress he was handsome | |||||||||||
| He wore a powder blue cape | He wore a powder blue cape | |||||||||||
| I ordered some suzette, I said | I ordered some suzette, I said | |||||||||||
| "Could you please make that crepe" | "Could you please make that crepe" | |||||||||||
| Just then the whole kitchen exploded | Just then the whole kitchen exploded | |||||||||||
| 2 | From boillin' fat | From boilin' fat | 2 | |||||||||
| Food was flying anywhere | Food was flying anywhere | |||||||||||
| 3 | And I left without my hat. | I left without my hat. | 3 | |||||||||
| Now, I didn't mean to be nosy | Now, I didn't mean to be nosy | |||||||||||
| But I went into a bank | But I went into a bank | |||||||||||
| To get some bail for Arab | To get some bail for Arab | |||||||||||
| And all the boys back in the tank | And all the boys back in the tank | |||||||||||
| They asked me for some collateral | They asked me for some collateral | |||||||||||
| And I pulled down my pants | And I pulled down my pants | |||||||||||
| They threw me in the alley | They threw me in the alley | |||||||||||
| When up comes this girl from France | When up comes this girl from France | |||||||||||
| Who invited me to her house | Who invited me to her house | |||||||||||
| I went, but she had a friend | I went, but she had a friend | |||||||||||
| Who knocked me out | Who knocked me out | |||||||||||
| And robbed my boots | And robbed my boots | |||||||||||
| And I was on the street again. | And I was on the street again. | |||||||||||
| Well, I rapped upon a house | Well, I rapped upon a house | |||||||||||
| With the US flag upon display | With the US flag upon display | |||||||||||
| I said, "Could you help me out | I said, "Could you help me out | |||||||||||
| I got some friends down the way | I got some friends down the way | |||||||||||
| " The man says, "Get out of here | " The man says, "Get out of here | |||||||||||
| I'll tear you limb from limb" | I'll tear you limb from limb" | |||||||||||
| I said, "You know they | I said, "You know they | |||||||||||
| refused Jesus, too" | refused Jesus, too" | |||||||||||
| He said, "You're not Him | He said, "You're not Him | |||||||||||
| Get out of here before I | Get out of here before I | |||||||||||
| break your bones | break your bones | |||||||||||
| I ain't your pop" | I ain't your pop" | |||||||||||
| I decided to have him arrested | I decided to have him arrested | |||||||||||
| And I went lookin for a cop. | And I went lookin for a cop. | |||||||||||
| I ran right outside | I ran right outside | |||||||||||
| And I hopped inside a cab | And I hopped inside a cab | |||||||||||
| I went out the other door | I went out the other door | |||||||||||
| This Englishman said, "Fab" | This Englishman said, "Fab" | |||||||||||
| As he saw me leap a hot dog stand | As he saw me leap a hot dog stand | |||||||||||
| And a chariot that stood | And a chariot that stood | |||||||||||
| Parked across from a building | Parked across from a building | |||||||||||
| Advertising brotherhood | Advertising brotherhood | |||||||||||
| I ran right through the front door | I ran right through the front door | |||||||||||
| Like a hobo sailor does | Like a hobo sailor does | |||||||||||
| But it was just a funeral parlor | But it was just a funeral parlor | |||||||||||
| And the man asked me who I was. | And the man asked me who I was. | |||||||||||
| I repeated that my friends | I repeated that my friends | |||||||||||
| 4 | Where all in jail, with a sigh | Were all in jail, with a sigh | 4 | |||||||||
| He gave me his card | He gave me his card | |||||||||||
| He said, "Call me if they die" | He said, "Call me if they die" | |||||||||||
| I shook his hand and said goodbye | I shook his hand and said goodbye | |||||||||||
| Ran out to the street | Ran out to the street | |||||||||||
| When a bowling ball came down the road | When a bowling ball came down the road | |||||||||||
| And knocked me off my feet | And knocked me off my feet | |||||||||||
| A pay phone was ringing | A pay phone was ringing | |||||||||||
| It just about blew my mind | It just about blew my mind | |||||||||||
| When I picked it up and said hello | When I picked it up and said hello | |||||||||||
| This foot came through the line. | This foot came through the line. | |||||||||||
| Well, by this time I was fed up | Well, by this time I was fed up | |||||||||||
| At tryin'g to make a stab | At tryin'g to make a stab | |||||||||||
| At bringin' back any help | At bringin' back any help | |||||||||||
| For my friends and captain Arab | For my friends and captain Arab | |||||||||||
| I decided to flip a coin | I decided to flip a coin | |||||||||||
| Like either heads or tails | Like either heads or tails | |||||||||||
| Would let me know if I should go | Would let me know if I should go | |||||||||||
| Back to the ship or back to jail | Back to the ship or back to jail | |||||||||||
| So I parked my sailor suit | So I parked my sailor suit | |||||||||||
| And I got a coin to flip | And I got a coin to flip | |||||||||||
| It came up tails | It came up tails | |||||||||||
| It rhymed with sails | It rhymed with sails | |||||||||||
| So I made it back to the ship. | So I made it back to the ship. | |||||||||||
| Well, I got back and took | Well, I got back and took | |||||||||||
| The parkin' ticket off the mast | The parkin' ticket off the mast | |||||||||||
| I was ripping it to shreds | I was ripping it to shreds | |||||||||||
| When this coastguard boat went past | When this coastguard boat went past | |||||||||||
| They asked me my name | They asked me my name | |||||||||||
| And I said, "Captain Kidd" | And I said, "Captain Kidd" | |||||||||||
| They believed me but | They believed me but | |||||||||||
| They wanted to know | They wanted to know | |||||||||||
| What exactly that I did | What exactly that I did | |||||||||||
| I said for the Pope of Eruke | I said for the Pope of Eruke | |||||||||||
| I was employed | I was employed | |||||||||||
| They let me go right away | They let me go right away | |||||||||||
| They were very paranoid. | They were very paranoid. | |||||||||||
| Well, the last I heard of Arab | Well, the last I heard of Arab | |||||||||||
| He was stuck on a whale | He was stuck on a whale | |||||||||||
| That was married to the deputy | That was married to the deputy | |||||||||||
| Sheriff of the jail | Sheriff of the jail | |||||||||||
| But the funniest thing was | But the funniest thing was | |||||||||||
| When I was leavin' the bay | When I was leavin' the bay | |||||||||||
| I saw three ships a-sailin' | I saw three ships a-sailin' | |||||||||||
| There were all heading my way | There were all heading my way | |||||||||||
| I asked the captain what his name was | I asked the captain what his name was | |||||||||||
| And how come he didn't drive a truck | And how come he didn't drive a truck | |||||||||||
| He said his name was Columbus | He said his name was Columbus | |||||||||||
| I just said, "Good luck". | I just said, "Good luck". | |||||||||||
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