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	Current version of Bob Dylan Lyrics Desolation Row (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/bob-dylan/desolation-row/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Bob Dylan Lyrics Desolation Row (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/bob-dylan/desolation-row/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	They’re selling postcards of the hanging						They're selling postcards of the hanging	1
2	They’re painting the passports brown						They're painting the passports brown	2
	The beauty parlor is filled with sailors						The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
	The circus is in town						The circus is in town
1								1
	Here comes the blind commissioner						Here comes the blind commissioner
3	They’ve got him in a trance						They've got him in a trance	3
	One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker						One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
	The other is in his pants						The other is in his pants
4							And the riot squad they're restless	4
2	And the riot squad they’re restless							2
	They need somewhere to go						They need somewhere to go
5	As lady and I look out tonight						As Lady and I look out tonight	5
6	From desolation row						From Desolation Row.	6
	Cinderella, she seems so easy						Cinderella, she seems so easy
7	It takes one to know one, she smiles						"It takes one to know one," she smiles	7
8	And puts her hands into her back pockets						And puts her hands in her back pockets	8
	Bette Davis style						Bette Davis style
9							And in comes Romeo, he's moaning	9
10	And in comes Romeo, he’s moaning						"You belong to Me I Believe"	10
11	"You belong to me I believe"						And someone says, "You're in the	11
12	And someone turns and says to him						wrong place, my friend	12
13	"My friend you'd better leave"						You                better leave"	13
14							And the only sound that's left	14
3	And the only sound that’s left							3
	After the ambulances go						After the ambulances go
	Is Cinderella sweeping up						Is Cinderella sweeping up
15	On desolation row						On Desolation Row.	15
	Now the moon is almost hidden						Now the moon is almost hidden
16	The stars they're just pretending to hide						The stars are beginning             to hide	16
	The fortunetelling lady						The fortunetelling lady
	Has even taken all her things inside						Has even taken all her things inside
4								4
	All except for Cain and Abel						All except for Cain and Abel
	And the hunchback of Notre Dame						And the hunchback of Notre Dame
17	Everyone is makin' love						Everybody is making love	17
	Or else expecting rain						Or else expecting rain
18							And the Good Samaritan, he's dressing	18
19	And                      the good Samaritan, he’s dressing						He's getting ready for the show	19
20	He’s getting ready for the show						He's going to      the carnival tonight	20
21	He’s going to the carnival tonight						On Desolation Row.	21
22	On desolation row						Now Ophelia, she's 'neath the window	22
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6	Ophelia, she’s ’neath the window							6
	For her I feel so afraid						For her I feel so afraid
	On her twenty-second birthday						On her twenty-second birthday
	She already is an old maid						She already is an old maid
23							To her, death is quite romantic	23
7	Now to her, death is quite romantic							7
	She wears an iron vest						She wears an iron vest
24	Her profession is her religion						Her profession's     her religion	24
	Her sin is her lifelessness						Her sin is her lifelessness
8								8
	And though her eyes are fixed upon						And though her eyes are fixed upon
25	Noah’s great rainbow						Noah's great rainbow	25
	She spends her time peeking						She spends her time peeking
26	Into desolation row						Into Desolation Row.	26
	Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood						Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood
	With his memories in a trunk						With his memories in a trunk
	Passed this way an hour ago						Passed this way an hour ago
27	With his friend, some jealous monk						With his friend, a jealous monk	27
28							He looked so immaculately frightful	28
29	Now he looked so immaculately frightful						As he bummed a cigarette	29
9	As he bummed his cigarette							9
	Then he went off sniffing drainpipes						Then he went off sniffing drainpipes
	And reciting the alphabet						And reciting the alphabet
10								10
	You would not think to look at him						You would not think to look at him
	But he was famous long ago						But he was famous long ago
	For playing the electric violin						For playing the electric violin
30	On desolation row						On Desolation Row.	30
	Dr. Filth, he keeps his world						Dr. Filth, he keeps his world
31	Locked inside of his leather cup						Inside         of a leather cup	31
	But all his sexless patients						But all his sexless patients
32	They’re trying to blow it up						They're trying to blow it up	32
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	Now his nurse, some local loser						Now his nurse, some local loser
33	She’s in charge of the cyanide hole						She's in charge of the cyanide hole	33
34	She      also keeps the cards that read						And she also keeps the cards that read	34
35	"Have mercy on his soul"						"Have Mercy on His Soul"	35
36							They all play on penny whistles	36
12	They all play on the penny whistle							12
	You can hear them blow						You can hear them blow
	If you lean your head out far enough						If you lean your head out far enough
37	From desolation row						From Desolation Row.	37
38							Across the street they've	38
39	Across the street they’ve nailed the curtains						nailed the curtains	39
40	They’re getting ready for the feast						They're getting ready for the feast	40
41	The phantom of the opera						The Phantom of the Opera	41
	In a perfect image of a priest						In a perfect image of a priest
42							They're spoonfeeding Casanova	42
13	They’re spoon feeding Casanova							13
	To get him to feel more assured						To get him to feel more assured
43	Then they’ll kill him with self-confidence						Then they'll kill him with self-confidence	43
	After poisoning him with words						After poisoning him with words
1							And the Phantom's shouting to skinny girls	1
2							"Get outa here if you don't know"	2
3							Casanova is just being punished for going	3
4							To Desolation Row.	4
44	And                the phantom shouts to skinny girls						At midnight all the agents	44
14	"Get outta here if you don’t know							14
15	Casanova he's just being punished for going							15
16	To desolation row"							16
17								17
18	Now at midnight all the agents							18
	And the superhuman crew						And the superhuman crew
	Come out and round up everyone						Come out and round up everyone
	That knows more than they do						That knows more than they do
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	Then they bring them to the factory						Then they bring them to the factory
45	Where the heart attack machine						Where the heart-attack         machine	45
	Is strapped across their shoulders						Is strapped across their shoulders
	And then the kerosene						And then the kerosene
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	Is brought down from the castles						Is brought down from the castles
	By insurance men who go						By insurance men who go
46	Check to see that no one is escaping						Check to see that nobody      is escaping	46
47	To desolation row						To Desolation Row.	47
48	Praise be to Nero’s Neptune						They be to Nero's Neptune	48
	The Titanic sails at dawn						The Titanic sails at dawn
49	And everybody’s shouting						Everybody's                shouting	49
50	"Which side are you on?"						"Which side are you on ?"	50
51							And Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot	51
52	And Ezra Pound and T.S. Elliott						Fighting in the captain's tower	52
53	Fighting in the captain’s tower						While calypso singers laugh at them	53
21	While Calypso's singers laugh at them							21
	And fishermen hold flowers						And fishermen hold flowers
22								22
	Between the windows of the sea						Between the windows of the sea
	Where lovely mermaids flow						Where lovely mermaids flow
	And nobody has to think too much						And nobody has to think too much
54	About desolation row						About Desolation Row.	54
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	Yes, I received your letter yesterday						Yes, I received your letter yesterday
	About the time the door knob broke						About the time the door knob broke
	When you asked me how I was doing						When you asked me how I was doing
55	Was that some kind of joke?						Was that some kind of joke ?	55
24								24
	All these people that you mention						All these people that you mention
56	Yes, I know them, they’re quite lame						Yes, I know them, they're quite lame	56
	I had to rearrange their faces						I had to rearrange their faces
	And give them all another name						And give them all another name
57							Right now I can't read too good	57
58	Right now I cannot read too well						Dont send me no more letters no	58
25	Don’t send me no more letters, no							25
	Not unless you mail them						Not unless you mail them
59	From desolation row						From Desolation Row.	59

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