Song | Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again |
Artist | Bob Dylan |
Album | Blonde On Blonde |
[00:09.36] | Oh, the ragman draws circles |
[00:11.26] | Up and down the block |
[00:15.11] | I’d ask him what the matter was |
[00:18.25] | But I know that he don’t talk |
[00:21.71] | And the ladies treat me kindly |
[00:25.28] | And furnish me with tape |
[00:28.85] | But deep inside my heart |
[00:32.40] | I know I can’t escape |
[00:36.40] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[00:43.02] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[00:46.64] | With the Memphis blues again |
[00:49.75] | |
[00:52.40] | Well, Shakespeare, he’s in the alley |
[00:56.04] | With his pointed shoes and his bells |
[00:59.30] | Speaking to some French girl |
[01:03.16] | Who says she knows me well |
[01:06.72] | And I would send a message |
[01:10.06] | To find out if she’s talked |
[01:13.67] | But the post office has been stolen |
[01:16.97] | And the mailbox is locked |
[01:22.77] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[01:26.97] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[01:30.80] | With the Memphis blues again |
[01:34.76] | |
[01:37.81] | Mona tried to tell me |
[01:40.49] | To stay away from the train line |
[01:44.08] | She said that all the railroad men |
[01:47.59] | Just drink up your blood like wine |
[01:51.00] | An’ I said, “Oh, I didn’t know that |
[01:54.27] | But then again, there’s only one I’ve met |
[01:57.95] | An’ he just smoked my eyelids |
[02:01.50] | An’ punched my cigarette” |
[02:07.89] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[02:11.78] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[02:15.17] | With the Memphis blues again |
[02:19.13] | |
[02:21.54] | Grandpa died last week |
[02:25.20] | And now he’s buried in the rocks |
[02:27.95] | But everybody still talks about |
[02:31.63] | How badly they were shocked |
[02:35.88] | But me, I expected it to happen |
[02:38.65] | I knew he’d lost control |
[02:42.21] | When he built a fire on Main Street |
[02:46.48] | And shot it full of holes |
[02:48.78] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[02:55.93] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[03:00.60] | With the Memphis blues again |
[03:03.59] | |
[03:05.75] | Now the senator came down here |
[03:09.46] | Showing ev’ryone his gun |
[03:12.56] | Handing out free tickets |
[03:16.44] | To the wedding of his son |
[03:20.00] | An’ me, I nearly got busted |
[03:23.56] | An’ wouldn’t it be my luck |
[03:29.01] | To get caught without a ticket |
[03:30.13] | And be discovered beneath a truck |
[03:35.78] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[03:40.44] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[03:43.96] | With the Memphis blues again |
[03:47.18] | |
[03:50.72] | Now the preacher looked so baffled |
[03:53.77] | When I asked him why he dressed |
[03:56.62] | With twenty pounds of headlines |
[04:00.64] | Stapled to his chest |
[04:03.84] | But he cursed me when I proved it to him |
[04:07.44] | Then I whispered, “Not even you can hide |
[04:11.12] | You see, you’re just like me |
[04:14.29] | I hope you’re satisfied” |
[04:18.26] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[04:24.68] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[04:28.34] | With the Memphis blues again |
[04:31.43] | |
[04:34.89] | Now the rainman gave me two cures |
[04:37.68] | Then he said, “Jump right in” |
[04:41.76] | The one was Texas medicine |
[04:45.13] | The other was just railroad gin |
[04:48.86] | An’ like a fool I mixed them |
[04:51.84] | An’ it strangled up my mind |
[04:55.39] | An’ now people just get uglier |
[04:59.59] | An’ I have no sense of time |
[05:03.68] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[05:09.52] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[05:11.98] | With the Memphis blues again |
[05:16.17] | |
[05:19.04] | When Ruthie says come see her |
[05:22.12] | In her honky-tonk lagoon |
[05:28.11] | Where I can watch her waltz for free |
[05:29.18] | ’Neath her Panamanian moon |
[05:32.07] | An’ I say, “Aw come on now |
[05:36.54] | You must know about my debutante” |
[05:40.15] | An’ she says, “Your debutante just knows what you need |
[05:43.26] | But I know what you want” |
[05:48.40] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[05:57.61] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[05:58.82] | With the Memphis blues again |
[06:00.40] | |
[06:03.18] | Now the bricks lay on Grand Street |
[06:06.31] | Where the neon madmen climb |
[06:14.70] | They all fall there so perfectly |
[06:15.11] | It all seems so well timed |
[06:17.27] | An’ here I sit so patiently |
[06:20.31] | Waiting to find out what price |
[06:24.12] | You have to pay to get out of |
[06:27.48] | Going through all these things twice |
[06:31.13] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[06:37.46] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[06:41.16] | With the Memphis blues again |
[06:49.84] | music |
[00:09.36] | Oh, the ragman draws circles |
[00:11.26] | Up and down the block |
[00:15.11] | I' d ask him what the matter was |
[00:18.25] | But I know that he don' t talk |
[00:21.71] | And the ladies treat me kindly |
[00:25.28] | And furnish me with tape |
[00:28.85] | But deep inside my heart |
[00:32.40] | I know I can' t escape |
[00:36.40] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[00:43.02] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[00:46.64] | With the Memphis blues again |
[00:49.75] | |
[00:52.40] | Well, Shakespeare, he' s in the alley |
[00:56.04] | With his pointed shoes and his bells |
[00:59.30] | Speaking to some French girl |
[01:03.16] | Who says she knows me well |
[01:06.72] | And I would send a message |
[01:10.06] | To find out if she' s talked |
[01:13.67] | But the post office has been stolen |
[01:16.97] | And the mailbox is locked |
[01:22.77] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[01:26.97] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[01:30.80] | With the Memphis blues again |
[01:34.76] | |
[01:37.81] | Mona tried to tell me |
[01:40.49] | To stay away from the train line |
[01:44.08] | She said that all the railroad men |
[01:47.59] | Just drink up your blood like wine |
[01:51.00] | An' I said, " Oh, I didn' t know that |
[01:54.27] | But then again, there' s only one I' ve met |
[01:57.95] | An' he just smoked my eyelids |
[02:01.50] | An' punched my cigarette" |
[02:07.89] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[02:11.78] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[02:15.17] | With the Memphis blues again |
[02:19.13] | |
[02:21.54] | Grandpa died last week |
[02:25.20] | And now he' s buried in the rocks |
[02:27.95] | But everybody still talks about |
[02:31.63] | How badly they were shocked |
[02:35.88] | But me, I expected it to happen |
[02:38.65] | I knew he' d lost control |
[02:42.21] | When he built a fire on Main Street |
[02:46.48] | And shot it full of holes |
[02:48.78] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[02:55.93] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[03:00.60] | With the Memphis blues again |
[03:03.59] | |
[03:05.75] | Now the senator came down here |
[03:09.46] | Showing ev' ryone his gun |
[03:12.56] | Handing out free tickets |
[03:16.44] | To the wedding of his son |
[03:20.00] | An' me, I nearly got busted |
[03:23.56] | An' wouldn' t it be my luck |
[03:29.01] | To get caught without a ticket |
[03:30.13] | And be discovered beneath a truck |
[03:35.78] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[03:40.44] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[03:43.96] | With the Memphis blues again |
[03:47.18] | |
[03:50.72] | Now the preacher looked so baffled |
[03:53.77] | When I asked him why he dressed |
[03:56.62] | With twenty pounds of headlines |
[04:00.64] | Stapled to his chest |
[04:03.84] | But he cursed me when I proved it to him |
[04:07.44] | Then I whispered, " Not even you can hide |
[04:11.12] | You see, you' re just like me |
[04:14.29] | I hope you' re satisfied" |
[04:18.26] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[04:24.68] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[04:28.34] | With the Memphis blues again |
[04:31.43] | |
[04:34.89] | Now the rainman gave me two cures |
[04:37.68] | Then he said, " Jump right in" |
[04:41.76] | The one was Texas medicine |
[04:45.13] | The other was just railroad gin |
[04:48.86] | An' like a fool I mixed them |
[04:51.84] | An' it strangled up my mind |
[04:55.39] | An' now people just get uglier |
[04:59.59] | An' I have no sense of time |
[05:03.68] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[05:09.52] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[05:11.98] | With the Memphis blues again |
[05:16.17] | |
[05:19.04] | When Ruthie says come see her |
[05:22.12] | In her honkytonk lagoon |
[05:28.11] | Where I can watch her waltz for free |
[05:29.18] | ' Neath her Panamanian moon |
[05:32.07] | An' I say, " Aw come on now |
[05:36.54] | You must know about my debutante" |
[05:40.15] | An' she says, " Your debutante just knows what you need |
[05:43.26] | But I know what you want" |
[05:48.40] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[05:57.61] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[05:58.82] | With the Memphis blues again |
[06:00.40] | |
[06:03.18] | Now the bricks lay on Grand Street |
[06:06.31] | Where the neon madmen climb |
[06:14.70] | They all fall there so perfectly |
[06:15.11] | It all seems so well timed |
[06:17.27] | An' here I sit so patiently |
[06:20.31] | Waiting to find out what price |
[06:24.12] | You have to pay to get out of |
[06:27.48] | Going through all these things twice |
[06:31.13] | Oh, Mama, can this really be the end |
[06:37.46] | To be stuck inside of Mobile |
[06:41.16] | With the Memphis blues again |
[06:49.84] | music |