Blind Willie McTell Lyrics

Song	Blind Willie McTell
Artist	Bob Dylan
Album	Music & Photos
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[00:17.400]	Seen the arrow on the doopost
[00:23.580]	Saying, "This land is condemned“
[00:31.400]	All the way from New Orleans
[00:37.400]	To Jerusalem"
[00:42.580]	I traveled through East Texas
[00:49.580]	Where many martyrs fell
[00:55.400]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[01:00.580]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[01:10.400]	Well, I heard that hoot owl singing
[01:17.580]	As they were taking down the tents
[01:24.400]	The stars above the barren trees
[01:29.400]	Were his only audience
[01:35.400]	Them charcoal gypsy maidens
[01:42.400]	Can strut their feathers well
[01:48.400]	But nobody can sing the blues
[01:53.400]	Like Blind Wwllie McTell
[02:03.400]	See them big plantations burning
[02:09.400]	Hear the cracking of the whips
[02:15.400]	Smell that sweet magnolia blooming
[02:20.400]	See the ghosts of slavery ships
[02:26.400]	I can hear them tribes a-moaning
[02:34.400]	Hear that undertaker's bell
[02:40.400]	Nobody can sing the blues
[02:45.400]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[02:51.400]	There's a woman by the river
[02:57.400]	With some fine young handsome man
[03:03.400]	He's dressed up like a squire
[03:10.400]	Bootlegged whiskey in his hand
[03:15.400]	There's a chain gang on the highway
[03:22.400]	I can hear them rebels yell
[03:27.580]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[03:33.500]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[04:06.400]	Well, God is in His heaven
[04:14.400]	And we all want what's his
[04:20.400]	But power and greed and corruptible seed
[04:25.400]	Seem to be all that there is
[04:31.400]	I'm gazing out the window
[04:38.400]	Of the St.james Hotel
[04:44.400]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[04:50.400]	Like Blind willie McTell

[00:17.400]	Seen the arrow on the doopost
[00:23.580]	Saying, " This land is condemned"
[00:31.400]	All the way from New Orleans
[00:37.400]	To Jerusalem"
[00:42.580]	I traveled through East Texas
[00:49.580]	Where many martyrs fell
[00:55.400]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[01:00.580]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[01:10.400]	Well, I heard that hoot owl singing
[01:17.580]	As they were taking down the tents
[01:24.400]	The stars above the barren trees
[01:29.400]	Were his only audience
[01:35.400]	Them charcoal gypsy maidens
[01:42.400]	Can strut their feathers well
[01:48.400]	But nobody can sing the blues
[01:53.400]	Like Blind Wwllie McTell
[02:03.400]	See them big plantations burning
[02:09.400]	Hear the cracking of the whips
[02:15.400]	Smell that sweet magnolia blooming
[02:20.400]	See the ghosts of slavery ships
[02:26.400]	I can hear them tribes amoaning
[02:34.400]	Hear that undertaker' s bell
[02:40.400]	Nobody can sing the blues
[02:45.400]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[02:51.400]	There' s a woman by the river
[02:57.400]	With some fine young handsome man
[03:03.400]	He' s dressed up like a squire
[03:10.400]	Bootlegged whiskey in his hand
[03:15.400]	There' s a chain gang on the highway
[03:22.400]	I can hear them rebels yell
[03:27.580]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[03:33.500]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[04:06.400]	Well, God is in His heaven
[04:14.400]	And we all want what' s his
[04:20.400]	But power and greed and corruptible seed
[04:25.400]	Seem to be all that there is
[04:31.400]	I' m gazing out the window
[04:38.400]	Of the St. james Hotel
[04:44.400]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[04:50.400]	Like Blind willie McTell

[00:17.400]	Seen the arrow on the doopost
[00:23.580]	Saying, " This land is condemned"
[00:31.400]	All the way from New Orleans
[00:37.400]	To Jerusalem"
[00:42.580]	I traveled through East Texas
[00:49.580]	Where many martyrs fell
[00:55.400]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[01:00.580]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[01:10.400]	Well, I heard that hoot owl singing
[01:17.580]	As they were taking down the tents
[01:24.400]	The stars above the barren trees
[01:29.400]	Were his only audience
[01:35.400]	Them charcoal gypsy maidens
[01:42.400]	Can strut their feathers well
[01:48.400]	But nobody can sing the blues
[01:53.400]	Like Blind Wwllie McTell
[02:03.400]	See them big plantations burning
[02:09.400]	Hear the cracking of the whips
[02:15.400]	Smell that sweet magnolia blooming
[02:20.400]	See the ghosts of slavery ships
[02:26.400]	I can hear them tribes amoaning
[02:34.400]	Hear that undertaker' s bell
[02:40.400]	Nobody can sing the blues
[02:45.400]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[02:51.400]	There' s a woman by the river
[02:57.400]	With some fine young handsome man
[03:03.400]	He' s dressed up like a squire
[03:10.400]	Bootlegged whiskey in his hand
[03:15.400]	There' s a chain gang on the highway
[03:22.400]	I can hear them rebels yell
[03:27.580]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[03:33.500]	Like Blind Willie McTell
[04:06.400]	Well, God is in His heaven
[04:14.400]	And we all want what' s his
[04:20.400]	But power and greed and corruptible seed
[04:25.400]	Seem to be all that there is
[04:31.400]	I' m gazing out the window
[04:38.400]	Of the St. james Hotel
[04:44.400]	And I know no one can sing the blues
[04:50.400]	Like Blind willie McTell

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