I Pity the Poor Immigrant

Song I Pity the Poor Immigrant
Artist Bob Dylan
Album The Complete Album Collection Vol.1

Lyrics

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[00:23.02] I pity the poor immigrant
[00:31.87] Who wishes he would've stayed home,
[00:36.83] Who uses all his power to do evil
[00:41.98] But in the end is always left so alone.
[00:50.93] That man whom with his fingers cheats
[00:56.12] And who lies with ev'ry breath,
[01:06.48] Who passionately hates his life
[01:10.76] And likewise, fears his death.
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[01:28.09] I pity the poor immigrant
[01:33.35] Whose strength is spent in vain,
[01:41.66] Whose heaven is like ironsides,
[01:47.36] Whose tears are like rain,
[01:55.83] Who eats but is not satisfied,
[02:01.25] Who hears but does not see,
[02:09.74] Who falls in love with wealth itself
[02:15.28] And turns his back on me.
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[02:32.70] I pity the poor immigrant
[02:40.99] Who tramples through the mud,
[02:46.15] Who fills his mouth with laughing
[02:50.57] And who builds his town with blood,
[03:00.14] Whose visions in the final end
[03:05.54] Must shatter like the glass.
[03:14.17] I pity the poor immigrant
[03:19.35] When his gladness comes to pass.
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