Jokerman

Jokerman Lyrics

Song Jokerman
Artist Bob Dylan
Album The Essential Bob Dylan
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[00:01.26] Standing on the waters casting your bread
[00:04.41] While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing.
[00:12.90] Distant ships sailing into the mist,
[00:15.42] You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing.
[00:23.26] Freedom just around the corner for you
[00:27.94] But with the truth so far off, what good will it do?
[00:35.38] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
[00:40.76] Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
[00:43.55] Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.
[00:51.90] So swiftly the sun sets in the sky,
[00:54.75] You rise up and say goodbye to no one.
[01:00.65] Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,
[01:05.73] Both of their futures, so full of dread, you don't show one.
[01:13.42] Shedding off one more layer of skin,
[01:19.92] Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within.
[01:26.61] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
[01:30.76] Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
[01:33.89] Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.
[01:41.49] You're a man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds,
[01:44.62] Manipulator of crowds, you're a dream twister.
[01:50.33] You're going to Sodom and Gomorrah
[01:53.91] But what do you care? Ain't nobody there would want to marry your sister.
[02:02.96] Friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame,
[02:08.88] You look into the fiery furnace, see the rich man without any name.
[02:17.04] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
[02:20.12] Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
[02:23.63] Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.
[02:32.15] Well, the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy,
[02:41.53] Well, the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy,
[02:43.75] The law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers.
[02:52.14] In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed,
[02:56.42] Michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features.
[03:03.40] Resting in the fields, far from the turbulent space,
[03:09.88] Half asleep near the stars with a small dog licking your face.
[03:17.36] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
[03:22.36] Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
[03:24.83] Oh. oh. oh. Jokerman.
[03:41.70] Well, the rifleman's stalking the sick and the lame,
[03:45.18] Preacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertain.
[03:52.87] Nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks,
[03:55.94] Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain,
[04:03.31] False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin,
[04:09.97] Only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in.
[04:17.30] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
[04:20.21] Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
[04:24.09] Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.
[04:42.00] It's a shadowy world, skies are slippery gray,
[04:45.12] A woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarlet.
[04:52.44] He'll put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat,
[04:56.06] Take the motherless children off the street
[04:58.79] And place them at the feet of a harlot.
[05:03.92] Oh, Jokerman, you know what he wants,
[05:10.47] Oh, Jokerman, you don't show any response.
[05:18.00] Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
[05:20.68] Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
[05:24.00] Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.
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