Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues

Song Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
Artist Bob Dylan
Album The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991

Lyrics

[00:06.62] I saw it advertised one day
[00:08.55] Bear Mountain picnic was comin’ my way
[00:11.24] “Come along ’n’ take a trip
[00:13.23] We’ll bring you up there on a ship
[00:15.42] Bring the wife family
[00:17.41] Bring the whole kids
[00:20.16] Yippee
[00:27.96] Well I run right down ’n’ bought a ticket
[00:30.46] To this Bear Mountain Picnic
[00:32.39] But little did I realize
[00:33.76] I was in for a picnic surprise
[00:36.13] Had nothin’ to do with mountains
[00:39.36] I didn’t even come close to a bear
[00:49.34] Took the wife ’n’ kids down to the pier
[00:51.86] Six thousand people there
[00:53.60] Everybody had a ticket for the trip
[00:55.85] “Oh well ” I said “it’s a pretty big ship
[01:00.47] Besides anyway the more the merrier”
[01:09.52] Well we all got on ’n’ what d’ya think
[01:12.14] That big old boat started t’ sink
[01:14.20] More people kept a-pilin’ on
[01:15.88] That old ship was a-slowly goin’ down
[01:20.93] Funny way t’ start a picnic
[01:27.42] Well I soon lost track of m’ kids ’n’ wife
[01:30.31] So many people there I never saw in m’ life
[01:33.24] That old ship sinkin’ down in the water
[01:34.99] Six thousand people tryin’ t’ kill each other
[01:38.23] Dogs a-barkin’ cats a-meowin’
[01:41.17] Women screamin’ fists a-flyin’ babies cryin’
[01:45.57] Cops a-comin’ me a-runnin’
[01:48.69] Maybe we just better call off the picnic
[01:58.67] I got shoved down ’n’ pushed around
[02:00.67] All I could hear there was a screamin’ sound
[02:03.10] Don’t remember one thing more
[02:04.48] Just remember wakin’ up on a little shore
[02:09.47] Head busted stomach cracked
[02:12.03] Feet splintered I was bald naked
[02:21.95] Quite lucky to be alive though
[02:26.52] Feelin’ like I climbed outa m’ casket
[02:35.63] I grabbed back hold of m’ picnic basket
[02:42.40] Took the wife ’n’ kids ’n’ started home
[02:44.46] Wishin’ I’d never got up that morn
[02:48.77] Now I don’t care just what you do
[02:50.77] If you wanta have a picnic that’s up t’ you
[02:53.14] But don’t tell me about it I don’t wanta hear it
[02:55.76] ’Cause see I just lost all m’ picnic spirit
[02:59.50] Stay in m’ kitchen have m’ own picnic
[03:02.81] In the bathroom
[03:09.85] Now it don’t seem to me quite so funny
[03:11.90] What some people are gonna do f’r money
[03:14.10] There’s a bran’ new gimmick every day
[03:15.42] Just t’ take somebody’s money away
[03:20.47] I think we oughta take some o’ these people
[03:23.78] And put ’em on a boat send ’em up to Bear Mountain
[03:27.77] For a picnic

Pinyin

[00:06.62] I saw it advertised one day
[00:08.55] Bear Mountain picnic was comin' my way
[00:11.24] " Come along ' n' take a trip
[00:13.23] We' ll bring you up there on a ship
[00:15.42] Bring the wife family
[00:17.41] Bring the whole kids
[00:20.16] Yippee
[00:27.96] Well I run right down ' n' bought a ticket
[00:30.46] To this Bear Mountain Picnic
[00:32.39] But little did I realize
[00:33.76] I was in for a picnic surprise
[00:36.13] Had nothin' to do with mountains
[00:39.36] I didn' t even come close to a bear
[00:49.34] Took the wife ' n' kids down to the pier
[00:51.86] Six thousand people there
[00:53.60] Everybody had a ticket for the trip
[00:55.85] " Oh well " I said " it' s a pretty big ship
[01:00.47] Besides anyway the more the merrier"
[01:09.52] Well we all got on ' n' what d' ya think
[01:12.14] That big old boat started t' sink
[01:14.20] More people kept apilin' on
[01:15.88] That old ship was aslowly goin' down
[01:20.93] Funny way t' start a picnic
[01:27.42] Well I soon lost track of m' kids ' n' wife
[01:30.31] So many people there I never saw in m' life
[01:33.24] That old ship sinkin' down in the water
[01:34.99] Six thousand people tryin' t' kill each other
[01:38.23] Dogs abarkin' cats ameowin'
[01:41.17] Women screamin' fists aflyin' babies cryin'
[01:45.57] Cops acomin' me arunnin'
[01:48.69] Maybe we just better call off the picnic
[01:58.67] I got shoved down ' n' pushed around
[02:00.67] All I could hear there was a screamin' sound
[02:03.10] Don' t remember one thing more
[02:04.48] Just remember wakin' up on a little shore
[02:09.47] Head busted stomach cracked
[02:12.03] Feet splintered I was bald naked
[02:21.95] Quite lucky to be alive though
[02:26.52] Feelin' like I climbed outa m' casket
[02:35.63] I grabbed back hold of m' picnic basket
[02:42.40] Took the wife ' n' kids ' n' started home
[02:44.46] Wishin' I' d never got up that morn
[02:48.77] Now I don' t care just what you do
[02:50.77] If you wanta have a picnic that' s up t' you
[02:53.14] But don' t tell me about it I don' t wanta hear it
[02:55.76] ' Cause see I just lost all m' picnic spirit
[02:59.50] Stay in m' kitchen have m' own picnic
[03:02.81] In the bathroom
[03:09.85] Now it don' t seem to me quite so funny
[03:11.90] What some people are gonna do f' r money
[03:14.10] There' s a bran' new gimmick every day
[03:15.42] Just t' take somebody' s money away
[03:20.47] I think we oughta take some o' these people
[03:23.78] And put ' em on a boat send ' em up to Bear Mountain
[03:27.77] For a picnic