TRACK TALK #443 Man on the Street

MAN ON THE STREET
ALBUM : The Bootleg Series Vol.1 (1991)
Recorded : 22 Novembre 1961
Released : 26 Mars 1991

Le texte est basé sur le "Strange Death of John Doe" de Millard Lampell (popularisé par les Almanac Singers en 1941) et la mélodie s'inspire de celle du traditionnel "The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn". Dylan enregistrera ce morceau durant les sessions de son premier album.
Unique performance live : Gasligh Café, New York (6 Septembre 1991)



Lyrics
Well, I'll sing you a song, not very long,
'Bout an old man who never done wrong.
How he died nobody can say,
Found him dead in the street one day.
Well, the crowd gathered one fine morn',
The man whose clothes 'n' shoes was torn.
There on the sidewalk, he did lay,
Stopped 'n' stared 'n' went their way.

Well, the policeman come, he looked around,
"Get up, old man, or I'm takin' you down."
He jabbed him once with his bully [sic] club,
The old man then rolled off the curb.

Well, he jabbed him again, loudly said,
"Call the wagon -- this man is dead."
The wagon come, they loaded in him [sic],
Never saw the man again.
Well, I sung you my song, it ain't very long,
'Bout an old man who never done wrong.
How he died no one can say,
Found him dead in the street one day.

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Unique performance live : Gasligh Café, New York (6 Septembre 1991)