TRACK TALK #524 Easy and Slow

EASY AND SLOW
ALBUM : The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings (2019)
Recorded : 29 Octobre 1975
Released : 7 Juin 2019

Une vieille complainte irlandaise reprise par Dylan lors des répétitions de la Rolling Thunder Revue à Falmouth en octobre 1975.
Aucune performance live.



Lyrics
It was down by Christchurch that I first met with Annie
A neat little girl and not a bit shy
She told me her father who come from Dungannon
Would take her back home in the sweet bye and bye

And what's it to any man, whether or no
Whether I'm easy, or whether I'm true
As I lifted her petticoat, easy and slow
And I rolled back my sleeve to unbuckle her shoe

Was a tourist down Thomas Street and then out by the Liffey
The sun had gone down, and the evening grew dark
Down by Kings Bridge, and then by Lord in a jiffy
My arms were around her, beyond in the park

And what's it to any man, whether or no
Whether I'm easy, or whether I'm true
As I lifted her petticoat, easy and slow
And I rolled back my sleeve to unbuckle her shoe

Now in city or country, a girl is a jewel
And well built for grippin' as most of them are
Ah but any young man would be really a fool
To try it the first time and go a bit far

And what's it to any man, whether or no
Whether I'm easy, or whether I'm true
As I lifted her petticoat, easy and slow
And I rolled back my sleeve to unbuckle her shoe

Now if by chance you're in the town of Dungannon
You might search 'til your eyeballs are empty and blind
Be it sittin' or walking or runnin' or standin'
A girl like Annie you never will find

And what's it to any man, whether or no
Whether I'm easy, or whether I'm true
As I lifted her petticoat, easy and slow
And I rolled back my sleeves to unbuckle her shoe

La version des Dubliners :



Et celle des Clancy Brothers :