TRACK TALK #555 Legionnaire’s Disease

LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE

Une chanson composée en 1978 et répétée pour la tournée mais jamais jouée par Dylan.
Il publiera néanmoins le texte dans Lyrics en 2004.
Elle sera officiellement reprise par le Delta Cross Band en 1981.



Lyrics
Some say it was radiation, some say there was acid on the microphone
Some say a combination that turned their hearts to stone
But whatever it was, it drove them to their knees
Oh, Legionnaire’s disease

I wish I had a dollar for everyone that died within that year
Got ’em hot by the collar, plenty an old maid shed a tear
Now within my heart, it sure put on a squeeze
Oh, that Legionnaire’s disease

Granddad fought in a revolutionary war, father in the War of 1812
Uncle fought in Vietnam and then he fought a war all by himself
But whatever it was, it came out of the trees
Oh, that Legionnaire’s disease

La version du Delta Cross Band (1981) :