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BOB DYLAN lyrics : "Ballad Of Hollis Brown"


Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town

Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
With his wife and five children

And his cabin brokin' down.

You looked for work and money

And you walked a rugged mile
You looked for work and money
And you walked a rugged mile

Your children are so hungry
That they don't know how to smile.


Your baby's eyes look crazy
They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve
Your baby's eyes look crazy

They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve
You walk the floor and wonder why
With every breath you breathe.


The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare

The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
If there's anyone that knows

Is there anyone that cares ?

You prayed to the Lord above

Oh please send you a friend
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend

Your empty pocket tell you
That you ain't a-got no friend.


Your babies are crying louder now
It's pounding on your brain
Your babies are crying louder now

It's pounding on your brain
Your wife's screams are stabbin' you
Like the dirty drivin' rain.


Your grass is turning black
There's no water in your well

Your grass is turning black
There's no water in your well
Your spent your last lone dollar

On seven shotgun shels.

Way out in the wilderness

A cold coyote calls
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls

Your eyes fix on the shortgun
That's hangin' on the wall.


Your brain is a-bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your brain is a-bleedin'

And your legs can't seem to stand
Your eyes fix on the shortgun
That you're holdin' in your hand.


There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door

There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out

Like the ocean's pounding roar.

There's seven people dead

On a south Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
On a south Dakota farm

Somewhere in the distance
There's seven new people born.

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