The Cambridge Bob Dylan Society : October 2026

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Change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules

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Gonna change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules

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Gonna put my good foot forward, stop being influenced by fools So much oppression, can't keep track of it no more So much oppression, can't keep track of it no more Sons becoming husbands to their mothers and old men turning young daughters into whores Stripes on your shoulders, stripes on your back and on your hands Stripes on your shoulders, stripes on your back and on your hands Swords piercing your side, blood and water flowing through the land Well don't know which one is worse, doing your own thing or just being cool Don't know which is worse, doing your own thing or being cool You remember only about the brass ring, you forget all about the golden rule You can mislead a man, you can take a hold of his heart with your eyes You can mislead a man, you can take a hold of his heart with your eyes But there's only one authority, and that's the authority on high I got a God-fearing woman, one I can easily afford I got a God-fearing woman, one I can easily afford She can do the Georgia crawl, she can walk in the spirit of the Lord Jesus said, "Be ready, for you know not the hour which I come" Jesus said, "Be ready, for you know not the hour which I come" He said, "He who is not for Me is against Me" Just so you know where He's coming from There's a kingdom called Heaven, a place where there is no pain of birth There's a kingdom called Heaven, a place where there is no pain of birth Well the Lord created it, mister, about the same time He made the earth

Sung with Mavis Staples for "The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan" in 2003 (in

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The same lyrics are used in Dylan's live performances in 2009-2011 (in

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Change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules I'm gonna change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules Gonna put my good foot forward, stop being influenced by fools Now I'm sitting at the welcome table, I'm as hungry as a horse Now I'm sitting at the welcome table, so hungry I could eat a horse I'm gonna revitalise my thinking and let the law take its course Jesus is coming, coming back to gather his jewels Jesus is coming, coming back to gather his jewels We're living by the golden rule, whoever got the gold rules The sun is shining, ain't but one train on this track The sun is shining, ain't but one train on this track I'm stepping out of the dark woods, I'm jumping on the monkey's back I'm all dressed up, I'm going to the country dance I'm all dressed up, I'm going to the country dance Every day you got to pray for guidance every day you got to give yourself another chance Storms on the ocean, storms on the mountain too Storms on the ocean, storms on the mountain too Oh Lord, you know I have no friend like you

In live performances, Bob finishes by repeating the first verse.

Bob and Mavis end with this bonus verse instead:

I'll tell you something, things you never had, you'll never miss I'll tell you something, things you never had, you'll never miss Tell you something else: a great man will kill you with a sword A coward with a kiss

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You harbor resentment

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You know there ain't too much of a thrill

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You wish for contentment

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But you got an emptiness that can't be filled

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You've had enough of hatred

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Your bones are breaking, can't find nothing sacred

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Ye shall be changed

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In a twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet blows

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The dead will arise and burst out of your clothes

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And ye shall be changed Everything you've gotten You've got by sweat, blood and muscle From early in the morning 'til way past dark All you ever do is hustle All your loved ones have walked out of the door You're not even sure 'bout your wife and kids no more But ye shall be changed... |

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The past don't control you But the future's like a roulette wheel spinning Deep down inside You know you need a whole new beginning Don't have to go to Russia or Iran Just surrender to God and He'll move you right here where you stand And ye shall be changed... You drink bitter water And you been eating the bread of sorrow You can't live for today When all you're ever thinking of is tomorrow The path you've endured has been rough And when you've decided that you've had enough Ye shall be changed... |

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Well, I'm hangin' on to a solid rock

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Made... before... the foundation... of... the world

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And I won't let go and I can't let go

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Won't let go and I can't let go

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Won't let go and I can't let go no more

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For me He was chastised, for me He was hated

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For me He was rejected by a world that He created

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Nations are angry, cursed are some

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People are expecting a false peace to come

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Well I'm hangin' on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go no more It's the ways of the flesh to war against the spirit Twenty-four hours a day you can feel it and you can hear it Using every angle under the sun And He never give up 'til the battle's lost or won Well I'm hangin' on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go no more

Alternate lyrics from San Diego, 27-Nov-1979

Using all the devices under the sun

Alternate lyrics from Newcastle, 08-May-2002

Never give up 'til the race is won

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Covenant woman got a contract with the Lord

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Way up yonder, great will be her reward

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Covenant woman, shining like a morning star

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I know I can trust you to stay the way you are

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And I just got to tell you I do intend

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To stay closer than any friend

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I just got to thank you once again

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For making your prayers known unto

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Heaven for me

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And to you, always

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| I've been broken, shattered like an empty cup I'm just waiting on the Lord to rebuild and fill me up And I know He will do it 'cause He's faithful and He's true He must have loved me so much to send me someone as fine as you And I just got to tell you I do intend To stay closer than any friend I just got to thank you once again For making your prayers known unto Heaven for me And to you, always So grateful I will forever be Covenant woman, intimate little girl Who knows those most secret things of me that are hidden from the world You know we are strangers in a land we're passing through I'll always be right by your side, I've got a covenant too And I just got to tell you I do intend To stay closer than any friend I just got to thank you once again For making your prayers known unto Heaven for me And to you, always So grateful I will forever be

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When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?

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When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?

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Did they know He was the Son of God, did they know that He was Lord?

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Did they hear when He told Peter, "Peter, put up your sword"?

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When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?

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When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? Nicodemus came at night so he wouldn't be seen by men Saying, "Master, tell me why a man must be born again" When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He said, "Pick up your bed and walk, why must you criticize? Same thing My Father do, I can do likewise" When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? The multitude wanted to make Him king, put a crown upon His head Why did He slip away to a quiet place instead? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? He said, "All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth" Did they know right then and there what that power was worth? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? He said, "All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth" Did they know right then and there what that power was worth? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe?

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When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?

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When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?

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Did they know He was the Son of God, did they know that He was Lord? Did they hear when He told Peter, "Peter, put up your sword"?

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I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody

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I can manipulate people as well as anybody

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Hold 'em and control 'em, please 'em and squeeze 'em

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I can make believe I'm in love with almost anybody

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Burst 'em and burn 'em, ram 'em and leave 'em

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But they're not my purpose as I make the deeds

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I been down that road, I know where it leads

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I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody

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Not today, not tonight, not tomorrow, no never, no way! I can deceive people as well as anybody I know all the angles, know how to make the jangles I can twist the truth as well as anybody Find 'em and blind 'em, wine 'em and dine 'em But it don't suit my purposes, it ain't my goal To gain the whole world and give up my soul I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Not for father, not for mother, not for sister, not for brother, no way!

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Smoke arises forever

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On a one-way ticket to burn

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A place reserved for the devil

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And for all of those that love evil

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A dark of darkness and chains

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You can never return I can mislead people as well as anybody I know all the dices, I paid all the prices I can influence people as well as anybody I can do it, I can easily see to it [...] and be gods I don't miss delusions, I see through his facades I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Not for father, not for mother, not for sister, not for brother, no way! I can manipulate people as well as anybody Burst 'em and burn 'em, twist 'em and turn 'em I can make believe I almost love anybody Haul 'em and control them, squeeze 'em and tease 'em But it don't suit my purposes, it ain't my goal To gain the whole world and give up my soul I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Not for sister, not for father, not for mother, not for brother, no way!

Well, step into the crowded room and leaves are dying All live in the ghetto, far outside the meadow I can feel it on the rooftops, I see two lovers sighin' Claws in their make-up, bound to break up Oh baby ???, you can't get caught Gotta keep on rolling whether you're drugged, beaten or shot I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody In the darkest room of your mind you leave a mess of money Told you baby, it'll drive you crazy Bring your lover down to El Paso to Odessa, honey Honey let me in, yeah you won't come in Keep on rolling out your paradise You can't get bit by the same snake twice I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Smoke arises forever On a one-way ticket to burn A place reserved for the devil And for all of those that love evil A place of darkness and chains You can never return Rain falling the street, can't you hear it, baby? Falling on your brother, falling on your sister Way down your bed, can't you see it, baby? I can't believe it, thousands have seen it Arms are waving ??? Walking away with your legs spread apart I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody We'll be down on your scene and your snowflakes falling All by your ??? I seen him and I can hear him calling I did it on purpose, but I don't deserve this He won't live by your paradise Can't get bit by the same snake twice I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody

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She was the rose of Sharon from paradise lost

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From the city of seven hills near the place of the cross

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I was playing a show in Miami in the theater of divine comedy Told about Jesus, told about the rain She told me about the jungle where her brothers were slain By a man who invented iron and disappeared so mysteriously Was she a child or a woman? I can't say which From one to another she could to easily switch We went into the wall to where the long arm of the law could not reach Could I been used and played as a pawn? It certainly was possible as the gay night wore on Where men bathed in perfume and celebrated free speech

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And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico

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Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire

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And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free

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Bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire She looked into my soul through the clothes that I wore She said, "We got a mutual friend over by the door And you know he's got our best interest in mind" He was well-connected but her heart was a snare And she had left him to die in there There were payments due and he was a little behind The cry of the peacock, flies buzz my head Ceiling fan broken, there's a heat in my bed Street band playing "Nearer My God to Thee" We met at the steeple where the mission bells ring She said, "I know what you're thinking, but there ain't a thing You can do about it, so let us just agree to agree" And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire Atlantic City by the cold grey sea I hear a voice crying, "Daddy," I always think it's for me But it's only the silence in the buttermilk hills that call Every new messenger brings evil report 'Bout armies on the march and time that is short And famines and earthquakes and hatred written upon walls Would I have married her? I don't know, I suppose She had bells in her braids and they hung to her toes But I kept hearing my name and I had to be movin' on I saw screws break loose, saw the devil pound tin I saw a house in the country being torn from within I heard my ancestors calling from the land far beyond And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire

She was Haiti, fair brown and intense I don't think she'd ever known about innocence I was playing a show in Miami in the theater of mystery Told her about Jesus, told her about the rain She told me about the vision, told me about the pain That had risen from the ashes and abided in her memory Was she a virtuous woman? I really can't say Something about her said, "Trust me anyway" As the days turned to minutes and the minutes turned back into hours Pretended to be sleeping, and he thought I was But I was only paying attention like a rattlesnake does When he's hearing footsteps trampling on the flowers And them Caribbean winds still blow from Mexico to Curacao From Chinatown to the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everyone that's near to me closer to the fire Well, our shadows drew till they touched on the floor Prodigal son's waiting closer to the door Preaching obscenities, waiting for the night to arrive He was well-connected but her heart was a snare She had left him to die in there But I knew I could get him out while he still was alive Well, there's stars on the balcony, flies buzz my head Ceiling fan's broken, there's heat in my bed Street band playing "Nearer My God to Thee" She looked into eyes, I hear the mission bells ring She said, "I know what you're thinking, but there ain't a thing You can do about it, so you might as well let it be" And them Caribbean winds still blow from Mexico to Curacao... Atlantic City by the cruel sea I hear a voice crying, "Daddy," I always think it's for me But it's only the silence in the buttermilk hills that calls Every new messenger brings an evil report 'Bout armies that are rioting whose fuses are short And ugly gargoyles and hate-words written on walls Would I have married her? I don't know, I suppose She had bells in her braids, fire in her clothes But the curtain was rising, like they say: the show must go on And I felt it come over me, some kind of gloom I was gonna say, "Come on with me, I got plenty of room" But I knew I'd be lying and besides she had already gone And them Caribbean winds still blow from Curacao to Mexico...

She was from Haiti, fair brown and intense

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Playing a show in Miami, in the theater of divine company Told about Jesus, told about the rain She told me about the vision, told me about the pain That has arisen from the ashes and abided in her memory Is she a child or a woman? I really can't say Something about her said, "Trust me" anyway As the days turned to minutes and the minutes turned back into hours Could I've been used and played as a pawn? It certainly was possible as the gay night wore on But victory was mine, and I held it with the help of God's power And the Caribbean wind still blows from Trinidad to Mexico The circle of light to the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire Shadows grew closer as we touched on the floor Prodigal son sitting next to the door Preaching resistance, waitin' for the night to arrive He was well-connected, but her heart was a snare And she had left him to die in there And I knew he could get out while he still was alive Stars on my balcony, buzz in my head Slayin' my mirror [???], heat in my bed Street band playin' "Nearer My God To Thee" We met in secret where the mission bells ring She said, "I know what you're thinkin', but there ain't a thing You can do about it, so you might as well agree to agree" And the Caribbean wind blows hard from the Baltic coast into my backyard [???] of your love to the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire Atlantic City by the cruel sea I hear a voice cryin' "Daddy", always think it's for me But it's only the silence in the buttermilk hills that call Every new messenger bring an evil report Of rioting armies and time that is short And earthquakes and train wrecks and death threats written on walls Would I have married her? I don't know, I suppose She had bells on her braids and they hung to her toes The curtain was risin' and like they say, the ship would sail at dawn And I felt it come over me, some kind of gloom I was gonna say, "Come on with me girl, I got plenty of room!" But I know I'd be lyin', and besides she had already gone And the Caribbean wind still howls from Tokyo to the British Isles We never walked in to that furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on 'em iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me, nearer to the fire

She was well-rehearsed, fair brown and blonde She had friends who were bus-boys and friends in the Pentagon Playing a show in Miami in the theater of divine comedy Took me in the shadows where they talk in the rain I could tell she was still feeling the pain Pain of rejection, pain of infidelity Was she a child or a woman? I can't say which From one to another she could to easily switch Couples were dancing and I lost track of the hours He was well-prepared, I knew he was Paying attention like a rattlesnake does When he's hearing footsteps trampling over his flowers And that Caribbean winds still blows from Nassau to Mexico From the circle of ice to the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire She looked into my soul through the clothes that I wore She said, "We got a mutual friend standing at the door And you know he's got our best interests in mind" He was well-connected but her heart was a snare And she had left him to die in there There were payments due and he was a little behind Well, I slept in a hotel where flies buzz my head Ceiling fan was broken, there was heat in my bed Street band playing "Nearer My God to Thee" We met in secret where we drank from a spring She said, "I know what you're thinking, but there ain't a thing We can do about it, so we might as well let it be" And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico... Atlantic City, two years to the day I hear a voice crying, "Daddy," and I look that way But it's only the silence in the buttermilk hills that call Every new messenger brings evil report 'Bout rioting armies and time that is short And earthquakes and train-wrecks and hate was scribbled walls Would I have married her? I don't know, I suppose She had bells in her braids and they hung to her toes But I heard my name and destiny said to be movin' on Well, I felt it come over me, some kind of gloom Gonna say, "Climb on with me, girl, I got plenty of room" But I knew I'd be lying and besides he had already gone And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico...

She was the rose of Sharon from paradise lost From the city of seven hills near the place of the cross I was playing a show in Miami in the theater of divine comedy Told her about Jesus, told her about the rain She told me about the jungle where her brothers were slain By the man who invented iron and disappeared so mysteriously Was she a child or an angel? Did we go too far? Were we sniper bait? Did we follow a star? Through the hole in the wall to where the long arm of the law cannot reach Could I been used and played as a pawn? It certainly was possible as the gay night wore on Where men bathed in perfume and the hopes of free speech And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire Sea-breeze blowin', there's a hellhound loose Reading men who had escaped from the noose Preaching hate and salvation, waiting on the night to arrive He was well-connected but her heart was a snare And she had left him to die in there He was goin' down slow, just barely staying alive The cry of the peacock, flies buzzin' my head Ceiling fan broken, there's a heat in my bed Street band playing "Nearer My God to Thee" We met at the station where the mission bells ring She said, "I know what you're thinking, but there ain't a thing You can do about it, so let us just agree to agree" And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico... Atlantic City by the cold grey sea I hear a voice crying, "Daddy," I always think it's for me But it's only the silence in the buttermilk hills that call Every new messenger brings evil report 'Bout armies on the march and time that is short And famines and earthquakes and train-wrecks and the tearing down of the walls Did you ever have a dream that you couldn't explain? Did you ever meet your accusers face-to-face in the rain? She had strong brown eyes that I won't forget as long as she's gone I seen screws breakin' loose, see the devil poundin' on tin See a house in the country being torn apart from within I can hear my ancestors calling from the land far beyond And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico...

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I come from down in the valley

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Where mister, when you're young

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They bring you up to do just like your daddy done

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Me and Mary, we met in high school

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When she was just seventeen

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We'd drive out of this valley

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Down to where the fields were green

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We'd go down to the river

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And into the river we'd dive

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Oh down to the river we'd ride Then I got Mary pregnant And man, that was all she wrote And for my 19th birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat We went down to the courthouse And the judge put it all to rest No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle No flowers, no wedding dress That night we went down to the river And into the river we'd dive Oh down to the river we did ride I got a job working construction For the Johnstown Company But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy Now all them things that seemed so important Well mister they vanished right into the air Now I just act like I don't remember Mary acts like she don't care But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse That sends me down to the river Though I know the river is dry That sends me down to the river tonight Down to the river My baby and I Oh down to the river we ride Ooh...

The Cambridge Bob Dylan Society : October 2026

Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking [Bob Dylan]

Ye Shall Be Changed [Bob Dylan]

Solid Rock [Bob Dylan]

Covenant Woman [Bob Dylan]

In The Garden [Bob Dylan]

Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody [Bob Dylan]

Caribbean Wind [Bob Dylan]

The River [Bruce Springsteen]