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Lyrics for Ballad of Hollis Brown by Bob Dylan:
| | | Artist: | Bob Dylan |
| | Album: | The Times They Are A-Changin | | Track: | Ballad of Hollis Brown | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 191 | | | | Lyrics: | by Bob Dylan
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 fallin'
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 pockets tell yuh
That you ain't a-got no friend
Your
babies are crying louder
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
T.ike the dirty
drivin' rain
Your grass it is turning black
There's no water in your well
Your
grass is turning black
There's no water in your well
You spent your last lone
dollar
On seven shotgun shells
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote
calls
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the
shotgun
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 shotgun
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 | | | |  Reddit | X / Twitter | Facebook | Copy link |
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