(Bob Dylan)
Gaslight Café, New York City, New York, October 1962
Bob Dylan (guitar, harmonica, vocal)
Hollis Brown he lived
on the outside of town.
Hollis Brown he lived
on the outside of town,
with his wive and five children
and his cabin fallen 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-tugging at your sleeve.
Your baby's eyes look crazy,
they're a-tugging at your sleeve,
You walk the floor and wonder why
with every breath you breathe.
There's bad bugs on your babies,
there's ....... on your wife.
There's bad bugs on your babies,
there's ....... on your wife.
Gangreen snuck into your side,
a-cutting you like a knife
The rats have got your flour,
bad blood it got your mare,
The rats have got your flour,
bad blood it got your mare.
Is there 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.
You even got no money,
you even got no friend.
Your baby is a-crying louder now,
it's a-pounding on your brain.
Your baby is a-crying louder now,
it's a-pounding on your brain.
Your wife's screams are stabbing you
like the dirty driving rain.
Your grass is turning brown,
there's no water in your well.
Your grass is turning brown,
there's no water in your well.
You spent your last lone dollar
on seven shot gun 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 a-hanging on the wall.
Your brain is a-bleeding
and your legs can't seem to stand.
Your brain is a-bleeding
and your legs can't seem to stand.
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
that you're holding in your hand.
Seven breezes blowing
all around the cabin door.
There's seven breezes blowing
all around the cabin door.
Seven shots sound 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.