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Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Agai - Bob Dylan



     
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Oh, the ragman draws circles
Up and down the block
I'd ask him what the matter was
But I know that he don't talkAnd the ladies treat me kindly
And they furnish me with tape
But deep inside my heart
I know I can't escapeOh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues againWell, Shakespeare, he's in the alley
With his pointed shoes and his bells
Speaking to some French girl
Who says she knows me wellAnd I would send a message
To find out if she's talked
But the post office has been stolen
And the mailbox is lockedOh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile

With the Memphis blues againMona tried to tell me
To stay away from the train line
She said that all the railroad men
Just drink up your blood like wineAn' I said, "Oh, I didn't know that
But then again there's only one I've met
An' he just smoked my eyelids
An' punched my cigarette"Oh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues againGrandpa died last week
And now he's buried in the rocks
But everybody still talks about
How badly they were shockedBut me, I expected it to happen
I knew he'd lost control
When I speed built a fire on Main Street
And shot it full of holesOh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues againNow the senator came down here
Showing everyone his gun
Handing out free tickets
To the wedding of his sonAn' me, I nearly got busted
An' wouldn't it be my luck
To get caught without a ticket
And be discovered beneath a truck?Oh, Mama
Is this really the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues againNow the T-Preacher looked so baffled
When I asked him why he dressed
With twenty pounds of headlines
Stapled to his chestBut he cursed me when I proved to him
Then I whispered and said "Not even you can hide
You see, you're just like me
I hope you're satisfied"Oh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues againNow the rainman gave me two cures
Then he said, "Jump right in"
The one was Texas medicine
The other was just railroad ginAn' like a fool I mixed them
An' it strangled up my mind
An' now people just get uglier
An' I have no sense of timeOh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues againWhen Ruthie says come see her
In her honky-tonk lagoon
Where I can watch her waltz for free
'Neath her Panamanian moonAn' I say, "Aw, come on now
You know you know about my debutante"
An' she says, "Your debutante just knows what you need
But I know what you want"Oh, Mama
Can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues againNow the bricks lay on Grand Street
Where the neon madmen climb
They all fall there so perfectly
It all seems so well timedAn' here I sit so patiently
Waiting to find out what price
You have to pay to get out of
Going through all these things twiceOh, Mama
Is this really the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again

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Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American musician, poet and artist whose position in popular culture is unique.

Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 and much of his best known work is from the 1960s, when he became an informal documentarian and reluctant figurehead of American unrest. Some of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements. His song "Like a Rolling Stone", released in July of 1965, was named "The Greatest Song of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004, placing #1 in a list of 500 titles. Dylan remains an influential and popular artist; his most recent album of new songs, 2009's Together Through Life, reached #1 on the charts in the US, Britain, France and several other countries.

Bob Dylan's strong influence over the past few years is becoming even more prominent amongst a growing group of younger emerging artists such as George Ellias, and Devendra Banhart.

Dylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture of the time. While expanding and personalizing musical styles, Dylan has shown steadfast devotion to traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to rock and roll and rockabilly, to Gaelic balladry, even jazz, swing and broadway.

After becoming a Christian, Dylan explored themes of faith, redemption and love while mining the gospel vein. In a few years he found an equilibrium. His last albums can be seen as new highlights in his important career.

Dylan performs with the guitar, keyboard and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s. He has also recently performed alongside other iconic artists, such as Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty and Eric Clapton. Although his contributions as a performer and recording artist have been central to his career, his songwriting is generally held as his highest accomplishment.

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