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Highway 61 Revisited

Highway 61 Revisited lyrics by Karen O. Oh, God said to abraham, "kill me a son" Abe say, "man, you must be puttin' me on" God say, "no," abe say, "what?" God...

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Highway 61 Revisited

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Oh, God said to abraham, "kill me a son"

Abe say, "man, you must be puttin' me on"

God say, "no," abe say, "what?"

God say, "you can do what you want, abe, but

Next time you see me comin', you better run"

Well, abe said, "where do you want this killin' done?"

God said, "out on highway 61"

Well, georgia sam, he had a bloody nose

Welfare department, they wouldn't give him no clothes

He asked poor howard, "where can I go?"

Howard said, "there's only one place I know"

And sam said, "tell me quick, man, I got to run"

0H, howard just pointed with his gun

And said, "that way, down on highway 61"

Well, mack the finger said to louie the king

"I got forty red, white and blue shoe strings

And a thousand telephones that don't ring

Do you know where I can get rid of these things?"

And louie the king said, "let me think for a minute, son"

And he said, "yes, I think this could be easily done

Just take everything down onto highway 61"

Now, the fifth daughter on the twelfth night

Told the first father that things weren't right

"My complexion," she said, "is much too white"

He said, "come here and step into the light" he says, "hmm, you're right

Let me tell the second mother this has been done"

But the second mother was with the seventh son

And they were both out on highway 61

Well, the rovin' gambler, he was very bored

He was tryin' to create the next world war

He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor

He said, "I never engaged in this kind of thing before

But yes, I think it can be very easily done

We'll just put some bleachers out in the sun

And have it out on highway 61"

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