Well, God said to Abraham "Kill me a son"
|
Abe said "Man, you must be putting me on"
|
God said "No"
|
Abe said "Wha?t"
|
God said "You do what you want to, Abe but
|
The next time you see me coming, you'd better run"
|
Abe said "Where do you want this killing done?"
|
God said "Out on that Highway 61"
|
|
Well, Georgia Sam he had a bloody nose
|
Welfare department would give him no clothes
|
He asked poor Howard "Where can i go?"
|
Howard said "There's only one place i know"
|
Sam said "Quick man, tell me, i got to run"
|
Howard just pointed with his gun
|
He said "that way down on 61"
|
|
"Well, Mack the finger" said Louie the King
|
"I got 40 red white and blue shoe strings
|
And a thousand telephones that won't ring
|
You know where I can get rid of these things?"
|
And he said "Now let me think for a minute son"
|
Said "Yes that can be easily done
|
Just take them down on that 61"
|
|
That highway
|
Highway [X4]
|
|
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 stare up into the light"
|
And said "Mmm you're right. Let me tell the second mother it's been done"
|
But the second mother with the seventh son
|
They were out on that highway 61
|
|
Now, the roving gambler was very bored
|
Trying to create the next world war
|
And he found a promoter, fell on the floor
|
And said "I've never engaged in this kind of thing before
|
But yep, I think it can be easily done"
|
Highway
|
"We'll just put some bleachers there out in the sun
|
Have it out on that 61"
|
|
|
|
-----------------
|
Highway '61 Revisited
|
| PJ Harvey |
