Roll on John

Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan: Tempest (2012)

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	Doctor, doctor, tell me the time of	day.

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Another bottle's empty, another penny	spent.

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He turned around and he slowly walked	away.

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They shot him in the back and down he	went.

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From the	Liverpool docks to the red light Hamburg	streets,

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Down in the quarry with the Quarrymen.

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Playing to the big crowds, playing to the cheap	seats.

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Another day in your life on your way ‘til your journey's	end.

Sailing through the tradewinds bound for the south,

Rags on your back just like any other slave.

They tied your hands and they clamped your mouth,

Wasn't no way out of that deep dark cave.

I heard the news today, oh boy:

They hauled your ship up on the shore.

Now the city's gone dark, there is no more joy;

They tore the heart right out and cut it to the core.

Put on your bags and get 'em packed.

Leave right now you won't be far from wrong.

The sooner you go, the quicker you'll be back.

You've been cooped up on an island far too long.

Slow down, you're moving way too fast.

Come together - right now over me.

Your bones are weary, you're about to breathe your last.

Lord, you know how hard that it can be.

Roll on John, roll through the rain and snow.

Take the righthand road and go where the buffalo roam.

They'll trap you in an ambush before you know,

Too late now to sail back home.

Tyger, Tyger burning bright - I pray the lord my soul to keep.

In the forest of the night - Cover him over and let him sleep.