Highway 61 Revisited - Joan Osborne

Oh, God said to Abraham, «Kill me son»

Abe said, «Man, you must be puttin' me on»

God said, «No», Abe said, «What?»

God said, «You can do what you want Abe but

The next time you see me comin' you better run»

Well, Abe said, «Where you want this killin' done?»

God said, «Out on Highway 61»

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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?»

And Howard said, «There's only one place I know»

And Sam said, «Tell me quick man, I got to run»

And ol' Howard just pointed with his gun

And said, «That way down 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 to Highway 61»

Well, 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»

She 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

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Well, the rovin' gambler, he was very borin'

He was tryin' to create the next world war

He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor

He said, «I've never engaged in this kind of thing before

But yes, I think it could 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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