Bob Dylan and The Band Lyrics
"Big River (Take 2)"
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verse 1
Taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
But the tears I shed for that woman are going to flood you, Big River
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
But the tears I shed for that woman are going to flood you, Big River
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
verse 2
Well I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
And she tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
And I heard my dream way back Downstream, cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
And she tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
And I heard my dream way back Downstream, cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
verse 3
Well then you took me on down to St. Louis later on, down the river
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone
Well I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff
She raised a few eyebrows and then she walked down alone
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone
Well I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff
She raised a few eyebrows and then she walked down alone
verse 4
Why won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, rollin' on
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Oh won't I've a-had enough
Left my blues down in the Gulf
She loves you, Big River, more than me
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Oh won't I've a-had enough
Left my blues down in the Gulf
She loves you, Big River, more than me
This song is from the album "The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete".