Artist Name
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Intro:G G I was riding on the Mayflower when I thought I spied some land G I yelled to Captain Arab, I have ya understand G C Who came running to the deck, said, "Boys forget the whale" C G "We're going over yonder, cut the engine, change the sail" D "Haul on the bowline," we sang that melody D G like all tough soldiers do when their far away at sea "I think I'll call it America," I said as we hit land I took a deep breath; I fell down, I could not stand Captain Arab, he started writing up some deeds He said, "Lets set up a fort and start buying the place with beads" Just then this cop comes down the street, crazy as a loon He throws us all in jail for carryin' harpoons Ah, me, I busted out, don't even ask me how I went to get some help, I walked by a Guernsey cow Who directed me down to the Bowery Slums Where people carried signs around saying "Ban the bums" I jumped right into line, saying "I hope that I'm not late" When I realized that I had not eaten for five days straight I went into a restaurant, looking for the cook I told him I was the editor of a famous etiquitte book The waitress, he was handsome, he wore a powder blue cape I ordered some suzzette, I said, "Could you please make that crepe" Just then the whole kitchen exploded from boiling fat Food was flying everywhere, I left without my hat Now I didn't mean to be nosy, but I went into a bank To get some bail for Arab and all the boys back in the tank They asked me for some collateral and I pulled down my pants They threw me in the alley, when up comes this girl from France Who invited me to her house, I went but she had a friend Who knocked me out and robbed my boots and I was on the street again Well I rapped upon a house with the U.S. flag up on display I said, "Could ya help me out, I got some friends down the way" The man says, "Get out of here, I'll tear you limb from limb" I said, "They refused Jesus, too," he said, "You're not him" "Get out of here before I break your bones, I ain't your pop" I decided to have him arrested, an' I went looking for a cop" I ran right outside; I hopped inside a cab I went out the other door; this Englishman said, "fab" As he saw me leap a hotdog stand and a chariot that stood Parked across from a building advertisng brotherhood I ran right through the front door like a hobo sailor does But it was just a funeral parlor, and a man asked who I was I repeated that all my friends were all in jail, with a sigh He gave me his card; he said, "Call me if they die" I shook his hand and said, "Goodbye," and ran out to the street When a bowling ball came down the road and knocked me off my feet A payphone was ringing; it nearly blew my mind When I picked it up and said, "hello," this foot came through the line Well, by this time I was fed up with trying to make a stab At bringin' back any help for my friends and Captain Arab I decided to flip a coin, like either heads or tails Would let me know know if I should go back to ship or back to jail So I hawked my sailor's suit and I got a coin to flip It came up tails, it rhymed with "sails" so I made it back to ship Well I got back, took the parking ticket off the mast I was ripping it to shreds when this coast guard boat went past They asked me my name and I said, "Captain Kid" They believed me, but they wanted to know what exactly that I did I said for the pope of a rook i was employed They let me go right away; they were very paranoid Well the last I heard of Arab, he was stuck on a whale That was married to the deputy sherriff of the jail Bu the funniest thing was when I was leaving the bay I saw three ships, they were all heading my way I asked the captain what his name was and why he didn't drive a truck He said his name was "Columbus." I just said, "Good luck"