Talkin' World War III Blues (Live at Brandeis University) Lyrics
| Song | Talkin' World War III Blues (Live at Brandeis University) |
| Artist | Bob Dylan |
| Album | Bob Dylan In Concert: Brandeis University 1963 |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| Some time ago a crazy dream came to me | |
| I dreamt I was walkin’ into World War Three | |
| I went to the doctor the very next day | |
| To see what kinda words he could say | |
| He said it was a bad dream | |
| I wouldn’t worry ’bout it none, though | |
| They were my own dreams and they’re only in my head | |
| I said, “Hold it, Doc, a World War passed through my brain” | |
| He said, “Nurse, get your pad, this boy’s insane” | |
| He grabbed my arm, I said, “Ouch!” | |
| As I landed on the psychiatric couch | |
| He said, “Tell me about it” | |
| Well, the whole thing started at 3 o’clock fast | |
| It was all over by quarter past | |
| I was down in the sewer with some little lover | |
| When I peeked out from a manhole cover | |
| Wondering who turned the lights on | |
| Well, I got up and walked around | |
| And up and down the lonesome town | |
| I stood a-wondering which way to go | |
| I lit a cigarette on a parking meter and walked on down the road | |
| It was a normal day | |
| Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell | |
| And I leaned my head and I gave a yell | |
| “Give me a string bean, I’m a hungry man” | |
| A shotgun fired and away I ran | |
| I don’t blame them too much though, I know I look funny | |
| Down at the corner by a hot-dog stand | |
| I seen a man | |
| I said, “Howdy friend, I guess there’s just us two” | |
| He screamed a bit and away he flew | |
| Thought I was a Communist | |
| Well, I spied a girl and before she could leave | |
| “Let’s go and play Adam and Eve” | |
| I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin’ | |
| When she said, “Hey man, you crazy or sumpin’ | |
| You see what happened last time they started” | |
| Well, I seen a Cadillac window uptown | |
| And there was nobody aroun’ | |
| I got into the driver’s seat | |
| And I drove down 42nd Street | |
| In my Cadillac. Good car to drive after a war | |
| Well, I remember seein’ some ad | |
| So I turned on my Conelrad | |
| But I didn’t pay my Con Ed bill | |
| So the radio didn’t work so well | |
| Turned on my record player— | |
| It was Rock-a-day Johnny singin’, “Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa | |
| Our Love’s A-gonna Grow Ooh-wah, Ooh-wah” | |
| I was feelin’ kinda lonesome and blue | |
| I needed somebody to talk to | |
| So I called up the operator of time | |
| Just to hear a voice of some kind | |
| “When you hear the beep it will be three o’clock” | |
| She said that for over an hour | |
| And I hung up | |
| Well, the doctor interrupted me just about then | |
| Sayin’, “Hey I’ve been havin’ the same old dreams | |
| But mine was a little different you see | |
| I dreamt that the only person left after the war was me | |
| I didn’t see you around” | |
| Well, now time passed and now it seems | |
| Everybody’s having them dreams | |
| Everybody sees themselves | |
| Walkin’ around with no one else | |
| Half of the people can be part right all of the time | |
| Some of the people can be all right part of the time | |
| But all of the people can’t be all right all of the time | |
| I think Abraham Lincoln said that | |
| “I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours” | |
| I said that |
| Some time ago a crazy dream came to me | |
| I dreamt I was walkin' into World War Three | |
| I went to the doctor the very next day | |
| To see what kinda words he could say | |
| He said it was a bad dream | |
| I wouldn' t worry ' bout it none, though | |
| They were my own dreams and they' re only in my head | |
| I said, " Hold it, Doc, a World War passed through my brain" | |
| He said, " Nurse, get your pad, this boy' s insane" | |
| He grabbed my arm, I said, " Ouch!" | |
| As I landed on the psychiatric couch | |
| He said, " Tell me about it" | |
| Well, the whole thing started at 3 o' clock fast | |
| It was all over by quarter past | |
| I was down in the sewer with some little lover | |
| When I peeked out from a manhole cover | |
| Wondering who turned the lights on | |
| Well, I got up and walked around | |
| And up and down the lonesome town | |
| I stood awondering which way to go | |
| I lit a cigarette on a parking meter and walked on down the road | |
| It was a normal day | |
| Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell | |
| And I leaned my head and I gave a yell | |
| " Give me a string bean, I' m a hungry man" | |
| A shotgun fired and away I ran | |
| I don' t blame them too much though, I know I look funny | |
| Down at the corner by a hotdog stand | |
| I seen a man | |
| I said, " Howdy friend, I guess there' s just us two" | |
| He screamed a bit and away he flew | |
| Thought I was a Communist | |
| Well, I spied a girl and before she could leave | |
| " Let' s go and play Adam and Eve" | |
| I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin' | |
| When she said, " Hey man, you crazy or sumpin' | |
| You see what happened last time they started" | |
| Well, I seen a Cadillac window uptown | |
| And there was nobody aroun' | |
| I got into the driver' s seat | |
| And I drove down 42nd Street | |
| In my Cadillac. Good car to drive after a war | |
| Well, I remember seein' some ad | |
| So I turned on my Conelrad | |
| But I didn' t pay my Con Ed bill | |
| So the radio didn' t work so well | |
| Turned on my record player | |
| It was Rockaday Johnny singin', " Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa | |
| Our Love' s Agonna Grow Oohwah, Oohwah" | |
| I was feelin' kinda lonesome and blue | |
| I needed somebody to talk to | |
| So I called up the operator of time | |
| Just to hear a voice of some kind | |
| " When you hear the beep it will be three o' clock" | |
| She said that for over an hour | |
| And I hung up | |
| Well, the doctor interrupted me just about then | |
| Sayin', " Hey I' ve been havin' the same old dreams | |
| But mine was a little different you see | |
| I dreamt that the only person left after the war was me | |
| I didn' t see you around" | |
| Well, now time passed and now it seems | |
| Everybody' s having them dreams | |
| Everybody sees themselves | |
| Walkin' around with no one else | |
| Half of the people can be part right all of the time | |
| Some of the people can be all right part of the time | |
| But all of the people can' t be all right all of the time | |
| I think Abraham Lincoln said that | |
| " I' ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours" | |
| I said that |
| Some time ago a crazy dream came to me | |
| I dreamt I was walkin' into World War Three | |
| I went to the doctor the very next day | |
| To see what kinda words he could say | |
| He said it was a bad dream | |
| I wouldn' t worry ' bout it none, though | |
| They were my own dreams and they' re only in my head | |
| I said, " Hold it, Doc, a World War passed through my brain" | |
| He said, " Nurse, get your pad, this boy' s insane" | |
| He grabbed my arm, I said, " Ouch!" | |
| As I landed on the psychiatric couch | |
| He said, " Tell me about it" | |
| Well, the whole thing started at 3 o' clock fast | |
| It was all over by quarter past | |
| I was down in the sewer with some little lover | |
| When I peeked out from a manhole cover | |
| Wondering who turned the lights on | |
| Well, I got up and walked around | |
| And up and down the lonesome town | |
| I stood awondering which way to go | |
| I lit a cigarette on a parking meter and walked on down the road | |
| It was a normal day | |
| Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell | |
| And I leaned my head and I gave a yell | |
| " Give me a string bean, I' m a hungry man" | |
| A shotgun fired and away I ran | |
| I don' t blame them too much though, I know I look funny | |
| Down at the corner by a hotdog stand | |
| I seen a man | |
| I said, " Howdy friend, I guess there' s just us two" | |
| He screamed a bit and away he flew | |
| Thought I was a Communist | |
| Well, I spied a girl and before she could leave | |
| " Let' s go and play Adam and Eve" | |
| I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin' | |
| When she said, " Hey man, you crazy or sumpin' | |
| You see what happened last time they started" | |
| Well, I seen a Cadillac window uptown | |
| And there was nobody aroun' | |
| I got into the driver' s seat | |
| And I drove down 42nd Street | |
| In my Cadillac. Good car to drive after a war | |
| Well, I remember seein' some ad | |
| So I turned on my Conelrad | |
| But I didn' t pay my Con Ed bill | |
| So the radio didn' t work so well | |
| Turned on my record player | |
| It was Rockaday Johnny singin', " Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa | |
| Our Love' s Agonna Grow Oohwah, Oohwah" | |
| I was feelin' kinda lonesome and blue | |
| I needed somebody to talk to | |
| So I called up the operator of time | |
| Just to hear a voice of some kind | |
| " When you hear the beep it will be three o' clock" | |
| She said that for over an hour | |
| And I hung up | |
| Well, the doctor interrupted me just about then | |
| Sayin', " Hey I' ve been havin' the same old dreams | |
| But mine was a little different you see | |
| I dreamt that the only person left after the war was me | |
| I didn' t see you around" | |
| Well, now time passed and now it seems | |
| Everybody' s having them dreams | |
| Everybody sees themselves | |
| Walkin' around with no one else | |
| Half of the people can be part right all of the time | |
| Some of the people can be all right part of the time | |
| But all of the people can' t be all right all of the time | |
| I think Abraham Lincoln said that | |
| " I' ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours" | |
| I said that |
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