Ballad of Hollis Brown

Song Ballad of Hollis Brown
Artist Bob Dylan
Album The Complete Album Collection Vol.1

Lyrics

[00:04.51] Hollis brown
[00:05.95] He lived on the outside of town
[00:13.21] Hollis brown
[00:14.52] He lived on the outside of town
[00:22.22] With his wife and five children
[00:24.19] And his cabin brokin' down
[00:32.36] You looked for work and money
[00:34.39] And you walked a rugged mile
[00:41.13] You looked for work and money
[00:43.07] And you walked a rugged mile
[00:49.89] Your children are so hungry
[00:51.61] That they don't know how to smile
[00:59.71] Your baby's eyes look crazy
[01:01.18] They're a tuggin' at your sleeve
[01:06.24] Your baby's eyes look crazy
[01:07.93] They're a tuggin' at your sleeve
[01:14.94] You walk the floor and wonder why
[01:17.03] With every breath you breathe
[01:23.62] The rats have got your flour
[01:25.78] Bad blood it got your mare
[01:32.41] The rats have got your flour
[01:34.31] Bad blood it got your mare
[01:40.76] If there's anyone that knows
[01:42.80] Is there anyone that cares
[01:49.69] You prayed to the lord above
[01:51.47] Oh please send you a friend
[01:58.15] You prayed to the lord above
[01:59.87] Oh please send you a friend
[02:06.71] Your empty pocket tell you
[02:08.63] That you ain't a got no friend
[02:15.28] Your babies are crying louder now
[02:17.45] It's pounding on your brain
[02:23.93] Your babies are crying louder now
[02:25.91] It's pounding on your brain
[02:32.53] Your wife's screams are stabbin' you
[02:34.37] Like the dirty drivin' rain
[02:41.16] Your grass is turning black
[02:42.77] There's no water in your well
[02:49.52] Your grass is turning black
[02:51.06] There's no water in your well
[02:57.97] Your spent your last lone dollar
[02:59.67] On seven shotgun shels
[03:07.11] Way out in the wilderness
[03:08.67] A cold coyote calls
[03:15.52] Way out in the wilderness
[03:17.36] A cold coyote calls
[03:23.65] Your eyes fix on the shortgun
[03:25.63] That's hangin' on the wall
[03:32.24] Your brain is a bleedin'
[03:33.97] And your legs can't seem to stand
[03:40.86] Your brain is a bleedin'
[03:42.48] And your legs can't seem to stand
[03:49.38] Your eyes fix on the shortgun
[03:51.24] That you're holdin' in your hand
[03:57.97] There's seven breezes a blowin'
[03:59.69] All around the cabin door
[04:06.48] There's seven breezes a blowin'
[04:08.12] All around the cabin door
[04:14.01] Seven shots ring out
[04:15.70] Like the ocean's pounding roar
[04:34.19] There's seven people dead
[04:36.06] On a south Dakota farm
[04:42.76] There's seven people dead
[04:44.78] On a south Dakota farm
[04:51.49] Somewhere in the distance
[04:53.28] There's seven new people born