The Wicked Messenger

Song The Wicked Messenger
Artist Bob Dylan
Album The Complete Album Collection Vol.1

Lyrics

[00:06.58] There was a wicked messenger
[00:09.25] From Eli he did come,
[00:11.32]
[00:13.25] With a mind that multiplied
[00:15.69] The smallest matter.
[00:17.37]
[00:19.24] When questioned who had sent for him,
[00:22.05] He answered with his thumb,
[00:24.11]
[00:25.92] For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter.
[00:29.73]
[00:44.51] He stayed behind the assembly hall,
[00:47.44] It was there he made his bed,
[00:49.44]
[00:51.81] Oftentimes he could be seen returning.
[00:54.94]
[00:57.43] Until one day he just appeared
[01:00.12] With a note in his hand which read,
[01:02.42]
[01:04.23] "The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning."
[01:07.99]
[01:22.49] Oh, the leaves began to fallin'
[01:24.92] And the seas began to part,
[01:27.17]
[01:29.47] And the people that confronted him were many.
[01:33.34]
[01:35.22] And he was told but these few words,
[01:38.08] Which opened up his heart,
[01:40.14]
[01:41.95] "If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any."