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From: jbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James S Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.music.gdead
Subject: Re: tape id please
Date: 17 Jul 1993 19:24:00 GMT
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In article <229dh4$gb8@agate.berkeley.edu> Christian J. Ullsperger <ullsperg@me
ndel.berkeley.edu> writes:
>>I belieb this one is called Little Sadie. Can anyone confirm? I saw
>
>Your public library should have a book of Dylan's lyrics. If not, ask
>that they order one. Their is also a Dylan lyrics ftp site somewhere, but
>I'm not sure. Rec.music.dylan may be of more help.
Unfortunately "Little Sadie" isn't in Dylan's Lyrics 1962-1985. The song is
one of the (few) highlights from Self Portrait. Hear are the words, as I make
them out on one take. Corrections are welcome. Dylan is listed as writer on
the CD ... anybody know if the song has its origins in earlier folk music?
Litle Sadie
I went out last night to take a little round
I met little Sadie and I blowed her down
I run right home and I went to bed
.44 smokeless under my head (this verse is repeated)
I begun to think what a deed (indeed?) I done
I grabbed my hat and I began to run
I began to run but I run too slow
And they overtook me down in Jericho
Standing on the corner ringing my bell
Up stepped a sheriff from Thomasville
Said "Young man, is your name Brown
Remember the night you may have blowed little Sadie down?" <===|
(the music stops and this line is spoken) =|
"Oh yes sir my name is Lee
I murdered little Sadie in the first degree
First degree and second degree
If you got any papers would you serve 'em to me?"
Took me downtown and dressed me in black
Put me on a train and they brought me back
Had no one to go my bail
Crammed me back into the county jail
Judge and jury took their stand
Judge had papers in his right hand
Forty-one days and forty-one nights
Forty-one years to wear the ball and stripes
Enjoy. "In search of Little Sadie," from the same album, has slightly
different lyrics.
JimBob
--
===============================================================
|| It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring ||
|| And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king ||
|| No, nothing ever would, except maybe the Jack of Hearts ||
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From: reinitz-john@cs.yale.edu (John Reinitz)
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Subject: Re: tape id please
Date: 17 Jul 1993 17:06:56 -0400
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Summary: Little Sadie's murderer an illiterate.
In article <229jkg$7el@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James S Brown) writes:
>them out on one take. Corrections are welcome. Dylan is listed as writer on
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I *think* I have one.
>First degree and second degree
>If you got any papers would you serve 'em to me?"
>
If you got any papers won't you read 'em to me
^^^^
is what I heard. Idea is that the murderer is illiterate.
In graduate school, I misinterpreted these lyrics to
the academic meaning of "degree" and "papers" :-)
>JimBob
>--
> ===============================================================
> || It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring ||
> || And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king ||
> || No, nothing ever would, except maybe the Jack of Hearts ||
John Reinitz " I fought my wars and now they're won
And I didn't need nobody's gun:
I *bent* their minds."
----"Confusion's Prince", by the Warlocks