Lyrics Brownsville Girl - Bob Dylan
Well,
there
was
this
movie
I
seen
one
time
About
a
man
riding
'cross
the
desert
and
it
starred
Gregory
Peck
He
was
shot
down
by
a
hungry
kid
trying
to
make
a
name
for
himself
The
townspeople
wanted
to
crush
that
Kid
down
and
string
him
up
by
the
neck
Well,
the
marshal,
now
he
beat
that
kid
to
a
bloody
pulp
As
the
dying
gunfighter
lay
in
the
sun
and
gasped
for
his
last
breath
Turn
him
loose,
let
him
go,
let
him
say
he
outdrew
me
fair
and
square
I
want
him
to
feel
what
it's
like
to
every
moment
face
his
death
Well,
I
keep
seeing
this
stuff
and
it
just
comes
a-rolling
in
And
you
know
it
blows
right
through
me
like
a
ball
and
chain
You
know
I
can't
believe
we've
Lived
so
long
and
are
still
so
far
apart
The
memory
of
you
keeps
callin'
after
me
like
a
rollin'
train
I
can
still
see
the
day
that
you
came
to
me
on
the
painted
desert
In
your
busted
down
Ford
and
your
platform
heels
I
could
never
figure
out
why
you
chose
that
particular
place
to
meet
Ah,
but
you
were
right,
it
was
perfect
as
I
got
in
behind
the
wheel
Well,
we
drove
that
car
all
night
into
San
Anton'
And
we
slept
near
the
Alamo,
your
skin
was
so
tender
and
soft
Way
down
in
Mexico
you
went
out
to
Find
a
doctor
and
you
never
came
back
I
would
have
gone
on
after
you
but
I
Didn't
feel
like
letting
my
head
get
blown
off
Well,
we're
drivin'
this
car
and
The
sun
is
comin'
up
over
the
Rockies
Now
I
know
she
ain't
you
but
she's
here
And
she's
got
that
dark
rhythm
in
her
soul
But
I'm
too
over
the
edge
and
I
ain't
in
The
mood
anymore
to
remember
the
times
when
I
was
your
only
man
And
she
don't
want
to
remind
me
She
knows
this
car
would
go
out
of
control
Brownsville
girl
with
your
Brownsville
Curls,
teeth
like
pearls
shining
like
the
Moon
above
Brownsville
girl
Show
me
all
around
the
world,
Brownsville
girl,
you're
my
honey
Love
Well,
we
crossed
the
panhandle
and
then
we
headed
towards
Amarillo
We
pulled
up
where
Henry
Porter
used
to
live
He
owned
a
wreckin'
lot
outside
of
Town
about
a
mile
Ruby
was
in
the
backyard
hanging
Clothes,
she
had
her
red
hair
tied
back
She
saw
us
come
rolling
up
in
a
trail
of
dust
She
says,
"Henry
ain't
here
but
you
can
Come
on
in,
he'll
be
back
in
a
little
while."
Then
she
told
us
how
times
were
tough
And
about
how
she
was
thinkin'
of
bummin'
a
Ride
back
to
from
where
she
started
But
she
changes
subject
every
time
money
came
up
She
said,
"Welcome
to
the
land
of
the
living
dead."
But
you
can
tell
she
was
so
broken-hearted
She
said,
"Even
the
swap
meets
Around
here
are
getting
pretty
corrupt."
"How
far
are
y'all
going?"
Ruby
asked
us
with
a
sigh
"We're
going
all
the
way
'til
the
wheels
fall
off
and
burn
'Til
the
sun
peels
the
paint
and
the
seat
Covers
fade
and
the
water
moccasin
dies."
Ruby
just
smiled
and
said,
"Ah,
you
know
some
babies
never
learn."
Something
about
that
movie
though
Well
I
just
can't
get
it
out
of
my
head
But
I
can't
remember
why
I
was
in
it
Or
what
part
I
was
supposed
to
play
All
I
remember
about
it
was
Gregory
Peck
and
the
way
people
moved
And
a
lot
of
them
seemed
to
be
lookin'
my
way
Brownsville
girl
with
your
Brownsville
Curls,
teeth
like
pearls
shining
like
the
Moon
above
Brownsville
girl
If
you
show
me
all
around
the
world,
Brownsville
girl,
you're
my
honey
Love
Well,
they
were
looking
for
somebody
with
a
pompadour
I
was
crossin'
the
street
when
shots
rang
out
I
didn't
know
whether
to
duck
or
to
run,
so
I
ran
"We
got
him
cornered
in
the
churchyard,"
I
heard
somebody
shout
Well,
you
saw
my
picture
in
the
Corpus
Christi
Tribune.
Underneath
it,
it
said,
"A
Man
with
no
alibi."
You
went
out
on
a
limb
to
testify
for
me,
you
said
I
was
with
you
Then
when
I
saw
you
break
down
in
Front
of
the
judge
and
cry
real
tears
It
was
the
best
acting
I
saw
anybody
do
Now
I've
always
been
the
kind
of
person
That
doesn't
like
to
trespass
but
sometimes
You
just
find
yourself
over
the
line
Oh
if
there's
an
original
thought
out
there,
I
could
use
it
right
now
You
know,
I
feel
pretty
good
But
that
ain't
sayin'
much.
I
could
feel
a
whole
lot
Better
If
you
were
just
here
by
my
side
to
show
me
how
Well,
I'm
standin'
in
line
in
the
Rain
to
see
a
movie
starring
Gregory
Peck
Yeah,
but
you
know
it's
not
the
one
that
I
had
in
mind
He's
got
a
new
one
out
now,
I
don't
even
know
what
it's
about
But
I'll
see
him
in
anything
so
I'll
stand
in
line
Brownsville
girl
with
your
Brownsville
Curls,
teeth
like
pearls
shining
like
the
Moon
above
Brownsville
girl
Show
me
all
around
the
world,
Brownsville
girl,
you're
my
honey
Love
You
know,
it's
funny
how
things
never
Turn
out
the
way
you
had
'em
planned
The
only
thing
we
knew
for
sure
about
Henry
Porter
is
that
his
name
wasn't
Henry
Porter
And
you
know
there
was
somethin'
about
You
baby
that
I
liked
that
was
always
too
Good
for
this
world
Just
like
you
always
said
there
was
Something
about
me
you
liked
that
I
left
behind
In
the
French
Quarter
Strange
how
people
who
suffer
together
Have
stronger
connections
than
people
who
Are
most
content
I
don't
have
any
regrets,
they
can
talk
about
me
plenty
when
I'm
gone
You
always
said
people
don't
do
what
they
Believe
in,
they
just
do
what's
most
convenient
Then
they
repent
And
I
always
said,
"Hang
on
to
me
Baby,
and
let's
hope
that
the
roof
stays
on."
There
was
a
movie
I
seen
one
time,
I
think
I
sat
through
it
twice
I
don't
remember
who
I
was
or
where
I
was
bound
All
I
remember
about
it
was
it
starred
Gregory
Peck,
he
wore
a
gun
and
he
was
shot
In
the
back
Seems
like
a
long
time
ago,
long
before
the
stars
were
torn
down
Brownsville
girl
with
your
Brownsville
Curls,
teeth
like
pearls
shining
like
the
Moon
above
Brownsville
girl
Show
me
all
around
the
world,
Brownsville
girl,
you're
my
honey
Love
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