Lyrics Poor Lazarus (Saturday of Folk Music, 29th July, 1961) - Bob Dylan
Oh,
the
new
sheriff
sent
a
letter,
"Go
out
an'
get
me
Lazarus,
Dead
or
alive,
Dead
or
alive."
Oh,
the
high
sheriff,
then
he
wondered:
Where
should
I
find
him?
I
don't
know,
Great
God,
I
just
don't
know.
Well,
they
found
poor
Lazarus
Between
two
mountains
An'
they
blowed
him
down,
An
they
blowed
him
down.
Oh,
they
killed
poor
Lazarus
With
a
mighty
number,
Number
45,
Number
45.
An'
they
took
poor
Lazarus
To
the
commissary
office,
An'
they
walked
away,
An'
they
walked
away.
Oh,
Lazarus'
his
little
sister
She
come
to
the
funeral,
Lord,
didn't
have
no
shoes,
Didn't
have
no
shoes.
An'
Lazarus'
his
poor
mother
Come
a-walkin'
down
the
road,
Cryin',
"My
only
son,
My
only
son."
Oh
Lazarus',
Lazarus'
father,
When
he
heard
his
son
was
a-dyin',
Said,
"Let
the
fool
go
down,
Let
the
fool
go
down."
"Oh
Captain,
have
you
heard
the
news,
Your
old
men
are
gonna
leave
you
Next
payday,
On
next
payday."
Oh,
the
high
sheriff
told
the
deputy:
"Go
out
an'
get
me
Lazarus,
Dead
or
alive,
Dead
or
alive."
Album
The Singer And The Song
1 The Girl Left Behind (Folk Song Festival, 29th October, 1961)
2 1913 Massacre (Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 4th Nov, 1961)
3 Blowin' in the Wind (Broadside Show, May 1962)
4 The Smiling Bill McCall
5 Sally Gal (Wnyc radio studio NYC 29 Oct 61)
6 Poor Lazarus (Saturday of Folk Music, 29th July, 1961)
7 Five Feet High & Rising
8 Standing on the Highway (Folksinger's Choice, 11th March, 1961)
9 In the Pines (Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 4th Nov, 1961)
10 Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC, 4th Nov, 1961)
11 The Death of Emmett Till (Broadside Show, May 1962)
12 (Naomi Wise) Omie Wise (Riverside Church NYC, July 1961)
13 He Was a Friend of Mine (Riverside Church NYC, July 1961)
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