《The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll》歌词

歌曲： The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

所属专辑：A Bouquet Of Hits

歌手： Bob Dylan

时长： 05:49

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The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll - Bob Dylan[00:00:00]

Written by：Bob Dylan[00:00:00]

William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll[00:00:00]

With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger[00:00:05]

At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin'[00:00:10]

And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him[00:00:15]

As they rode him in custody down to the station[00:00:20]

And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder[00:00:24]

But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears[00:00:31]

Take the rag away from your face[00:00:41]

Now ain't the time for your tears[00:00:47]

William Zanzinger who at twenty-four years[00:00:53]

Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres[00:00:58]

With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him[00:01:03]

And high office relations in the politics of Maryland[00:01:09]

Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders[00:01:15]

And swear words and sneering and his tongue it was snarling[00:01:20]

In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking[00:01:26]

But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize fears[00:01:33]

Take the rag away from your face[00:01:44]

Now ain't the time for your tears[00:01:50]

Hattie Carroll was a maid in the kitchen[00:01:58]

She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children[00:02:04]

Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage[00:02:11]

And never sat once at the head of the table[00:02:17]

And didn't even talk to the people at the table[00:02:22]

Who just cleaned up all the food from the table[00:02:27]

And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level[00:02:32]

Got killed by a blow lay slain by a cane[00:02:37]

That sailed through the air and came down through the room[00:02:42]

Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle[00:02:47]

And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger[00:02:51]

And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears[00:02:58]

Take the rag away from your face[00:03:10]

Now ain't the time for your tears[00:03:15]

In the courtroom of honor the judge pounded his gavel[00:04:09]

To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level[00:04:16]

And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded[00:04:22]

And that even the nobles get properly handled[00:04:26]

Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em[00:04:31]

And that ladder of law has no top and no bottom[00:04:35]

Stared at the person who killed for no reason[00:04:41]

Who just happened to be feelin' that way witout warnin'[00:04:46]

And he spoke through his cloak most deep and distinguished[00:04:51]

And handed out strongly for penalty and repentance[00:04:56]

William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence[00:05:01]

Oh but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears[00:05:08]

Bury the rag deep in your face[00:05:21]

For now's the time for your tears[00:05:27]