[00:00:00] Tin Angel - Bob Dylan [00:00:00] Written by:Bob Dylan [00:00:14] It was late last night when the boss came home [00:00:18] To a deserted mansion and a desolate throne [00:00:21] Servant said Boss the lady's gone [00:00:25] She left this morning just 'fore dawn [00:00:32] You got something to tell me tell it to me man [00:00:36] Come to the point as straight as you can [00:00:39] Old Henry Lee chief of the clan [00:00:42] Came riding through the woods and took her by the hand [00:00:50] The boss he lay back flat on his bed [00:00:53] He cursed the heat and he clutched his head [00:00:57] He pondered the future of his fate [00:01:00] To wait another day would be far too late [00:01:07] Go fetch me my coat and my tie [00:01:11] And the cheapest labor that money can buy [00:01:15] Saddle me up my buckskin mare [00:01:18] If you see me go by put up a prayer [00:01:25] Well they rode all night and they rode all day [00:01:29] Eastward long down the broad highway [00:01:32] His spirit was tired and his vision was bent [00:01:36] His men deserted him and onward he went [00:01:43] He came to a place where the light was dull [00:01:47] His forehead pounding in his skull [00:01:50] Heavy heart was racked with pain [00:01:54] Insomnia raging in his brain [00:02:01] Well he threw down his helmet and his cross-handled sword [00:02:04] He renounced his faith he denied his Lord [00:02:08] Crawled on his belly put his ear to the wall [00:02:11] One way or another put an end to it all [00:02:19] He leaned down cut the electric wire [00:02:22] Stared into the flames and he snorted the fire [00:02:26] Peered through the darkness caught a glimpse of the two [00:02:29] It was hard to tell for certain who was who [00:02:36] He lowered himself down on a golden chain [00:02:40] His nerves were quaking in every vein [00:02:43] His knuckles were bloody he sucked in the air [00:02:47] He ran his fingers through his greasy hair [00:02:54] They looked at each other and their glasses clinked [00:02:58] One single unit inseparably linked [00:03:01] Got a strange premonition there's a man close by [00:03:05] Don't worry about him he wouldn't harm a fly [00:03:12] From behind the curtain the boss he crossed the floor [00:03:15] He moved his feet and he bolted the door [00:03:19] Shadows hiding the lines in his face [00:03:22] With all the nobility of an ancient race [00:03:30] She turned she was startled with a look of surprise [00:03:33] With a hatred that could hit the skies [00:03:37] You're a reckless fool I could see it in your eyes [00:03:40] To come this way was by no means wise [00:03:48] Get up stand up you greedy-lipped wench [00:03:51] And cover your face or suffer the consequence [00:03:54] You are making my heart feel sick [00:03:58] Put your clothes back on double-quick [00:04:05] Silly boy you think me a saint [00:04:09] I'll listen no more to your words of complaint [00:04:12] You've given me nothing but the sweetest lies [00:04:16] Now hold your tongue and feed your eyes [00:04:23] I'd have given you the stars and the planets too [00:04:26] But what good would these things do you [00:04:30] Bow the heart if not the knee [00:04:34] Or never again this world you'll see [00:04:41] Oh please let not your heart be cold [00:04:44] This man is dearer to me than gold [00:04:48] Oh my dear you must be blind [00:04:51] He's a gutless ape with a worthless mind [00:04:58] You've had your way too long with me [00:05:02] Now it's me who'll determine how things shall be [00:05:06] Try to escape he cussed and cursed [00:05:09] You'll have to try to get past me first [00:05:16] Do not let your passion rule [00:05:20] You think my heart the heart of a fool [00:05:23] And you sir you can not deny [00:05:27] You made a monkey of me what and for why [00:05:34] I'll have no more of this insulting chat [00:05:38] The devil can have you I'll see to that [00:05:42] Look sharp or step aside [00:05:45] Or in the cradle you'll wish you'd died [00:05:52] The gun went boom and the shot rang clear [00:05:55] First bullet grazed his ear [00:05:59] Second ball went right straight in