Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Lyrics
I was riding on the mayflowerWhen I thought I spied some landI yelled for captain arabI have yuh understandWho came running to the deckSaid, boys, forget the whaleLook on over yonderCut the enginesChange the sailHaul on the bowlineWe sang that melodyLike all tough sailors doWhen they are far away at seaI think Ill call it americaI said as we hit landI took a deep breathI fell down, I could not standCaptain arab he startedWriting up some deedsHe said, lets set up a fortAnd start buying the place with beadsJust then this cop comes down the streetCrazy as a loonHe throw us all in jailFor carryin harpoonsAh me I busted outDont even ask me howI went to get some helpI walked by a guernsey cowWho directed me downTo the bowery slumsWhere people carried signs aroundSaying, ban the bumsI jumped right into lineSayin, I hope that Im not lateWhen I realized I hadnt eatenFor five days straightI went into a restaurantLookin for the cookI told them I was the editorOf a famous etiquette bookThe waitress he was handsomeHe wore a powder blue capeI ordered some suzette, I saidCould you please make that crepeJust then the whole kitchen explodedFrom boilin fatFood was flying everywhereAnd I left without my hatNow, I didnt mean to be nosyBut I went into a bankTo get some bail for arabAnd all the boys back in the tankThey asked me for some collateralAnd I pulled down my pantsThey threw me in the alleyWhen up comes this girl from franceWho invited me to her houseI went, but she had a friendWho knocked me outAnd robbed my bootsAnd I was on the street againWell, I rapped upon a houseWith the u.s. flag upon displayI said, could you help me outI got some friends down the wayThe man says, get out of hereIll tear you limb from limbI said, you know they refused jesus, tooHe said, youre not himGet out of here before I break your bonesI aint your popI decided to have him arrestedAnd I went looking for a copI ran right outsideAnd I hopped inside a cabI went out the other doorThis englishman said, fabAs he saw me leap a hot dog standAnd a chariot that stoodParked across from a buildingAdvertising brotherhoodI ran right through the front doorLike a hobo sailor doesBut it was just a funeral parlorAnd the man asked me who I wasI repeated that my friendsWere all in jail, with a sighHe gave me his cardHe said, call me if they dieI shook his hand and said goodbyeRan out to the streetWhen a bowling ball came down the roadAnd knocked me off my feetA pay phone was ringingIt just about blew my mindWhen I picked it up and said helloThis foot came through the lineWell, by this time I was fed upAt tryin to make a stabAt bringin back any helpFor my friends and captain arabI decided to nip a coinLike either heads or tailsWould let me know if I should goBack to ship or back to jailSo I hocked my sailor suitAnd I got a coin to flipIt came up tailsIt rhymed with sailsSo I made it back to the shipWell, I got back and tookThe parkin ticket off the mastI was ripping it to shredsWhen this coastguard boat went pastThey asked me my nameAnd I said, captain kiddThey believed me butThey wanted to knowWhat exactly that I didI said for the pope of erukeI was employedThey let me go right awayThey were very paranoidWell, the last I heard of arabHe was stuck on a whaleThat was married to the deputySheriff of the jailBut the funniest thing wasWhen I was leavin the bayI saw three ships a-sailinThey were all heading my wayI asked the captain what his name wasAnd how come he didnt drive a truckHe said his name was columbusI just said, good luck.
