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Roll on John

Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan


Doctor, doctor tell me the time of day
Another bottle’s empty
Another penny spent
He turned around and he slowly walked away
They shot him in the back and down he went
Shine your light, move it on
You burned so bright,
Roll on John

From the Liverpool docks to the red-light Hamburg streets
Down in the quarry with the Quarrymen
Playing to the big crowds
Playing to the cheap seats
Another day in the life
On your way to the journey’s end
Shine your light, move it on
You burned so bright,
Roll on John

Sailing through the trade-winds
Bound for the south
Rags on your back just like any another slave
They tied your hands
And they clamped your mouth
Wasn’t no way out of that deep dark cave
Shine your light, move it on
You burned so bright,
Roll on John

I heard the news today, oh boy
They hauled your ship up on the shore
Now the city’s gone dark. There is no more joy
They tore the heart right out and cut it through the core
Shine your light, move it on
You burned so bright,
Roll on John

Put on your bags and get ’em packed
Leave right now you won’t be far from home
The sooner you go
The quicker you’ll be back
You been cooped up on that island far too long
Shine your light, move it on
You burned so bright,
Roll on John

Slow down, you’re moving way too fast
Come together right now over me
Your bones are weary you’re about to breath your last
Lord, you know how hard that it can be
Shine your light, move it on
You burned so bright,
Roll on John

Roll on John
Roll through the rain and snow
Take the right-hand road and go where the buffalos go
They’ll trap you in an ambush before you know
Too late now to say I might fall
Shine your light, move it on
You burned so bright,
Roll on John

Tyger, tyger burning bright
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
In that forest of the night
cover him over and let him sleep
Shine your light, move it on
You burned so bright,
Roll on John



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