Oh, God to Abraham, "Kill me a son" Abe said, "Man, you must be me on" God said, "No" Abe say, "What?" God say, "You can do you want, Abe, but The next time you see me comin', you run" Well, Abe said, "Where want this killin' done?" God said, "Out on 61"
Well, Georgia Sam, he had a nose Welfare department, they wouldn't him no clothes He poor Howard, "Where can I go?" said, "There's only one place I know" Sam said, "Tell me quick, man, I got to run" Oh, Howard just pointed his gun And said, "That way, Highway 61"
Well, the Finger said to Louie the King "I got red-white-and-blue shoestrings And a thousand telephones that ring Do you know where I can get rid of things?" And Louie the said, "Let me think for a minute, son" Then he said, "Yes, I think it can be done Just take everything to Highway 61"
Now, the fifth daughter on the night Told the first father things weren't right "My complexion," she says, "is too white" He said, "Come and step into the light" He said, "Hmm, you're right, let me the second mother this has been done" But the mother was with the seventh son And were both out on Highway 61
Now, the roving gambler he was very Trying to a next world war He found a promoter who fell off the floor He said, "I never in this kind of thing before But yes, I think it can be very done just put some bleachers out in the sun And it on Highway 61"