And when I got to America, I say it my mind And I got to America, I say it blew my mind
The Theater on a 125th street, the was closed, it was pouring rain, I had a feeling I'd go again, The driver thought I was insane,
girl from the Bronx showed me her home, We went by subway train She took me there and time again was our sweet song's name
And when I got to America, I say it blew my And when I got to America, I say it my mind
The Negro was my hero and His tasting ways...they turned me on I tried my best to just like him he moves...he moves like lightning
Across the world the news was The country's young leader was laid to Another of a new beginning cried...some were grinning
And when I got to America, I say it blew my And when I got to America, I say it my mind
In Park the children were playing Behind the bars the tiger Smiling young faces of colours Many young tongues were talked The garbage in the streets of the Village, Smiling of an unknown Bob Dylan (do it again, man) She was sixteen, young and so The sudden violence of a Village (and here the Police as usual, eh, what good are you now)
And when I got to America, I say it my mind (and all ya standing around here with your hands in your pockets)
And when I got to America, I say it blew my
What did you do in the What did I do in the services? I was a fighter pilot. Yeah, that's right. But they didn't like me. They didn't want me. When I was sent overseas, the first thing they told me was: "um, we can't use you because we send for you" I was trained. The government paid, the government spent over $250,000 to train me as a pilot, and then after I got overseas, a general sent his adjutant down to meet our group to say that we didn't send for you and we don't want you. That's right. This is the truth, I'm telling you the truth! This is straight life but, ah, somehow we go on... We go on because we would like to there's hope. But that's a lie, there ain't no hope and that's the truth, that's the truth baby! That's right when I know you out of the box. (laughter) Yeah, that's right! You know the that I was born in, we didn't have no streets? It was all dirt roads, dirt roads and poor people, nobody had nothing. Matter of fact, we used to get together to have community meals. Somebody had cabbage, somebody else had some meat, somebody else had some corn mean and we'd get together and we'd make a meal, have a community dinner. That was when we were lucky and then we'd play cards. We didn't have any signals 'cause we didn't need any. Nobody had any cars. That's right! And on the corner, on particular corners, there were accidents all the time. Most of the people who were hurt in the accidents died just because nobody came to pick them up. The ambulance never came. That's right, the ambulance never came. I've just seen many a man bleed to death, lying on the street... There's got to be a change, there's got to be a change and there's enough people to do it! If they would get off their big fat you-know-what, and move! Because we don't have much time. There's enough people sayin', "Ain't it a shame? Ain't it a shame? Ain't it a shame?" Standing around. Good people, oh yeah! They all regard themselves as good people and they are full of "ain't it a shame's". And why people, why can't they see and why don't everybody do this and why don't everybody do that? But if they, it's time for to make a move, gets hands outta your pockets and go to work. Do something! Otherwise there gonna be nothing to do (laughter) Yeah, and that's funny! End of
Oh, on... be free babe, wanna be free I made up my mind, that's where I be all I wanna do, to be free, to be free To smell the grass beneath my To at people on the street To be in with everyone, To know that has just begun That's where I want to be, I want to be babe
You know when I'm feelin' babe? That's when I free...when I feel good And when I feel good it's because, because I'm babe (I don't you) Oh yes, I'm so stoned, (I believe you) It's a good feeling, oh yes it is... (I don't believe you) Ohhh, I don't if you don't believe me (I don' you) It's a good, feelin' babe I want to give it (No good come this day) I to give it all away (don't it to me) I'll die if I t give it away (You cannot it away) me... (I tell you anything) Tell me you want to be free, me, tell me, me some encouragement (I feel, I feel, I feel) And make me baby, I want, I want to make everybody to free with me (I feel, I feel all wrong, you me wrong) Because I know but I care, I'm wrong, (You've got to be wrong) I know I'm wrong (You're so wrong) I'm so very wrong and what's good for me is good for you (You be free this way) It's got to be, oh, me, oh, free me (you'll never be this way) I got to be You can't tell me that I don't feel free because I free (You'll never be this way) I be free of all this, I wanna be outta here (You'll be free this way)
An animal would do much to protect his young. And animal will fight to the death to his security and future life the way I have to live it.
It's altogether something that you would not understand. Nobody understands this because, take for instance Saturday night, Saturday night is a big, big experience
I think I can feel it, I think I've got it, got to be (is it freedom?) I wanna it to you....