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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Vocals
Bruce Langhorne
Bruce Langhorne
Guitar
Kenneth Rankin
Kenneth Rankin
Guitar
Al Gorgoni
Al Gorgoni
Guitar
Joseph Macho Jr.
Joseph Macho Jr.
Bass
Bobby George
Bobby George
Drums
Frank Owens
Frank Owens
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Producer

Lyrics

Well, I wake up in the morning, there frogs inside my socks
Your mama, she's hidin' inside the icebox
Your daddy comes in wearin' a Napoleon Bonaparte mask
And you ask why I don't live here
Honey, how come you have to ask?
Well, I go to pet your monkey, I get a face full of claws
I said, "Who's in the fireplace," and you tell me Santa Claus
The milkman comes in, he's wearing a derby hat
And you ask why I don't live here
Honey, how come you have to ask me that?
I asked for somethin' to eat, I'm hungry as a hog
So I get brown rice, seaweed and a dirty hot dog
I've got a hole where my stomach disappeared
Then you ask why I don't live here
Honey, I gotta think you're really weird
Your grandpa's cane, it turns into a sword
Your grandma prays to pictures that are pasted on a board
Everything inside my pockets your uncle steals
And you ask why I don't live here
Honey, I can't believe that you're for real
There's fistfights in the kitchen, they're enough to make me cry
Little mailman comes in, and he's got to take a side
Even the butler, he's got something to prove
Then you ask why I don't live here
Honey, I could have ask you why you don't move?
Written by: Bob Dylan
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