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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bob Dylan
Vocals
Mike Bloomfield
Guitar
Charlie McCoy
Guitar
Bobby Gregg
Drums
Paul Griffin
Piano
Frank Owens
Piano
Russ Savakus
Bass
Al Kooper
Piano
Harvey Brooks
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Dylan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Johnston
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I got this graveyard woman, you know she keeps my kids
But my soulful mama, you know she keeps me hid
She's a junkyard angel, and she always gives me bread
[Refrain]
Well, if I go down dying, you know she bound to put a blanket on my bed
[Verse 2]
Well, when the pipeline gets broken, and I'm lost on the river bridge
I'm all cracked up on the highway and on the water's edge
Here again she comes down the throughway
Ready to sew me up a-with a thread
[Refrain]
Well, if I go down dying, you know she bound to put a blanket on my bed
[Verse 3]
Well, she don't make me nervous, she don't talk too much
She walks like Bo Diddley, and she don't need no crutch
She keeps this .410
All loaded with lead
[Refrain]
Well, if I go down dying, you know she bound to put a blanket on my bed
[Bridge]
Come on!
[Verse 4]
Well, you know I need a steam shovel, mama, to
Keep away the dead
I need a dump truck, baby, to
Unload my head
She brings me everything and more
And just like I said
[Refrain]
Well, if I go down dying, you know she bound to put a blanket on my bed
Written by: Bob Dylan