Listen to It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry by Al Kooper & Stephen Stills

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

Al Kooper & Stephen Stills

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Bloomfield, Kooper, Stills - Super Session - 06 - It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Al Kooper

Organ

Stephen Stills

Electric Guitar

Eddie "Fast" Hoh

Eddie "Fast" Hoh

Drums

Barry Goldberg

Electric Piano

Harvey Brooks

Bass

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bob Dylan

Composer

Al Kooper

Horn Arranger

Joey Scott

Horn Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Al Kooper

Producer

Roy Halee

Engineer

Fred Catero

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Well, I ride on a mail train

Can't buy me no thrill

Well, I been up all night

Leanin' on the windowsill

[Verse 2]

Well, if I die

On top of the hill

If I don't make it

You know my baby will

[Verse 3]

Hit it

[Verse 4]

Don't the moon look good, mama

Goin' down over the trees?

Don't the brakeman look good, mama

Flaggin' down the double E?

[Verse 5]

And don't the sun look good

Goin' down over the sea?

Don't my gal look fine

When she's comin' after me?

[Verse 6]

Play it now, Stephen

[Verse 7]

Ah, take it, Wilson

[Verse 8]

Ah-oh

[Verse 9]

Hit it one more time now

[Verse 10]

Now the wintertime is comin'

The windows are all filled up with frost

I tried to tell everybody

But I could not get across

[Verse 11]

Well, I wanna be your lover, baby

I don't wanna be your boss

Don't say I didn't warn you

When your train gets lost

[Verse 12]

Na-na-na, yeah

Na-na-na, yeah

Na-na-na, yeah

Na-na-na, yeah

Written by: Bob Dylan

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