Bob Dylan – Ballad Of Hollis Brown

Bob Dylan – Ballad Of Hollis Brown Lyrics

Artist: Bob Dylan
Song: Ballad Of Hollis Brown

Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town

With his wife and five children
And his cabin broken down
He looked for work and money
And he walked a ragged mile

He looked for work and money
And ya’ walked a ragged mile
Your children are so hungry
That they don’t know how to smile

Your baby’s eyes look crazy
They’re a-tugging at your sleeve
Your baby’s eyes look crazy
They’re a-tugging at your sleeve

You walk the floor and wonder why
With every breath you breathe
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare

The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
If there’s anyone that knows
Is there anyone that cares?

He prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend
He prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend

Your empty pockets tell ya’
That you ain’t a-got no friend
Your babies are crying louder now
It’s a-poundin’ on your brain

Your babies are crying louder now
It’s a-poundin’ on your brain
Your wife’s screams are stabbin’ ya’
Like the dirty drivin’ rain

Your grass is turnin’ black
There’s no water in your well
Your grass is turnin’ black
There’s no water in your well

You spent your last lone dollar
On seven shotgun shells
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls

Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That’s hanging on the wall

Your brain is a-bleedin’
And your legs can’t seem to stand
Your brain is a-bleedin’
And your legs can’t seem to stand

Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That you’re holding in your hand
There’s seven breezes blowin’
All around the cabin door

There’s seven breezes blowin’
All around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out
Like the ocean’s poundin’ roar

There’s seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
There’s seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm

Somewheres in the distance
There’s seven new people born
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From the album:
Third Annual Farewell Reunion
Release Year: 2018