Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
BOB DYLAN
- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues LyricsWhen you're lost in the rain in Juarez
And it's Eastertime too
And your gravity fails
And negativity don't pull you through
Don't put on any airs
When you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue
They got some hungry women there
And they really make a mess outa you.
Now if you see Saint Annie
Please tell her thanks a lot
I cannot move
My fingers are all in a knot
I don't have the strength
To get up and take another shot
And my best friend, my doctor
Won't even say what it is I've got.
Sweet Melinda
The peasants call her the goddess of gloom
She speaks good English
And she invites you up into her room
And you're so kind
And careful not to go to her too soon
And she takes your voice
And leaves you howling at the moon.
Up on Housing Project Hill
It's either fortune or fame
You must pick up one or the other
Though neither of them are to be what they claim
If you're lookin' to get silly
You better go back to from where you came
Because the cops don't need you
And man they expect the same.
Now all the authorities
They just stand around and boast
How they blackmailed the sergeant-at-arms
Into leaving his post
And picking up Angel who
Just arrived here from the coast
Who looked so fine at first
But left looking just like a ghost.
I started out on burgundy
But soon hit the harder stuff
Everybody said they'd stand behind me
When the game got rough
But the joke was on me
There was nobody even there to bluff
I'm going back to New York City
I do believe I've had enough.
And it's Eastertime too
And your gravity fails
And negativity don't pull you through
Don't put on any airs
When you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue
They got some hungry women there
And they really make a mess outa you.
Now if you see Saint Annie
Please tell her thanks a lot
I cannot move
My fingers are all in a knot
I don't have the strength
To get up and take another shot
And my best friend, my doctor
Won't even say what it is I've got.
Sweet Melinda
The peasants call her the goddess of gloom
She speaks good English
And she invites you up into her room
And you're so kind
And careful not to go to her too soon
And she takes your voice
And leaves you howling at the moon.
Up on Housing Project Hill
You must pick up one or the other
Though neither of them are to be what they claim
If you're lookin' to get silly
You better go back to from where you came
Because the cops don't need you
And man they expect the same.
Now all the authorities
They just stand around and boast
How they blackmailed the sergeant-at-arms
Into leaving his post
And picking up Angel who
Just arrived here from the coast
Who looked so fine at first
But left looking just like a ghost.
I started out on burgundy
But soon hit the harder stuff
Everybody said they'd stand behind me
When the game got rough
But the joke was on me
There was nobody even there to bluff
I'm going back to New York City
I do believe I've had enough.
Facts about Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
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Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues is written and performed by Bob Dylan.
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It is first released on August 30, 1965 as part of Bob Dylan's album "Highway 61 Revisited" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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When we consider what the writer meant by those haunting lines, the song 'Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues' by Bob Dylan illustrates vividly a person confronted with several life hardships and setbacks, who had to contend with bad company, feel lost and deserted as his lot. Metaphors such as 'hungry women' and 'Goddess of Gloom' are employed in the lyrics to represent the hardships and the vices that might seduce one away from righteousness. The main character tries to find comfort by different means, but eventually, he comes to the conclusion that there is no way out of the labyrinth and makes his way back to the start, the journey leaving him disillusioned and defeated. Just like tom thumb's blues lyrics are mainly about despair, angst, heartbreak, social commentary and reflection. Simultaneously, the song highlights the necessity of despair and hopelessness, bitterness over fame and loss and betrayal. The lyrics deal with adult issues such as drugs and emotional turmoil which can be very unsuitable for kids less than thirteen years old. The mentions of addiction and the darker side of life indicate a certain complexity that makes parental supervision advisable.
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Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues falls under the genre Rock.
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Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues song length is 5 minutes and 31 seconds.
Who wrote Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues lyrics?
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues is written and performed by Bob Dylan.
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When was Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues released?
It is first released on August 30, 1965 as part of Bob Dylan's album "Highway 61 Revisited" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues lyrics?
When we consider what the writer meant by those haunting lines, the song 'Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues' by Bob Dylan illustrates vividly a person confronted with several life hardships and setbacks, who had to contend with bad company, feel lost and deserted as his lot. Metaphors such as 'hungry women' and 'Goddess of Gloom' are employed in the lyrics to represent the hardships and the vices that might seduce one away from righteousness. The main character tries to find comfort by different means, but eventually, he comes to the conclusion that there is no way out of the labyrinth and makes his way back to the start, the journey leaving him disillusioned and defeated. Just like tom thumb's blues lyrics are mainly about despair, angst, heartbreak, social commentary and reflection. Simultaneously, the song highlights the necessity of despair and hopelessness, bitterness over fame and loss and betrayal. The lyrics deal with adult issues such as drugs and emotional turmoil which can be very unsuitable for kids less than thirteen years old. The mentions of addiction and the darker side of life indicate a certain complexity that makes parental supervision advisable.
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Which genre is Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues?
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues?
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues song length is 5 minutes and 31 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Bob Dylan
Record Label(s): Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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