Tin Angel Lyrics - Tempest (2 Vinyl Lps + Cd) - Bob Dylan

It was late last night when the boss came home 

To a deserted mansion and a desolate throne 

Servant said: "Boss, the lady's gone 

She left this morning just 'fore dawn." 

"You got something to tell me, tell it to me, man 

Come to the point as straight as you can" 

"Old Henry Lee, chief of the clan 

Came riding through the woods and took her by the hand" 

The boss he lay back flat on his bed 

He cursed the heat and he clutched his head 

He pondered the future of his fate 

To wait another day would be far too late 

"Go fetch me my coat and my tie 

And the cheapest labour that money can buy 

Saddle me up my buckskin mare 

If you see me go by, put up a prayer" 

Well, they rode all night, and they rode all day 

Eastward, long down the broad highway 

His spirit was tired and his vision was bent 

His men deserted him and onward he went 

He came to a place where the light was dull 

His forehead pounding in his skull 

Heavy heart was racked with pain 

Insomnia raging in his brain 

Well, he threw down his helmet and his cross-handled sword 

He renounced his faith, he denied his lord 

Crawled on his belly, put his ear to the wall 

One way or another put an end to it all 

He leaned down, cut the electric wire 

Stared into the flames and he snorted the fire 

Peered through the darkness, caught a glimpse of the two 

It was hard to tell for certain who was who 

He lowered himself down on a golden chain 

His nerves were quaking in every vein 

His knuckles were bloody, he sucked in the air 

He ran his fingers through his greasy hair 

They looked at each other and their glasses clinked 

One single unit, inseparably linked 

"Got a strange premonition there's a man close by" 

"Don't worry about him, he wouldn't harm a fly" 

From behind the curtain, the boss he crossed the floor 

He moved his feet and he bolted the door 

Shadows hiding the lines in his face 

With all the nobility of an ancient race 

She turned, she was startled with a look of surprise 

With a hatred that could hit the skies 

"You're a reckless fool, I could see it in your eyes 

To come this way was by no means wise" 

"Get up, stand up, you greedy-lipped wench 

And cover your face or suffer the consequence 

You are making my heart feel sick 

Put your clothes back on, double-quick" 

"Silly boy, you think me a saint 

I'll listen no more to your words of complaint 

You've given me nothing but the sweetest lies 

Now hold your tongue and feed your eyes" 

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"I'd have given you the stars and the planets, too 

But what good would these things do you? 

Bow the heart if not the knee 

Or never again this world you'll see" 

"Oh, please let not your heart be cold 

This man is dearer to me than gold" 

"Oh, my dear, you must be blind 

He's a gutless ape with a worthless mind" 

"You've had your way too long with me 

Now it's me who'll determine how things shall be" 

"Try to escape," he cussed and cursed 

"You'll have to try to get past me first" 

"Do not let your passion rule 

You think my heart the heart of a fool 

And you, sir, you can not deny 

You made a monkey of me, what and for why?" 

"I'll have no more of this insulting chat 

The devil can have you, I'll see to that 

Look sharp or step aside 

Or in the cradle you'll wish you'd died" 

The gun went boom and the shot rang clear 

First bullet grazed his ear 

Second ball went right straight in 

And he bent in the middle like a twisted pin 

He crawled to the corner and he lowered his head 

He gripped the chair and he grabbed the bed 

It would take more than needle and thread 

Bleeding from the mouth, he's as good as dead 

"You shot my husband down, you fiend" 

"Husband? What husband? What the hell do you mean? 

He was a man of strife, a man of sin 

I cut him down and threw him to the wind" 

Well this she said with angry breath 

"You too shall meet the lord of death 

It was I who brought your soul to life" 

Then she raised her robe and she drew out a knife 

His face was hard and caked with sweat 

His arms ached and his hands were wet 

"You're a murderous queen and a bloody wife 

If you don't mind, I'll have the knife" 

"We're two of a kind and our blood runs hot 

But we're no way similar in body or thought 

All husbands are good men, as all wives know" 

Then she pierced him to the heart and his blood did flow 

His knees went limp and he reached for the door 

His doom was sealed, he slid to the floor 

He whispered in her ear: "This is all your fault 

My fighting days have come to a halt" 

She touched his lips and kissed his cheek 

He tried to speak but his breath was weak 

"You died for me, now I'll die for you" 

She put the blade to her heart and she ran it through 

All three lovers together in a heap 

Thrown into the grave, forever to sleep 

Funeral torches blazed away 

Through the towns and the villages all night and all day 

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