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BOB DYLAN


Drifters Escape

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"Oh,[G] help me in my weakness," I heard the[C/g] drifter[G] say, As they[G] carried him from the courtroom And were taking[C/G] him a[G]way. "My[G] trip hasn't been a pleasant one And my time it[C/g] isn't long, And I[G] still do not know What it was that[C/g] I've done[G] wrong."

Well, the[G] judge, he cast his robe aside, A tear came[C/g] to his[G] eye, "You[G] fail to understand," he said, "Why must you[C/g] even[G] try?" [G]Outside, the crowd was stirring, You could hear it[C/g] from the[G] door. In[G]side, the judge was stepping down, While the jury[C/g] cried for[G] more.

"Oh,[G] stop that cursed jury," Cried the attendant[C/g] and the[G] nurse, "The[G] trial was bad enough, But this is[C/g] ten times[G] worse." Just[G] then a bolt of lightning Struck the courthouse[C/g] out of[G] shape, And while[G] ev'rybody knelt to pray The drifter[C/g] did es[G]cape.