A short, sombre story-song on the second side of John Wesley Harding.
The words
A wandering hobo confesses the greed and crimes that brought him low and warns others to live better.
The narrator is a homeless wanderer who once had wealth and status and lost everything through his own dishonesty and greed. He looks back without self-pity and turns his story into advice for whoever is listening, urging honesty and generosity. It moves like a sermon in miniature, steady and grave. The spare backing of acoustic guitar, bass, drums and harmonica keeps the focus on the confession.
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The words
A wandering hobo confesses the greed and crimes that brought him low and warns others to live better.
The narrator is a homeless wanderer who once had wealth and status and lost everything through his own dishonesty and greed. He looks back without self-pity and turns his story into advice for whoever is listening, urging honesty and generosity. It moves like a sermon in miniature, steady and grave. The spare backing of acoustic guitar, bass, drums and harmonica keeps the focus on the confession.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1967
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