Written and recorded at the 1967 Woodstock sessions with the Band; Peter, Paul and Mary released it as a single later that year.
The words
A brooding warning that emptiness and idleness can make people cruel, restless and lost.
The song reflects on what happens when life holds too little: people grow mean, confused and cut off from one another. It reads like a dark proverb, moving through grim observations about history and human nature. A haunting refrain sends greetings to two absent women, adding a note of mystery. The slow, heavy beat and ghostly harmonies give it one of the most ominous moods on the album.
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The words
A brooding warning that emptiness and idleness can make people cruel, restless and lost.
The song reflects on what happens when life holds too little: people grow mean, confused and cut off from one another. It reads like a dark proverb, moving through grim observations about history and human nature. A haunting refrain sends greetings to two absent women, adding a note of mystery. The slow, heavy beat and ghostly harmonies give it one of the most ominous moods on the album.
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