61 Highway

Lord that 61 Highway is the longest road I know

Lord that 61 Highway may be the longest road I know

She run from New York City down the Gulf of Mexico

Lord it's some poor sand down Greyhound buses don't run

Lord it's some poor sand down Greyhound buses don't run

Just go to work with me baby look down Highway 61

I said Please please see somebody for me

I said Please please see somebody for me

If you see my baby tell her she's alright with me

I'm gonna buy me a pony can pay for fox-trot and run

I'm gonna buy me a pony can pay for fox-trot and run

Lord when you see me comin' pretty Mama I'll be on Highway 61

I started school one Monday mornin' Lord I throwed my books away

I started school one Monday mornin' baby I throwed my books away

I wrote a note to my teacher Lord I'm gonna try 61 today

Lord if I have to die baby fo' you think my time have come

Lord if I have to die baby now fo' you think my time have come

I want you to bury my body out on Highway 61

Lord it's amazin' baby Lord don't want you to have no fun

It's amazin' baby don't want you to have no fun

Just come down to my little cabin out on Highway 61