Talkin' World War III Blues

Talking World War III Blues - Bob Dylan

Written by：John Hammond

One time ago a crazy dream came to me

I dreamt I was walkin' into World War Three

I went to the doctor the very next day

To see what kinda words he could say

He said it was a bad dream

I wouldn't worry 'bout it none though

Them old dreams are only in your head

I said hold it Doc a World War passed through my brain

He said nurse get your pad this boy's insane

He grabbed my arm I said ouch

As I landed on the psychiatric couch

He said tell me about it

Well the whole thing started at three o'clock fast

It was all over by quarter past

I was down in the sewer with some little lover

When I peeked out from a manhole cover

Wondering who turned the lights on us

Well I got up and walked around

And up and down the lonesome town

I stood a wondering which way to go

I lit a cigarette on a parking meter

And walked on down the road

It was a normal day

Well I rung the fallout shelter bell

And I leaned my head and I gave a yell

Give me a string bean I'm a hungry man

A shotgun fired and away I ran

I don't blame them too much though

They didn't know me

Down at the corner by a hot dog stand

I seen a man I said howdy friend

I guess there's just us two

He screamed a bit and away he flew

Thought I was a Communist

Well I spied a girl and before she could leave

I said let's go and play Adam and Eve

I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin'

When she said hey man you crazy or sumpin'

You seen what happened last time they started

Well I seen a Cadillac window uptown

And there was nobody aroun'

I got into the driver's seat

And I drove down 42nd Street

In my Cadillac

Good car to drive after a war

Well I remember seein' some ad

So I turned on my Conelrad

But I didn't pay my Con Ed bill

So the radio didn't work so well

Turned on my record player

It was Rock A Day Johnny singin'

Tell your Ma tell your Pa

Our loves are gonna grow ooh wah ooh wah

I was feelin' kinda lonesome and blue

I needed somebody to talk to

So I called up the operator of time

Just to hear a voice of some kind

When you hear the beep

It will be three o'clock

She said that for over an hour

And I hung up

Well the doctor interrupted me just about then

Sayin'

Hey I've been havin' the same old dreams

But mine was a little different you see

I dreamt that the only person left after the war was me

I didn't see you around

Well now time passed and now it seems

Everybody's having them dreams

Everybody sees themselves walkin' around with no one else

Half of the people can be part right all of the time

Some of the people can be all right part of the time

But all of the people can't be all right all of the time

I think Abraham Lincoln said that

I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours

I said that