Bob Dylan vs. Leon Russell

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A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

Bob Dylan

Oh where have you been

My blue-eyed son

And where have you been

My darling young one

I’ve stumbled on the side

Of twelve misty mountains

I’ve walked and I’ve crawled

On six crooked highways

I’ve stepped in the middle

Of seven sad forests

I’ve been out in front

Of a dozen dead oceans

I’ve been ten thousand miles

In the mouth of a graveyard

And it’s a hard

And it’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard rain’s

A-gonna fall

Oh what did you see

My blue-eyed son

And what did you see

My darling young one

I saw a newborn baby

With wild wolves all around it

I saw a highway of diamonds

With nobody on it

I saw a black branch

With blood that kept drippin’

I saw a room full of men

With their hammers a-bleedin’

I saw a white ladder

All covered with water

I saw ten thousand talkers

Whose tongues were all broken

I saw guns and sharp swords

In the hands of young children

And it’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard

And it’s a hard

It’s a hard rain’s

A-gonna fall

And what did you hear

My blue-eyed son

And what did you hear

My darling young one

I heard the sound of a thunder

That roared out a warnin’

I heard the roar of a wave

That could drown the whole world

I heard one hundred drummers

Whose hands were a-blazin’

I heard ten thousand whisperin’

And nobody listenin’

I heard one person starve

I heard many people laughin’

I heard the song of a poet

Who died in the gutter

I heard the sound of a clown

Who cried in the alley

And it’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard rain’s

A-gonna fall

Oh who did you meet

My blue-eyed son

Who did you meet

My darling young one

I met a young child

Beside a dead pony

I met a white man

Who walked a black dog

I met a young woman

Whose body was burnin’

I met a young girl

She gave me a rainbow

I met one man

Who was wounded in love

I met another man

Who was wounded in hatred

And it’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard rain’s

A-gonna fall

Oh what’ll you do now

My blue-eyed son

And what’ll you do now

My darling young one

I’m a-goin’ back out

‘Fore the rain starts a-fallin’

I’ll walk to the depths

Of the deepest dark forest

Where the people are many

And their hands are all empty

Where the pellets of poison

Are flooding their waters

Where the home in the valley

Meets the damp dirty prison

And the executioner’s face

Is always well hidden

Where hunger is ugly

Where the souls are forgotten

Where black is the color

Where none is the number

And I’ll tell it

And speak it

And think it

And breathe it

And reflect it from the mountain

So all souls can see it

Then I’ll stand on the ocean

Until I start sinkin’

But I’ll know my song well

Before I start singin’

And it’s a hard

It’s a hard

It’s a hard

And it’s a hard

It’s a hard rain’s

 A-gonna fall

 Link: [Leon Russell]

Link: [On YouTube]

A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

Leon Russell

Tell me

Where have you been

My blue-eyed son

Where have you been

My darlin’ young one

I’ve stumbled up on the side

Of twelve misty mountains

I’ve walked and I’ve crawled

Over six crooked highways

I’ve stepped out in the middle

Of seven sad forests

I’ve been out in front

Of a dozen dead oceans

I tell ya

It’s hard

Yeah it’s hard

Well it’s hard

Oh it’s hard yeah

It’s a hard rain’s

A-gonna fall

Tell me

What did you see

My blue-eyed son

What did you see

My darlin’ young one

I saw a black branch drippin’

With blood all around it

I saw a room full of men

With their hammers bleedin'

I saw a white ladder

All covered with water

I saw ten thousand talkers

Whose tongues were all broken

Well it's hard

Yes it's hard

Yes it's hard

Oh yeah

It's a hard rain's

A-gonna fall

Tell me

What did you hear

My blue-eyed son

What did you hear

My darlin’ young one

I heard one hundred drummers

Hands that were blazin'

Ten thousand whisperin'

And nobody listenin'

I heard one person starve

I heard many people laughin'

I heard the song of a poet

Who died in the gutter

Well it's hard

Yes it's hard

Yes it's hard

Oh it's hard yeah

It's a hard rain's

A-gonna fall

Well what'll you do now

My blue-eyed son

What'll you do now

My darlin’ young one

Well I'll walk to the depths

Of the deepest black forest

Where the people are many

And their hands are all empty

Where the pellets of poison

Are floodin’ the waters

But I'll know my song well

And I sure won't forget it

‘Cause it’s hard

Yes it's hard

Well it's hard

Oh yeah

It's a hard rain's

A-gonna fall

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Lyrics From: [Bob Dylan Songs]

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