Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Bob Dylan
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I was [G]riding [C/G]on the [G]Mayflower
When I [G]thought I spied some land ...
INTRO
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VERSE 1
I was [G]riding on the Mayflower
When I [G]thought I spied some land
I [G]yelled for Captain Arab
I [G]have yuh understand
Who came [C]running to the deck
Said, '[C]Boys, forget the whale
Look [G]on over yonder
Cut the [G]engines, change the sail
[D]Haul on the bowline'
We [D]sang that melody
Like [G]all tough sailors do
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When they are far away at sea
VERSE 2
'I [G]think I'll call it America'
I [G]said as we hit land
I [G]took a deep breath
I fell [G]down, I could not stand
[C]Captain Arab he started
[C]Writing up some deeds
He [G]said, 'Let's set up a fort
And start [G]buying the place with beads'
[D]Just then this cop comes down the street
[D]Crazy as a loon
He [G]throws us all in jail
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For carryin' harpoons
VERSE 3
Ah [G]me I busted out
Don't [G]even ask me how
I [G]went to get some help
I walked [G]by a Guernsey cow
Who di[C]rected me down
To the [C]Bowery slums
Where [G]people carried signs around
[G]Saying, 'Ban the bums'
[D]I jumped right into line
Sayin', 'I [D]hope that I'm not late'
When I [G]realized I hadn't eaten
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For five days straight
VERSE 4
I [G]went into a restaurant
[G]Lookin' for the cook
I [G]told them I was the editor
Of a [G]famous etiquette book
The [C]waitress he was handsome
He wore a [C]powder blue cape
I [G]ordered some suzette, I said
'Could you [G]please make that crepe'
[D]Just then the whole kitchen exploded
From boilin' [D]fat
[G]Food was flying everywhere
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And I left without my hat
VERSE 5
Now, [G]I didn't mean to be nosy
But I [G]went into a bank
To [G]get some bail for Arab
And all the [G]boys back in the tank
They [C]asked me for some collateral
And I[C] pulled down my pants
They [G]threw me in the alley
When up [G]comes this girl from France
Who in[D]vited me to her house
I [D]went, but she had a friend
Who [G]knocked me out and robbed my boots
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And I was on the street again
VERSE 6
Well, I [G]rapped upon a house
With the [G]U.S. flag upon display
I [G]said, 'Could you help me out
I got some [G]friends down the way'
The [C]man says, 'Get out of here
I'll [C]tear you limb from limb'
I said, 'You [G]know they refused Jesus, too'
He [G]said, 'You're not Him
[D]Get out of here before I break your bones
I ain't your [D]pop'
I de[G]cided to have him arrested
And I went [G]looking for a cop
INTERLUDE (harmonica)
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VERSE 7
I [G]ran right outside
And I [G]hopped inside a cab
I [G]went out the other door
This [G]Englishman said, 'Fab'
As he [C]saw me leap a hot dog stand
And a [C]chariot that stood
[G]Parked across from a building
Adver[G]tising brotherhood
I [D]ran right through the front door
Like a [D]hobo sailor does
But it was [G]just a funeral parlor
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And the man asked me who I was
VERSE 8
I re[G]peated that my friends
Were all in [G]jail, with a sigh
He [G]gave me his card
He said, '[G]Call me if they die'
I [C]shook his hand and said goodbye
Ran [C]out to the street
When a [G]bowling ball came down the road
And [G]knocked me off my feet
A [D]pay phone was ringing
It [D]just about blew my mind
When I [G]picked it up and said hello
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This foot came through the line
VERSE 9
Well, [G]by this time I was fed up
At [G]tryin' to make a stab
At [G]bringin' back any help
For my [G]friends and Captain Arab
I de[C]cided to flip a coin
Like [C]either heads or tails
Would [G]let me know if I should go
Back to [G]ship or back to jail
So [D]I hocked my sailor suit
And I [D]got a coin to flip
It [G]came up tails, it rhymed with sails
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So I made it back to the ship
VERSE 10
Well, [G]I got back and took
The parkin' [G]ticket off the mast
I was [G]ripping it to shreds
When this [G]coastguard boat went past
They [C]asked me my name
And [C]I said, 'Captain Kidd'
They [G]believed me but
They [G]wanted to know
What e[G]xactly that I did
I [D]said for the Pope of E[D]ruke I was employed
They [G]let me go right away
They were [G]very paranoid
INTERLUDE (harmonica)
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VERSE 11
Well, the [G]last I heard of Arab
He was [G]stuck on a whale
That was[G] married to the deputy
[G]Sheriff of the jail
But the [C]funniest thing was
When [C]I was leavin' the bay
I [G]saw three ships a-sailin'
They were [G]all heading my way
I [D]asked the captain what his name was
And how come he [D]didn't drive a truck
He said his [G]name was Columbus
[G]I just said, 'Good luck'
OUTRO (harmonica)
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(repeat and fade)
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