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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Bob Dylan's 115th Dream</h1>
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  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="../05_biabh/index.htm">Bringing It All Back Home</a> (1965)<br /></p>
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  19 <p>Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  24 G
  25       G      C/g    G
  26 I was riding on the Mayflower
  27 When I thought I spied some land . . . [ha, ha, ha]
  28
  29 [Start again:]
  30
  31 G
  32
  33       G      C/g    G
  34 I was riding on the Mayflower
  35
  36 When I thought I spied some land
  37
  38 I yelled for Captain Arab
  39
  40 I have yuh understand
  41          C
  42 Who came running to the deck
  43
  44 Said, &quot;Boys, forget the whale
  45      G
  46 Look on over yonder
  47
  48 Cut the engine, change the sail
  49 D
  50 Haul on the bowline&quot;
  51
  52 We sang that melody
  53      G
  54 Like all tough sailors do
  55
  56 When they are far away at sea
  57
  58 &quot;I think I'll call it America&quot;
  59 I said as we hit land
  60 I took a deep breath
  61 I fell down, I could not stand
  62 Captain Arab he started
  63 Writing up some deeds
  64 He said, &quot;Let's set up a fort
  65 And start buying the place with beads&quot;
  66 Just then this cop comes down the street
  67 Crazy as a loon
  68 He throw us all in jail
  69 For carryin' harpoons
  70
  71 Ah me I busted out
  72 Don't even ask me how
  73 I went to get some help
  74 I walked by a Guernsey cow
  75 Who directed me down
  76 To the Bowery slums
  77 Where people carried signs around
  78 Saying, &quot;Ban the bums&quot;
  79 I jumped right into line
  80 Sayin', &quot;I hope that I'm not late&quot;
  81 When I realized I hadn't eaten
  82 For five days straight
  83
  84 I went into a restaurant
  85 Lookin' for the cook
  86 I told them I was the editor
  87 Of a famous etiquette book
  88 The waitress he was handsome
  89 He wore a powder blue cape
  90 I ordered some suzette, I said
  91 &quot;Could you please make that crepe&quot;
  92 Just then the whole kitchen exploded
  93 From boilin' fat
  94 Food was flying everywhere
  95 And I left without my hat
  96
  97 Now, I didn't mean to be nosy
  98 But I went into a bank
  99 To get some bail for Arab
 100 And all the boys back in the tank
 101 They asked me for some collateral
 102 And I pulled down my pants
 103 They threw me in the alley
 104 When up comes this girl from France
 105 Who invited me to her house
 106 I went, but she had a friend
 107 Who knocked me out
 108 And robbed my boots
 109 And I was on the street again
 110
 111 Well, I rapped upon a house
 112 With the U.S. flag upon display
 113 I said, &quot;Could you help me out
 114 I got some friends down the way&quot;
 115 The man says, &quot;Get out of here
 116 I'll tear you limb from limb&quot;
 117 I said, &quot;You know they refused Jesus, too&quot;
 118 He said, &quot;You're not Him
 119 Get out of here before I break your bones
 120 I ain't your pop&quot;
 121 I decided to have him arrested
 122 And I went looking for a cop
 123
 124 I ran right outside
 125 And I hopped inside a cab
 126 I went out the other door
 127 This Englishman said, &quot;Fab&quot;
 128 As he saw me leap a hot dog stand
 129 And a chariot that stood
 130 Parked across from a building
 131 Advertising brotherhood
 132 I ran right through the front door
 133 Like a hobo sailor does
 134 But it was just a funeral parlor
 135 And the man asked me who I was
 136
 137 I repeated that my friends
 138 Were all in jail, with a sigh
 139 He gave me his card
 140 He said, &quot;Call me if they die&quot;
 141 I shook his hand and said goodbye
 142 Ran out to the street
 143 When a bowling ball came down the road
 144 And knocked me off my feet
 145 A pay phone was ringing
 146 It just about blew my mind
 147 When I picked it up and said hello
 148 This foot came through the line
 149
 150 Well, by this time I was fed up
 151 At tryin' to make a stab
 152 At bringin' back any help
 153 For my friends and Captain Arab
 154 I decided to nip a coin
 155 Like either heads or tails
 156 Would let me know if I should go
 157 Back to ship or back to jail
 158 So I hocked my sailor suit
 159 And I got a coin to flip
 160 It came up tails
 161 It rhymed with sails
 162 So I made it back to the ship
 163
 164 Well, I got back and took
 165 The parkin' ticket off the mast
 166 I was ripping it to shreds
 167 When this coastguard boat went past
 168 They asked me my name
 169 And I said, &quot;Captain Kidd&quot;
 170 They believed me but
 171 They wanted to know
 172 What exactly that I did
 173 I said for the Pope of Eruke
 174 I was employed
 175 They let me go right away
 176 They were very paranoid
 177
 178 Well, the last I heard of Arab
 179 He was stuck on a whale
 180 That was married to the deputy
 181 Sheriff of the jail
 182 But the funniest thing was
 183 When I was leavin' the bay
 184 I saw three ships a-sailin'
 185 They were all heading my way
 186 I asked the captain what his name was
 187 And how come he didn't drive a truck
 188 He said his name was Columbus
 189 I just said, &quot;Good luck.&quot;
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