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Tell Ol' Bill 1 Bob Dylan © 2005

17 June 2005 THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 8 TELL TALE SIGNS RARE AND UNRELEASED 1989-2006 TELL OL' BILL SESSIONS #7 (T-927) 17 June 2005 NORTH COUNTRY (Music From The Motion Picture) FRIENDS WILL ARRIVE: STUDIO SESSIONS TAKE 1 (T-1062) TELL OL' BILL SESSIONS #13 (T-927)

The river whispers in my ear I've hardly a penny to my name The heavens have never seemed so near [That] All my body glows with flame. The tempest struggles in the air An' to myself alone i sing It could sink me then and there I can hear the echo[es] ring. I tried to find one smilin' face To drive the shadow off my head I'm stranded in this nameless place Lyin' restless in a heavy bed. Tell me straight out if you will Why must you torture me within? Why must you come from your high hill? Throw my fate to the clouds and wind. Far away in a silent land Secret thoughts are hard to bear Remember me you'll understand Emotions we can never share. You trampled on me as you passed Left the coldest kiss upon my brow All my doubts and fears have gone at last I've nothing more to tell you now. I walk by tranquil lakes and streams As each new season's dawn awaits I lay awake at night with troubled dreams The enemy is at the gate. Beneath the thunder-blasted trees The words are ringin' off your tongue The ground is hard in times like these [The] Stars are cold, the night is young. The rocks are bleak, the trees are bare Iron clouds go floatin' by Snowflakes fallin' in my hair Beneath the gray and stormy sky. The evenin' sun is sinkin' low The woods are dark, the town is too They''ll drag you down, they run the show Ain't no tellin' what they'll do. Tell Ol' Bill when he comes home [That] Anythin' is worth a try Tell him that I'm not alone That the hour has come to do or die. All the world i would defy Let me make it plain as day I look at you now an' i sigh How could it be any other way?

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Tell Ol' Bill 2

17 June 2005 TELL OL' BILL SESSIONS #3 (T-927)

[Bluesy version (track 3) with additionnal verse] The river whispers in my ear I've hardly a penny to my name The heavens never seemed so near And all my body glows with flame. The tempest struggles in the air And to my lone myself I sing It could sink me then and there I can hear the echoes ring. I tried to find one smilin' face To drive the shadow from my head I'm stranded in this lonesome place Lyin' restless in a heavy bed. Tell me straight out if you will Why must you torture me within? Why must you come from your high hill? Throw my fake to the clouds and wind. Far away in a silent land Secret thoughts are hard to bear Remember me you'll understand Emotions we can never share. You trampled on me as you passed Left the coldest kiss upon my brow All my doubts and fears have gone at last I've nothing more to tell you now. I walk by tranquil lakes and streams As each new season's dawn awaits I lay awake at night with troubled dreams The enemy is at the gate. Beneath the thunder-blasted trees The words are ringin' off your tongue The ground is hard in times like these The stars are cold, the night is young. From white to green, from brown to black Not one more minute can I waste They go too far, they drive me back At a slow and steady pace. The rocks are bleak, the trees are bare Iron clouds go floatin' by Snowflakes falling in my hair Beneath the dark and stormy sky. The evenin' sun is sinking low The woods are dark, the town is too They''ll drag you down, they run the show Ain't no tellin' what they'll do. Tell Ol' Bill when he come home Anything is worth of try Tell him that I'm not alone An' that the hour has come to do or die. All the world I would defy Let me make it plain as day I look at you and now I sigh How could it be any other way?