[ti:Talkin' World War III Blues(Al] [ar:Bob Dylan] [al:The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan] [by:] [offset:0] [00:20.69]One time ago a crazy dream came to me [00:22.76]I dreamt I was walkin' into World War Three [00:26.64]Went to the doctor the very next day [00:28.52]To see what kinda words he could say [00:30.33]He said"It was a bad dream" [00:31.52] [00:34.41]I wouldn't worry 'bout it none though [00:35.42]They were my own dreams [00:36.49]Were only in your head [00:38.67] [00:49.06]I said"Hold it Doc a World War [00:50.49]Passed through my brain" [00:51.87]He said"Nurse get your pad the boy's insane" [00:56.62] [00:57.56]He grabbed my arm I said"Ouch" [00:59.31]As I landed on the psychiatric couch [01:01.31] [01:02.02]He said"Tell me about it" [01:04.90] [01:12.58]Well the whole thing started at three o'clock fast [01:14.90]It was all over by quarter past [01:18.59]I was down in the sewer with some little lover [01:20.71]When I peeked out from a manhole cover [01:24.27]Wondering who turned the lights on us [01:26.96] [01:36.03]Well I got up and I walked around [01:38.15]Up and down the lonesome town [01:41.83] [01:43.77]I stood on wondering which way to go [01:45.79]I lit a cigarette on a parking meter [01:47.90]And walked on down the road it was a normal day [01:52.31] [02:03.13]Well I rung me fallout shelter bell [02:05.26]And I leaned my head and I gave a yell [02:08.50]Give me a string bean I'm a hungry man [02:10.56] [02:11.12]Shotgun fired and away I ran [02:14.69]I don't blame them too much though [02:16.44]They didn't know me [02:19.75] [02:27.96]Down the corner by the hot-dog stand [02:30.39]I seen a man I said Howdy friend [02:33.76]I guess there's just us two [02:35.70]He screamed a bit and away he flew [02:38.64] [02:39.20]Thought I was a Communist [02:42.33] [03:00.67]Well I spied me a girl before she could leave [03:02.77]I said Let's go play Adam and Eve [03:05.27] [03:06.58]I took her by the hand and my heart was thumpin' [03:08.45]When she said Hey man you crazy or something [03:11.58] [03:14.08]You seen what happened last time they started [03:17.14] [03:33.70]Well I seen me a Cadillac window uptown [03:36.28]There was nobody around [03:38.98]I got into the driver's seat [03:40.79]And I drove down 42nd street in my Cadillac [03:46.64]Good car to drive after a war [03:51.20] [04:03.95]Well I remember seein' some ad [04:06.02]So I turned on my Conelrad [04:07.89]But I didn't pay the Con Ed bill [04:10.52]So the radio didn't work so well [04:13.90]Turned on my record player [04:17.63]It was Rock-A-Day Johnny singin' [04:19.82]Tell your ma tell your pa [04:22.82]Our loves are gonna grow ooh wah ooh wah [04:27.20] [04:39.71]I was feelin' kinda lonesome and blue [04:41.41]I needed somebody to talk to [04:44.54]So I called up the operator of time just [04:47.10]To hear a voice of some kind [04:52.07]When you hear the beep it will be three o'clock [04:55.82]She said that for over an hour and I hung up [05:00.39] [05:11.14]Well the doctor interrupted me just about then [05:13.52]Sayin'"Hey I've been havin' the same old dreams [05:17.65]But mine was a little different you see [05:20.33]I dreamt the only person left after the war was me [05:24.63]I didn't see you around [05:26.76] [05:34.38]Well now time passed and now it seems [05:37.20]Everybody's having them dreams [05:40.95]Everybody sees their self walkin' around with no one else [05:46.27] [05:48.46]Half the people can be part right all of the time and [05:53.58]Some of the people can be all right part of the time but [05:57.40]All the people can't be all alright all of the time [06:01.53]I think Abraham Lincoln said that [06:06.26]I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours [06:08.89]I said that