[ti:Ballad Of A Thin Man (Live, April 1, 1988)] [ar:Grateful Dead] [al:Postcards Of The Hanging: Grateful Dead Perform The Songs Of Bob Dylan] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ballad of a Thin Man (Live, April 1, 1988) - Grateful Dead (感恩而死) [00:27.77]You walk into the room [00:29.66]With your pencil in your hand [00:33.77]You see somebody naked [00:34.92]And you say"Who is that man" [00:39.29]You try so hard [00:41.53]But you don't understand [00:44.68]Just what you'll say [00:46.29]When you get home [00:50.64]Because something is happening here [00:54.23]But you don't know what it is [00:57.23]Do you Mister Jones [01:06.55]You raise up your head [01:08.56]And you ask"Is this where it is" [01:12.63]And somebody points to you and says [01:15.60]"It's his" [01:18.47]And you say"What's mine" [01:19.44]And somebody else says"Where what is" [01:23.18]And you say"Oh my God [01:25.52]Am I here all alone" [01:30.72]Because something is happening here [01:33.40]But you don't know what it is [01:36.72]Do you Mister Jones [01:46.23]You hand in your ticket [01:49.14]And you go watch the geek [01:52.41]Who immediately walks up to you [01:54.19]When he hears you speak [01:58.33]And says"How does it feel [02:00.09]To be such a freak" [02:03.08]And you say"Impossible" [02:05.31]As he hands you a bone [02:10.06]Because something is happening here [02:13.16]But you don't know what it is [02:16.91]Do you Mister Jones [02:26.35]You have many contacts [02:29.35]Among the lumberjacks [02:30.77]To get you facts [02:32.37]When someone attacks your imagination [02:38.74]But nobody has any respect [02:42.47]Anyway they already expect you [02:44.38]To just give a check [02:47.09]To tax-deductible charity organizations [03:34.43]You've been with the professors [03:36.93]And they've all liked your looks [03:40.66]With great lawyers you have [03:42.68]Discussed lepers and crooks [03:46.41]You've been through all of [03:47.74]F Scott Fitzgerald's books [03:51.31]You're very well read [03:54.25]It's well known [03:58.03]Because something is happening here [04:01.12]But you don't know what it is [04:05.03]Do you Mister Jones [04:14.75]Well the sword swallower he comes up to you [04:16.74]And then he kneels [04:21.94]He crosses himself [04:23.02]And then he clicks his high heels [04:27.24]And without further notice [04:28.10]He asks you how it feels [04:31.94]And he says"Here is your throat back [04:34.50]Thanks for the loan" [04:38.39]Because something is happening here [04:41.34]But you don't know what it is [04:45.29]Do you Mister Jones [04:54.59]Now you see this one-eyed midget [04:57.62]Shouting the word"NOW" [05:01.28]And you say"For what reason" [05:03.33]And he says"How" [05:07.10]And you say"What does this mean" [05:09.48]And he screams back"You're a cow [05:11.38]Give me some milk [05:13.46]Or else go home" [05:18.71]Because something is happening here [05:21.83]But you don't know what it is [05:25.80]Do you Mister Jones [05:35.29]Well you walk into the room [05:37.34]Like a camel and then you frown [05:41.51]You put your eyes in your pocket [05:44.48]And your nose on the ground [05:47.65]There ought to be a law [05:49.97]Against you coming around [05:52.42]You should be made [05:54.69]To wear earphones [05:59.27]Because something is happening here [06:02.32]But you don't know what it is [06:05.95]Do you Mister Jones