Bob Dylan

Released: August 27, 2013

Songwriter: Traditional

Producer: Bob Johnston

Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
He never worked, and he never will
And it's ride, ride, ride

Railroad Bill he was a mighty mean man
He shot the midnight lantern out of the brakeman's hand
And it's ride, ride, ride

Railroad Bill you know he took my wife
Said if I didn't like it, he would take my life
I'm gonna ride, ride, ride

Goin' up the mountain, goin' out west
.38 Spec a-stickin' out of my vest
I’m gonna ride, ride, ride

Buy me a pistol just as long as my arm
And shoot anybody who does me any harm
I’m gonna ride, ride, ride

Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
He never worked, and he never will
Ride, ride, ride

Honey honey, honey think that I'm a fool
Think I would quit you when the weather is cool
Ride, ride, ride

Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman May 24, 1941), is an American singer-songwriter, writer, and artist who has influenced popular music and culture for more than five decades. Dylan has especially played a critical role in the American folk music revival.

Dylan’s songs are built from myriad political, social, philosophical and literary influences. Many of his anti-war and civil-rights-influenced songs set social unrest, as journalists widely named him the “spokesman for his generation” in the 1960s.

The musician has a signature change in voice and style in many different albums of his throughout the decades. He has notably explored and experimented with the genres of folk, rap, blues, and rock.

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