Songwriter: Bob Dylan
[Verse 1]
There was a wicked messenger
From Eli he did come
With a mind that multiplied
The smallest matter
When questioned who had sent for him
He answered with a thumb
For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter
[Verse 2]
He stayed behind the assembly hall
It was there that he made his bed
Oftentimes he could be seen returning
Until one day he just appeared
With a note in his hand which read
"The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning"
[Verse 3]
The leaves began to fallin'
And the seas began to part
And the people that confronted him were many
And he was told these last few words
Which opened up his heart
"If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any"
There was a wicked messenger
From Eli he did come
With a mind that multiplied
The smallest matter
When questioned who had sent for him
He answered with a thumb
For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter
[Verse 2]
He stayed behind the assembly hall
It was there that he made his bed
Oftentimes he could be seen returning
Until one day he just appeared
With a note in his hand which read
"The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning"
[Verse 3]
The leaves began to fallin'
And the seas began to part
And the people that confronted him were many
And he was told these last few words
Which opened up his heart
"If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any"
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- First Step (1970)
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- Stay with Me
- Flags and Banners
- Wicked Messenger
- Pool Hall Richard
- Tell Everyone
- Flying
- Too Bad
- Silicone Grown
- Three Button Hand Me Down
- Maybe I’m Amazed
- Had Me a Real Good Time
- Just Another Honky
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Around the Plynth
- My Fault
- On the Beach
- Miss Judy’s Farm
- If I’m on the Late Side
- Debris
- Love Lived Here
- Sweet Lady Mary
- Nobody Knows
- Cindy Incidentally
- Borstal Boys