Joan Baez

Songwriter: Bob Dylan

Producer: Maynard Solomon

Farewell, Angelina
The bells of the crown
Are being stolen by bandits
I must follow the sound
The triangle tingles
And the trumpets play slow
Farewell, Angelina
The sky is on fire
And I must go

There's no need for anger
There's no need for blame
There's nothing to prove
Everything's still the same
Just a table standing empty
By the edge of the sea means
Farewell, Angelina
The sky is trembling
And I must leave

The jack and the queen
Have forsake the courtyard
Fifty-two gypsies
Now file past the guards
In the space where the deuce
And the ace once ran wild
Farewell, Angelina
The sky is falling
I'll see you in a while

See the cross-eyed pirates sitting
Perched in the sun
Shooting tin cans
With a sawed-off shotgun
And the neighobrs they clap
And they cheer with each blast
Farewell, Angelina
The sky's changing color
And I must leave fast

King Kong, little elves
On the rooftops they dance
Valentino-type tangos
While the makeup man's hands
Shut the eyes of the dead
Not to embarrass anyone
But Farewell, Angelina
The sky's embarrassed
And I must be gone

The machine guns are roaring
The puppets heave rocks
And fiends nail time bombs
To the hands of the clocks
Call me any name you like
I will never deny it
But Farewell, Angelina
The sky is erupting
I must go where it's quiet

Joan Chandos Baez (9 January 1941 -), born in Staten Island, New York, is an American singer-songwriter who help revitalize folk music in the 1960s. She has performed publicly for over 55 years and released some 30 albums. She’s a Quaker by birthright and that is reflected in her early, anti-Vietnam War work, her alignment with the U.S. Civil Rights movement, and her work with Amnesty International.

Baez is highly regarded today for her music and her involvement in social issues, but she’s not without her critics. Her early involvement in the anti-war movement had many claiming she was un-American. Others claim her support of the civil rights movement was self-serving. Baez has always refused to enter the political arena directly, working instead to privately support causes she believes in.

Baez has received numerous awards for her music, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement and Grammy Hall of Fame awards.

From the albums

Farewell, Angelina (1965)
Bowery Songs (2005)

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