Now that he's been dumped,
He's going to the city.
No girl? Try plan B.
This song has never done much for me, though I can't say I didn't like it. It's not a bad track, but it doesn't give me much on which to hang my haiku. It has nice gospel chord progressions though. The result is that I'm disappointed in what I've produced. Anyway. Here it is. Here are the lyrics. The song is available on volume 8 of the Bootleg Series.
Well i'm sittin' in church in an old wooden chair
I knew nobody would look for me there
Sorrow and pity rule the earth and the skies
Looking for nothin' in anyone's eyes
Once I had a pretty gal, did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Snow flakes are fallin' around my head
Lord have mercy, it feel heavy like lead
I been hit too hard, seen too much
Nothing can heal me now but your touch
Once I had a pretty gal, she did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Loneliness got a mind of its own
The more people around, the more you feel alone
I'm chained to the earth like a silent slave
Trying to break free out of death's dark cave
Once I had a pretty gal, done me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Boys in the street beginnin' to play
Girls like birds flyin' away
I'm carryin' the roses that were given to me
And I'm thinkin' about paradise wonderin' where it might be
Once I had a pretty gal, she done me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Go over to London, maybe gay Paris
Follow the river you get to the sea
I was hopin' we could drink from life's clear streams
I was hopin' we could dream life's pleasant dreams
Once I had a pretty gal, but she done me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Well the weak get weaker and the strong stay strong
The train keeps rollin' all night long
She looked at me with an irresistable glance
With a smile that could make all the planets dance
Once I had a pretty gal, she did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
My house is on fire, burnin' to the skies
I thought the rain clouds, but the clouds passed by
When I'm gone you'll remember my name
I'm gonna win my way to wealth and fame
Once I had a pretty gal, but she did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
He's going to the city.
No girl? Try plan B.
This song has never done much for me, though I can't say I didn't like it. It's not a bad track, but it doesn't give me much on which to hang my haiku. It has nice gospel chord progressions though. The result is that I'm disappointed in what I've produced. Anyway. Here it is. Here are the lyrics. The song is available on volume 8 of the Bootleg Series.
Well i'm sittin' in church in an old wooden chair
I knew nobody would look for me there
Sorrow and pity rule the earth and the skies
Looking for nothin' in anyone's eyes
Once I had a pretty gal, did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Snow flakes are fallin' around my head
Lord have mercy, it feel heavy like lead
I been hit too hard, seen too much
Nothing can heal me now but your touch
Once I had a pretty gal, she did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Loneliness got a mind of its own
The more people around, the more you feel alone
I'm chained to the earth like a silent slave
Trying to break free out of death's dark cave
Once I had a pretty gal, done me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Boys in the street beginnin' to play
Girls like birds flyin' away
I'm carryin' the roses that were given to me
And I'm thinkin' about paradise wonderin' where it might be
Once I had a pretty gal, she done me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Go over to London, maybe gay Paris
Follow the river you get to the sea
I was hopin' we could drink from life's clear streams
I was hopin' we could dream life's pleasant dreams
Once I had a pretty gal, but she done me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Well the weak get weaker and the strong stay strong
The train keeps rollin' all night long
She looked at me with an irresistable glance
With a smile that could make all the planets dance
Once I had a pretty gal, she did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
My house is on fire, burnin' to the skies
I thought the rain clouds, but the clouds passed by
When I'm gone you'll remember my name
I'm gonna win my way to wealth and fame
Once I had a pretty gal, but she did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long
Hello there Robert, Thank you for posting this analysis of a song from Bob Dylan's Music Box: http://thebobdylanproject.com/Song/id/397/Marchin-to-the-City Come and join us inside and listen to every song composed, recorded or performed by Bob Dylan, plus all the great covers streaming on YouTube, Spotify, Deezer and SoundCloud plus so much more... including this link.
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