Cry a While

My tear supply's done.

You have plenty yet to shed.

Time to make you cry.

You made him cry, now it's your turn. That's the message that ends every verse of this song, though the little stories that precede the refrain are an intriguing display of the Dylan rhyme machine at work.

1. He has to visit a "nasty, dirty, double-crossin', backstabbin' phony" named Mr. Goldsmith, and he did it just for her. But all she gave him was a smile.

2. He's a union man and he's going to set you straight.

3. He feels like a fighting rooster, pretty good in fact. He goes the extra mile when he goes to church each day.

4. He heard such a loud noise through the walls across the alley. It must have been "Don Pasquale making a 2 a.m. booty call." Breaking his trusting heart was just your style. Your turn to cry a while.

5. Some people have no heart or soul. He has both. He's been crying for you, but now it's your turn.

6. He's going to buy himself some whiskey. He plans to die before he can turn senile.

7. You bet on the wrong horse. He always said you'd be sorry. He might kill you, so he'll need a good lawyer for the trial.