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Man in the Long Black Coat

from Basement Tracks by Lucky Dog

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This is one of my favorite Dylan track, and Randy Sabien's fiddle takes you to the dark side of the backwaters. Living in Wisconsin we might not have crocs but we do have scary backwaters, creepy people who promote the Bible, and missing people. You all come back now, you hear.

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Crickets are chirpin' the water is high
There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin' dry
Window wide open African trees
Bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze
Not a word of goodbye not even a note
She gone with the man in the long black coat

Somebody seen him hangin' around
At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town
He looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask
If he wanted to dance he had a face like a mask
Somebody said from the bible he'd quote
There was dust on the man in the long black coat

Preacher was talking there's a sermon he gave
He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved
You cannot depend on it to be your guide
When it's you who must keep it satisfied
It ain't easy to swallow it sticks in the throat
She gave her heart to the man in the long black coat

There are no mistakes in life some people say
It is true sometimes you can see it that way
But people don't live or die people just float
She went with the man in the long black coat

There's smoke on the water it's been there since June
Tree trunks uprooted beneath the high crescent moon
Feel the pulse and vibration and the rumbling force
Somebody is out there beating on a dead horse
She never said nothing there was nothing she wrote
She gone with the man in the long black coat

Written by Bob Dylan Cover license through Easy Song Licensing.

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from Basement Tracks, released February 1, 2021
Randy Sabien - Fiddle

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Lucky Dog starts with Dave Schipper and then add in Sue Heilman & Lynn Konsela plus a mix of friends, original music, Americana covers and even some country song lyrics. This website is a great way to find the song lyrics and keep posted on news. We have an active Facebook page so please like us for updates on new gigs, releases, and maybe we'll throw you just some bones too. ... more

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