1165 From: jbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James S Brown) Newsgroups: rec.music.gdead Subject: Re: tape id please Date: 17 Jul 1993 19:24:00 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Lines: 54 Distribution: world Message-ID: <229jkg$7el@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> References: <1993Jul16.130607.12088@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <229dh4$gb8@agate.berkele NNTP-Posting-Host: top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu In article <229dh4$gb8@agate.berkeley.edu> Christian J. Ullsperger writes: >>I belieb this one is called Little Sadie. Can anyone confirm? I saw > >Your public library should have a book of Dylan's lyrics. If not, ask >that they order one. Their is also a Dylan lyrics ftp site somewhere, but >I'm not sure. Rec.music.dylan may be of more help. Unfortunately "Little Sadie" isn't in Dylan's Lyrics 1962-1985. The song is one of the (few) highlights from Self Portrait. Hear are the words, as I make them out on one take. Corrections are welcome. Dylan is listed as writer on the CD ... anybody know if the song has its origins in earlier folk music? Litle Sadie I went out last night to take a little round I met little Sadie and I blowed her down I run right home and I went to bed .44 smokeless under my head (this verse is repeated) I begun to think what a deed (indeed?) I done I grabbed my hat and I began to run I began to run but I run too slow And they overtook me down in Jericho Standing on the corner ringing my bell Up stepped a sheriff from Thomasville Said "Young man, is your name Brown Remember the night you may have blowed little Sadie down?" <===| (the music stops and this line is spoken) =| "Oh yes sir my name is Lee I murdered little Sadie in the first degree First degree and second degree If you got any papers would you serve 'em to me?" Took me downtown and dressed me in black Put me on a train and they brought me back Had no one to go my bail Crammed me back into the county jail Judge and jury took their stand Judge had papers in his right hand Forty-one days and forty-one nights Forty-one years to wear the ball and stripes Enjoy. "In search of Little Sadie," from the same album, has slightly different lyrics. JimBob -- =============================================================== || It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring || || And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king || || No, nothing ever would, except maybe the Jack of Hearts || From agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!not-for-mail Sat Jul 17 15:56:58 PDT 1993 Article: 93452 of rec.music.gdead Path: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!not-for-mail From: reinitz-john@cs.yale.edu (John Reinitz) Newsgroups: rec.music.gdead Subject: Re: tape id please Date: 17 Jul 1993 17:06:56 -0400 Organization: Yale University Theoretical Biology Collective Lines: 30 Distribution: world Message-ID: <229plgINNb2n@NYAYA.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU> References: <1993Jul16.130607.12088@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <229dh4$gb8@agate.berkele <229jkg$7el@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: nyaya.systemsz.cs.yale.edu Summary: Little Sadie's murderer an illiterate. In article <229jkg$7el@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James S Brown) writes: >them out on one take. Corrections are welcome. Dylan is listed as writer on ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I *think* I have one. >First degree and second degree >If you got any papers would you serve 'em to me?" > If you got any papers won't you read 'em to me ^^^^ is what I heard. Idea is that the murderer is illiterate. In graduate school, I misinterpreted these lyrics to the academic meaning of "degree" and "papers" :-) >JimBob >-- > =============================================================== > || It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring || > || And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king || > || No, nothing ever would, except maybe the Jack of Hearts || John Reinitz " I fought my wars and now they're won And I didn't need nobody's gun: I *bent* their minds." ----"Confusion's Prince", by the Warlocks . 0