Farewell Angelina
Written by: Bob Dylan & Revised by John Mellencamp
Performed: John Mellencamp
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Farewell Angelina, the bells of the crown
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Being stolen by bandits, I must follow the sound
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Well the triangles tingle, the trumpets plays slow
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Say farewell Angelina, the sky is on fire, and I must go
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There?s no need for anger, there’s no need for blame
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There?s nothing to prove, Everything?s still the same
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Just the table standing empty by the edge of the sea
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Say farewell Angelina, the sky’s trembling, and I must leave
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Well the jack and the queen have forsaken the courtyard
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Fifty-two gypsies now file past the guard
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In the space where the deuce and the ace once ran wild
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Farewell Angelina, the sky is folding, I’ll see you in a while
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See the cross-eyed pirate sit perched in the sun
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Shooting tin cans with a sawed-off shotgun
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And the neighbors clap and cheer with each blast
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But farewell Angelina, the sky is changing colour, and I must leave fast
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King Kong little elves in the rooftops they dance
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Valentino-type tangos while the make-up mans hands
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Shut the eyes of the dead not to embarrass anyone
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Says Farewell Angelina, the sky is embarrassed, and I must be gone
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Well machine guns roaring, puppets heave rocks
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While the fiends nail time bombs to the hands of clocks
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Call me anything you like, I will never deny it
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Farewell Angelina, the sky is erupting, and I must go where it’s quiet
