Thought that piano style sounded familiar, thanks for saving me the Google search! Wonderful song, the early fade gets me every single time. That old bank of sand
This fucking guy was just amazing in ways that nobody can even explain. I just listened to this 5 times in a row and I still can't wrap my head around why it's so good.
Fate is being kind to you ... you're not getting all the good stuff in one go .... the future always holds more possible delights. Yeah, it's a brilliant song alright; one of my own favourites. ...
Thus album (Greatest Hits Vol 2) appeared in the second half of 71. This was the opening track, I seem to recall. I dug it instantly, even though it seemed like a bit of a stretch including a new release on an album of 'greatest hits'. I still love this song. So incredibly cool, and funny.
Lyrics: What’s the matter with me I don’t have much to say Daylight sneakin’ through the window And I’m still in this all-night café Walkin’ to and fro beneath the moon Out to where the trucks are rollin’ slow To sit down on this bank of sand And watch the river flow Wish I was back in the city Instead of this old bank of sand With the sun beating down over the chimney tops And the one I love so close at hand If I had wings and I could fly I know where I would go But right now I’ll just sit here so contentedly And watch the river flow People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah Makes you stop and all wonder why Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street Who just couldn’t help but cry Oh, this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow And as long as it does I’ll just sit here And watch the river flow People disagreeing everywhere you look Makes you wanna stop and read a book Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street That was really shook But this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow And as long as it does I’ll just sit here And watch the river flow Watch the river flow Watchin’ the river flow Watchin’ the river flow But I’ll sit down on this bank of sand And watch the river flow
Jesse Ed Davis just KILLS it on lead guitar. Just a fantastic song all around. Quite possibly my favorite Dylan song. Well I guess I can't really say that. There are just too many great ones. But this one is right up there...
Blues, country, folk, gospel, jazz, and rock are genres of music that Bob Dylan did, and he does it so well. Watching The River Flow is a fine example of Bob Dylan's blues sensibilities. It's a good song. Cheers!
I tried to make a 'best of' for Dylan for my iPod and I couldn't get it under 45 songs and more than 3 hours lol Same problem with the Beatles, Ramones and Pink Floyd. What songs do you leave off?? Impossible mission.
Has never been a Bob Dylan fan... but I heard this on the oldies station the other day and it brought me back to when I was probably five years old when my dad used to play this 45 on a record player. What an awesome song and the memories it brings back 50 years ago. What an awesome Jam!!!
I had this song in me Brains a few days ago... This is just GREAT!!! First time I heard it was 1990 in a cabin in Eastern Washington (Pateros) I was 14 and Mesmerized.... Still Digging me some quality BOBWORX
"people disagreeing on just about everything makes you stop and wonder why yesterday I saw somebody on the street who couldn't help but cry. So many Bob songs could have been written hours ago.
I simply love this strangest volume of greatest hits! Hits that were never hits, but this second volume is packed with gems. Some of my very favourite Dylan tracks on here. Down In The Flood, I Shall Be Released, Tomorrow Is A Long Time, The Mighty Quinn, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, When I paint My Masterpiece, and this track!!?? Very glad the standoff has ended, and the missing tracks are mostly back again. They just put the John Wesley Harding album back up & the missing "Temporary Like Achilles" as well. Not just for Premium subscribers anymore.
I have this particular CD. It's great. I like how Bob Dylan selected the tracks and made the order of them. On August 31, 2021, I saw a whole load more of Bob Dylan's music get uploaded to CZcams. It was awesome to see this song amongst them. Cheers! ✌️
@@dwaynewladyka577 yes absolutely i actually first heard this track on vinyl on a compilation called greatest hits vol 2....just recently i learned that leon russell carl raddle jim keltner and jesse ed davis played on it. Quite the list of hired guns. Glad you agree. Ive been waiting forever
"People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah!" More so than ever, Bob. At least we have 357 likes to one dislike. That's a pretty high rate of agreement (-:
I understand Dylan's importance in music, but he's never been on my radar like the Beatles (I know, I know, George loved him and he was a Wilbury...), Eric, Stones, Zep, Tom & the Heartbreakers (yes, Tom loved him, too), etc. However, I have always loved this song. It rocks, it rolls, it sways, and it floats. And that band...Leon Russell, Jesse Ed Davis, Domino, Carl Radle, Beatle Lieutenant, the solid, brilliant Jim Keltner. A great rock & roll classic.
I used'ta listen to this 50 years ago in Germany with my best buddy...Bob Dylan 's Greatest Hits Vol 2 IIRC..I became big Dylan fan..used'ta know all the lyrics by heart...
Me too Andy... also "don't think twice, it's alright" ... Besides song-writing, Dylan needs to be recognized for his fine mastery of finger-pickin as well.
This was the opening song he played when me and my buddy saw him in Canton, Ohio in 2009. His ultra-gravelly old man voice really added more to the track than this version
I’ve seen a clip of Leon Russel’s Hall of Fame Acceptance speech in which he says he once asked Dylan how he wrote his songs. Dylan said there’s nothing to it and wrote Watching the River Flow and When I Paint my Masterpiece in about 15 minutes to illustrate his point.
Been one of my favorites since the first time I heard it. Freshman year of high school on the jukebox in the cafeteria, It was the b side of Lay Lady Lay
@Bob Dylan Well... The love create this magic feeling betwen people even they are very distant and never one could see another. In the Bob Dylan's case, he is a star very bright and can see all the people around the world through the news and comments and crowded concerts of him. So there are a mutual good feeling betwen Bob and his fans that love him. God bless you and everyone.🙏🌼🌼🎸🎶😘💖
What's the matter with me I can't really say Standing on these darkened windows From an all-night café Lookin' over the moon And watching the trucks go rollin' slow I'ma sit on this bank of sand And watch the river flow 🎵🎶🎵🎶 Wish I was back in the city Instead of this bunch of sand With the sun streaking down over the chimney tops And the one I love so close at hand Said if I had wings and I could fly I know where I would go But until that day, I'm gonna sit right here And watch the river flow People disagreeing on everything Makes you stop and wonder why Why only yesterday I met somebody who couldn't help but cry But this ol' world Keeps on and slowly going So I'm gonna sit here on this bank of sand And watch the river flow 🎸🎸🎸🎸 Say folks disagreeing on everything Makes you wanna stop and write a book Say I saw somebody down the street Who was really sure Saying that this ol' world Will keep rolling on you know So I'm gonna sit right on this bank of sand And watch the river flow Watch the river flow Said I'll watch the river flow Yeah, sit up out on this sand And watch the river flow
From "WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW" by Bob Dylan: Oh, this ol' river keeps on rollin', though, No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow,
after over 5 years of looking for this on youtube someone finally had the nerve to upload it. you find live versions all over the place but couldn't find the studio version so THANKS to this channel! is there an album version of this song? i have this song on THIS album and on CD. now i can finally add it to my online collection. i have a collection of EXCELLENT music that goes back over century. actually a couple of hundred years if you count the classical compositions. i have THE BEST collection of THE BEST music online! mainly, only upbeat, popular, rare and exciting music is in my collection. NO BS! one rap song, one disco song, NO boy band crap, no j-pop or k-pop crap, and otherwise PURE and REAL music fearturing the best song writers and musicians ever to be recorded and categorized by decade and genre. i love HISTORY and i was first introduced to history THROUGH MUSIC! good music is good music regardless of when it was written or recorded. too bad most of today's music is so unworthy of serious contemplation or inclusion. but there are some but you really gotta look for 'em. i'm happy to share my collection with ANYONE who loves REALLY GOOD music!
@@RaxOldies ... yep, i know. it was one of the best songs on that double album. in fact i bought that double album just for that ONE song. i'm glad its now, finally, available on youtube. its completed my dylan collection. i know have over 700 songs, and albums, in my digital music collection thanks to youtube. the free music available on youtube is just about its only redeeming value. so, THANKS youtube. you're at least doing one thing right!
"People disagreeing everywhere you look / Makes you wanna stop and read a book / Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street that was really shook"
Never heard that version, I only know the version from Shadow Kingdom this one is more in blues tradition.. in a mood of boredom and lost time stuck inside and can´t move
Thank-you so much for this information. I always wondered if this was recorded before or after the Concert for Bangladesh (August 1971). Now I know. It's no wonder that Leon plays (bass guitar) on the Bob Dylan set on the Concert for Bangladesh. I'm sure now that Leon's presence contributed to Bob's decision to perform live that day. By the way, the other musicians (Jim Keltner, Jesse Ed Davis, and Carl Radle) from the March sessions were also on stage (if needed).
Dylan: the soundtrack to my life.
Leon Russel was brilliant. His piano style was somewhere between blues, rock n roll and roller derby.
The one and only! 🎩 🌹💫💜 🌈
Thought that piano style sounded familiar, thanks for saving me the Google search! Wonderful song, the early fade gets me every single time. That old bank of sand
Geez, I was just wondering who that was. Day-um.
Jesse Ed Davis on lead guitar.
Bob Dylan, Leon and Jesse Ed Davis… it’s almost like I was programmed to like this song! I remember it from the 70s as a kid.
This fucking guy was just amazing in ways that nobody can even explain. I just listened to this 5 times in a row and I still can't wrap my head around why it's so good.
The interplay of Leon Carl and Kellner not to mention Jesse Ed, is perfect. No overplaying, the turnaround are perfect, the arrangement, mix, perfect.
This is Bob Dylan rock n' roll.
RIP Jesse Ed Davis, Leon Russell
Being such a Dylan addict, how did I miss this song all these years! One more fist time with Dylan and it is so refreshing!! Brilliant song!
Fate is being kind to you ... you're not getting all the good stuff in one go .... the future always holds more possible delights.
Yeah, it's a brilliant song alright; one of my own favourites. ...
Saw someone that was a REALLY SHOOK!!
It's easy to miss, as it only appears on a few compilations, and on none of his 'regular' albums. Too bad: it's excellent.
I dunno know bro. 59 years a fan myself. This is one of my faves. Check out When I Paint My Masterpiece also.
Thus album (Greatest Hits Vol 2) appeared in the second half of 71. This was the opening track, I seem to recall. I dug it instantly, even though it seemed like a bit of a stretch including a new release on an album of 'greatest hits'. I still love this song. So incredibly cool, and funny.
Leon russell and bob dylan. My heros
Damn i never get tired of this song.
And this was just a jam .... lightning in a bottle
First song I bought, think the flip side was Spanish is the loving tongue, here I am at 74 still listening to Bob!!
76 here, listening since 1963 😊
Lyrics:
What’s the matter with me
I don’t have much to say
Daylight sneakin’ through the window
And I’m still in this all-night café
Walkin’ to and fro beneath the moon
Out to where the trucks are rollin’ slow
To sit down on this bank of sand
And watch the river flow
Wish I was back in the city
Instead of this old bank of sand
With the sun beating down over the chimney tops
And the one I love so close at hand
If I had wings and I could fly
I know where I would go
But right now I’ll just sit here so contentedly
And watch the river flow
People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah
Makes you stop and all wonder why
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
Who just couldn’t help but cry
Oh, this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow
And as long as it does I’ll just sit here
And watch the river flow
People disagreeing everywhere you look
Makes you wanna stop and read a book
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
That was really shook
But this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow
And as long as it does I’ll just sit here
And watch the river flow
Watch the river flow
Watchin’ the river flow
Watchin’ the river flow
But I’ll sit down on this bank of sand
And watch the river flow
blessya, sir+
Grateful
did you actually sit and write all that down? You must really like this song...
me too
No matter what happens in life we can always go and watch the river flow
I don't care the year, this song is pure 🔥
Fantasticly sung by Dylan🌺❣️🌺🎶💃🕺🌷🎶👌🌹💫Lets dance💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🎶🌹🌺🎶💫👌🌞💫🎶❣️🌺
Jesse Ed Davis just KILLS it on lead guitar. Just a fantastic song all around. Quite possibly my favorite Dylan song. Well I guess I can't really say that. There are just too many great ones. But this one is right up there...
Yes, the wonderful Jesse Ed. We miss him .
Outstanding.
it is my favorite for sure.. George Camp Webster NY
Yeah, he's got all the time in the world and that raggedy standard tuning slide is a lesson in how much is enough..
...it's always been my favorite 🎉
Dylan and Leon own my heart forever 💘💘
Blues, country, folk, gospel, jazz, and rock are genres of music that Bob Dylan did, and he does it so well. Watching The River Flow is a fine example of Bob Dylan's blues sensibilities. It's a good song. Cheers!
...and boogie...
Jazz? When?
My favorite Dylan tune! Well, one of them!!
Yes👍
It is impossible to decide what Dylan or Beatles song for that matter.
It's tricky to name a favourite Dylan song, but this one is definitely high on my list ...
I tried to make a 'best of' for Dylan for my iPod and I couldn't get it under 45 songs and more than 3 hours lol Same problem with the Beatles, Ramones and Pink Floyd. What songs do you leave off?? Impossible mission.
Has never been a Bob Dylan fan... but I heard this on the oldies station the other day and it brought me back to when I was probably five years old when my dad used to play this 45 on a record player. What an awesome song and the memories it brings back 50 years ago. What an awesome Jam!!!
Maybe you should rediscover Dylan's amazing catalog. You might be surprised in how much you will like ,but be aware, you might become addicted
I had this song in me Brains a few days ago... This is just GREAT!!! First time I heard it was 1990 in a cabin in Eastern Washington (Pateros) I was 14 and Mesmerized.... Still Digging me some quality BOBWORX
Think he made a point of producing this and 'Masterpiece' at the same session when he had a cold. Certainly sounds like it. Wonderful.
"people disagreeing on just about everything
makes you stop and wonder why
yesterday I saw somebody on the street
who couldn't help but cry.
So many Bob songs could have been written hours ago.
I simply love Bob Dylan.
There is no other way....
@@yamapenny5960 Love is so simple
I simply love this strangest volume of greatest hits! Hits that were never hits, but this second volume is packed with gems. Some of my very favourite Dylan tracks on here. Down In The Flood, I Shall Be Released, Tomorrow Is A Long Time, The Mighty Quinn, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, When I paint My Masterpiece, and this track!!?? Very glad the standoff has ended, and the missing tracks are mostly back again. They just put the John Wesley Harding album back up & the missing "Temporary Like Achilles" as well. Not just for Premium subscribers anymore.
You can't help but love him.
I simply believe u,I also enjoy BOBS DONT GIVE A FUCK DELIVERY
Ahh finally ....theres still a few missing tunes i love....but this ones now on you tube!
I have this particular CD. It's great. I like how Bob Dylan selected the tracks and made the order of them. On August 31, 2021, I saw a whole load more of Bob Dylan's music get uploaded to CZcams. It was awesome to see this song amongst them. Cheers! ✌️
@@dwaynewladyka577 yes absolutely i actually first heard this track on vinyl on a compilation called greatest hits vol 2....just recently i learned that leon russell carl raddle jim keltner and jesse ed davis played on it.
Quite the list of hired guns.
Glad you agree.
Ive been waiting forever
amen !!!
CZcams has to be good for something at least ...
"People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah!" More so than ever, Bob. At least we have 357 likes to one dislike. That's a pretty high rate of agreement (-:
Should be 40000 to one.
You can't argue with statistics ..
One of the most magnificent pieces of vinyl it has been my pleasure to experience. Rock on Bobby!
BOB U ARE A MUSICAL MASTERMIND,DYLAN THE DEVINE DELIVERY
I understand Dylan's importance in music, but he's never been on my radar like the Beatles (I know, I know, George loved him and he was a Wilbury...), Eric, Stones, Zep, Tom & the Heartbreakers (yes, Tom loved him, too), etc. However, I have always loved this song. It rocks, it rolls, it sways, and it floats. And that band...Leon Russell, Jesse Ed Davis, Domino, Carl Radle, Beatle Lieutenant, the solid, brilliant Jim Keltner. A great rock & roll classic.
Loved this the moment I heard the first notes!!! I wore that album OUT!!! Kelter, Leon, Jesse-Ed and Carl Radle!
Bob, you were really on form here. Can’t get enough of it. Brilliant yes. Brilliant . Thank you
always a pleasure to re-listen to this...... ahhhhh.
This also goes in the top 10.
Just heard a cover of this in the teaser trailer for Sean Baker's Anora, unbelievably excited about that film!
I think of this song as Siddhartha's anthem. The river will keep flowing, whatever we have to say or do about it.
Classic Dylan at his best!
Hi Bob , In my drinking days , I used to go to a Bar and the Band used to Play this on request Memories !🎸🎸🎸
Some nice drops today Bob
Being an author is like watching the river flow? No wonder this song os so great, Leon Russell!
Maybe the most kick ass blues guitar ever played. Thankful I got to hear it..
I used'ta listen to this 50 years ago in Germany with my best buddy...Bob Dylan 's Greatest Hits Vol 2 IIRC..I became big Dylan fan..used'ta know all the lyrics by heart...
It's really a difficult choice but this is my favorite Dylan tune, it ages like fine wine with me ❤
Me too Andy... also "don't think twice, it's alright" ... Besides song-writing, Dylan needs to be recognized for his fine mastery of finger-pickin as well.
Finally ! Finally ! Finally Watching .... on this channel !!!
Yeah, I had the Greatest HIts Vol. II and grateful that I could have it. A 70's I don't hear about much.
Bob killing it again!
This was the opening song he played when me and my buddy saw him in Canton, Ohio in 2009. His ultra-gravelly old man voice really added more to the track than this version
Differnt strokes...
wow I'm from canton originally where did he play? The Palace theatre?
It has been just less than a month since I knew this man but I have fallen in love with him-his songs and his background.
Heard this first on release. Still listening 23 July 2022 -it hit 97 degrees in Ulster County, today. I'm...
Probably one of my fav Dylan songs 🤙😎
Hell yeah good foot stompin Dylan music
This was a hit in the Netherlands!
Serieus?? Wanneer dan?? ( ik was 15 toen ik desire hoorde, een gitaar vd muur trok en het intro van hurricane mee rammelde)
Thank you 😁🎶😁...The 1st record I ever bought, when I was 14 ❤
1 Year Later!...And i am out of Storage , and able to play my records again 👍💿♥️👍🎶❤️..
Blessed Bob..
Jesse Ed Davis gorgeous slide guitar perfect partner to Leon’s piano.
Amazing. Just amazing.
Love this song so much! ❤✌️🙏💯🌹
I’ve seen a clip of Leon Russel’s Hall of Fame Acceptance speech in which he says he once asked Dylan how he wrote his songs. Dylan said there’s nothing to it and wrote Watching the River Flow and When I Paint my Masterpiece in about 15 minutes to illustrate his point.
automatic songwriting. zimmy was good at that....
He's simply a genius, if u ask me!
If I remember that right this best of was personal done by Bob[Song order etc]Well done👌
fabulous song!
this is excellent. . Get Rita Coolidge on background vocals, and it's a masterpiece. . .
Great tune....long way from Times They Are a Changing
Beautiful
The Shakespeare of lyric writers
Been one of my favorites since the first time I heard it. Freshman year of high school on the jukebox in the cafeteria, It was the b side of Lay Lady Lay
Great great song.
Love this song
Changed things around for me!
You all missed the message under the surface.
Truly an innovative genius that was unrecognized until recent years.
AWESOME
The Tulsa Sound, plain and simple!
Finally
another great one
Absolutely. Bob Dylan's compositions are great. Cheers!
Good feeling.
A delicious jazz blues ... Thanks for available to us...
@Bob Dylan Well... The love create this magic feeling betwen people even they are very distant and never one could see another. In the Bob Dylan's case, he is a star very bright and can see all the people around the world through the news and comments and crowded concerts of him. So there are a mutual good feeling betwen Bob and his fans that love him. God bless you and everyone.🙏🌼🌼🎸🎶😘💖
@Bob Dylan Sorry... I cannot. Have a good night.🎸🌟
I have only ever seen this tune on greatest hits volume two back in the day.
Nice one. Thank you
What's the matter with me
I can't really say
Standing on these darkened windows
From an all-night café
Lookin' over the moon
And watching the trucks go rollin' slow
I'ma sit on this bank of sand
And watch the river flow
🎵🎶🎵🎶
Wish I was back in the city
Instead of this bunch of sand
With the sun streaking down over the chimney tops
And the one I love so close at hand
Said if I had wings and I could fly
I know where I would go
But until that day, I'm gonna sit right here
And watch the river flow
People disagreeing on everything
Makes you stop and wonder why
Why only yesterday
I met somebody who couldn't help but cry
But this ol' world
Keeps on and slowly going
So I'm gonna sit here on this bank of sand
And watch the river flow
🎸🎸🎸🎸
Say folks disagreeing on everything
Makes you wanna stop and write a book
Say I saw somebody down the street
Who was really sure
Saying that this ol' world
Will keep rolling on you know
So I'm gonna sit right on this bank of sand
And watch the river flow
Watch the river flow
Said I'll watch the river flow
Yeah, sit up out on this sand
And watch the river flow
Here in Leith, Scotland.....watching the Water of Leith flow.
Formidable!!
Love you Bob 😎✌️🎶💕
From "WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW" by Bob Dylan:
Oh, this ol' river keeps on rollin', though,
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow,
I have this on a 2CD Japanese set. It has the best sounding version of I'll Be Your Baby Tonight. Nice full low end.
Excellent
Ufff...makes my mind blow...
after over 5 years of looking for this on youtube someone finally had the nerve to upload it. you find live versions all over the place but couldn't find the studio version so THANKS to this channel! is there an album version of this song?
i have this song on THIS album and on CD. now i can finally add it to my online collection. i have a collection of EXCELLENT music that goes back over century. actually a couple of hundred years if you count the classical compositions. i have THE BEST collection of THE BEST music online! mainly, only upbeat, popular, rare and exciting music is in my collection. NO BS! one rap song, one disco song, NO boy band crap, no j-pop or k-pop crap, and otherwise PURE and REAL music fearturing the best song writers and musicians ever to be recorded and categorized by decade and genre.
i love HISTORY and i was first introduced to history THROUGH MUSIC! good music is good music regardless of when it was written or recorded. too bad most of today's music is so unworthy of serious contemplation or inclusion. but there are some but you really gotta look for 'em. i'm happy to share my collection with ANYONE who loves REALLY GOOD music!
It's on Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol 2 lp...that's the only one.
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@@RaxOldies ... yep, i know. it was one of the best songs on that double album. in fact i bought that double album just for that ONE song.
i'm glad its now, finally, available on youtube. its completed my dylan collection. i know have over 700 songs, and albums, in my digital music collection thanks to youtube. the free music available on youtube is just about its only redeeming value. so, THANKS youtube. you're at least doing one thing right!
love 💜
I like this one best
Whats the matter with me … sssstill… mooooon… rollling… bag of sanddddd..
ciddy…. So close at hand.. Beautifully done💃🕺🎶🌺❣️🌺❣️🌷💫🌞
Great song...if you know anything about anything.
"People disagreeing everywhere you look / Makes you wanna stop and read a book / Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street that was really shook"
All Oklahoma guys backing him Leon Russel Jesse Ed Davis Carl Radle and Jim Keltner the best!
Never heard that version, I only know the version from Shadow Kingdom this one is more in blues tradition.. in a mood of boredom and lost time stuck inside and can´t move
... Makes me wish I was in the city...
"Watching the River Flow", a blues rock song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Produced by Leon Russell, it was written and recorded during a session in March 1971 at the Blue Rock Studio in NYC, and released (as a single) on 3 June, 1971 on the Columbia label. czcams.com/video/_xRlojtDdEs/video.html
Lyrics (in full):
What’s the matter with me
I don’t have much to say
Daylight sneakin’ through the window
And I’m still in this all-night café
Walkin’ to and fro beneath the moon
Out to where the trucks are rollin’ slow
To sit down on this bank of sand
And watch the river flow
Wish I was back in the city
Instead of this old bank of sand
With the sun beating down over the chimney tops
And the one I love so close at hand
If I had wings and I could fly
I know where I would go
But right now I’ll just sit here so contentedly
And watch the river flow
People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah
Makes you stop and all wonder why
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
Who just couldn’t help but cry
Oh, this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow
And as long as it does I’ll just sit here
And watch the river flow
People disagreeing everywhere you look
Makes you wanna stop and read a book
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
That was really shook
But this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow
And as long as it does I’ll just sit here
And watch the river flow
Watch the river flow
Watchin’ the river flow
Watchin’ the river flow
But I’ll sit down on this bank of sand
And watch the river flow
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
Personnel: Bob Dylan (vocal), Leon Russell (acoustic piano, production), Jesse Ed Davis (electric guitar), Carl Radle (called Charlie Radle on the session notes - electric bass), Jim Keltner (drums).
Copyright © 1971 by Big Sky Music; renewed 1999 by Big Sky Music
Thank-you so much for this information. I always wondered if this was recorded before or after the Concert for Bangladesh (August 1971). Now I know. It's no wonder that Leon plays (bass guitar) on the Bob Dylan set on the Concert for Bangladesh. I'm sure now that Leon's presence contributed to Bob's decision to perform live that day. By the way, the other musicians (Jim Keltner, Jesse Ed Davis, and Carl Radle) from the March sessions were also on stage (if needed).
"Yesterday I saw somebody on the street that was REALLY SHOOK"
It's a great line ..
Tq
Jesse Ed Davis🔥🎸
🐐
How about Leon Russell on piano?
Cant wait to get ot put of Storage 🙏
Listen to Leon rocking that piano!