Bob Dylan-The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll - Grand Rapids 050989

In memory of Hattie Carroll b.03.03.1911 d.09.02.1963
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll
With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger
At a Baltimore hotel society gath’rin’
And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him
As they rode him in custody down to the station
And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
Take the rag away from your face
Now ain’t the time for your tears
William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years
Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres
With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him
And high office relations in the politics of Maryland
Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders
And swear words and sneering, and his tongue it was snarling
In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
Take the rag away from your face
Now ain’t the time for your tears
Hattie Carroll was a maid of the kitchen
She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children
Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage
And never sat once at the head of the table
And didn’t even talk to the people at the table
Who just cleaned up all the food from the table
And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level
Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane
That sailed through the air and came down through the room
Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle
And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
Take the rag away from your face
Now ain’t the time for your tears
In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel
To show that all’s equal and that the courts are on the level
And that the strings in the books ain’t pulled and persuaded
And that even the nobles get properly handled
Once that the cops have chased after and caught ’em
And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom
Stared at the person who killed for no reason
Who just happened to be feelin’ that way without warnin’
And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished
And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance
William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence
Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
Bury the rag deep in your face
For now’s the time for your tears
Copyright
© 1964, 1966 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1992, 1994 by Special Rider Music

[@Mohammad_Magdy14]

I always see this song as an act of kindness from Bob. 💖
Thank You for sharing this sweet masterpiece with us !

[@goodnitesteve]

Excellent rendition

[@randytolen9531]

Incredible performance....one of the best I've ever heard/scene of this great song.

[@targarosko]

what a wonderful song !!!! but this interpretation gives full measure of his immense talent excellent music too .... his harmonica drives me crazy !!!!! .. thank you for making the start of my Sunday with Bob .... good Sunday to you too ♥♥♥

[@telabib]

What a great song.

[@edicamon8486]

Only a six-month sentence for the Hattie's killer? The rich men have a lot of advantages. Thank you so much woolhall for posting.

[@telabib]

Dylan is indeed unique, i don't know of anyone who could deliver that song like that.

[@robertpender671]

William Zantzinger was sentenced to a “6 Month Sentence” on Aug 28 1963 Which was the same day as The March on Washington and MLK’s “I Have A Dream Speech”.

[@felichia808]

Thank you for sharing this fantastic performance.

[@woolhall]

Thanks I'll be uploading 3 others tonight.

[@felichia808]

@@woolhall Aloha! Thanks for the update 💖💖💖

[@woolhall]

Aloha, your very welcome, guessing your weather is slightly better than our Manchester, UK storms tonight ?

[@felichia808]

@@woolhall Well, Hawaii does have better weather than UK right now, but the current temperature is low for Hawaii, which means summer is going to once again be unbearably humid. I hope you are staying warm in Manchester 💖! Sending you 🌞🌞🌞🌞!

[@woolhall]

I would ( if it were possible ) trade some cold ,wet rain for a few days of humid heat. Anyway back to reality, thanks for watching my uploads ( mostly mine ) glad you like them, take care and have a good weekend.
Woolhall

[@wen883]

❤️

[@user-is4jf8yr4z]

The master.

[@MartinFGayford]

Dylan has the most hair of the 60s