Ruben Remus — текст песни (Bob Dylan)

(by j.r. robertson and r. manuel)



Wrote a letter this mornin,

Put it in your hat,

cause no one to read it

And I know you knew that.

I bought a joke, a trick or two,

Just to bring and show you,

Caught ya with the trickster too.

Sometimes I wonder how ya knew

A hypnotist, fancytalker,

Ruben remus aint no doctor



I knew the man and tried to remember

Just where it was that Id seen his face.

Long ago, in a movie show,

He was like that man singin bass.

Knew him by his nursry rhyme:

The story of the rabbit man.

Fell right in and said to him:

"id like to help you if I can."

I know the film would only shock ya,

Ruben remus aint no doctor!



He only needed what you had,

Asked for nothing more,

Said hed like to take you on,

But its been done before.

You couldnt see hes a travelin man

And he cannot take your hand.

Its very hard to understand

Why his songs were never banned.

Guess the man would never knock ya,

Ruben remus aint no doctor!



No one seen ya since hes been gone,

Its been a day, maybe more.

I took a walk in your yard

And knocked on your back door.

Why dont you let me in?

Im not the man who did ya in.

Is mr. remus still your friend?

You say you dont remember him.

Turn me down, would ya?

Well, Ive got news for you.

Turn me down would ya,

Cant ya tell

Im gonna change your mind before im... trough...