Drifter S Escape lyrics

by Bob Dylan

`Oh, help me in my weakness,`
I heard the drifter say,
As they carried him from the courtroom
And were taking him away.
`My trip hasn`t been a pleasant one
And my time it isn`t long,
And I still do not know
What it was that I`ve done wrong.`

Well, the judge, he cast his robe aside,
A tear came to his eye,
`You fail to understand,` he said,
`Why must you even try?`
Outside, the crowd was stirring,
You could hear it from the door.
Inside, the judge was stepping down,
While the jury cried for more.

`Oh, stop that cursed jury,`
Cried the attendant and the nurse,
`The trial was bad enough,
But this is ten times worse.`
Just then a bolt of lightning
Struck the courthouse out of shape,
And while ev`rybody knelt to pray
The drifter did escape.
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