Bob Dylan — Roll on John (with video)

I have put this together — Bob Dylan's song Roll on John, with footage of Bob Dylan and John Lennon together in a taxi in 1966. /
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Roll on John
Doctor, doctor, tell me the time of day
Another bottle’s empty, another penny spent
He turned around and he slowly walked away
They shot him in the back and down he went
Shine your light
Move it on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

From the Liverpool docks to the red light Hamburg streets
Down in the quarry with the Quarrymen
Playing to the big crowds, playing to the cheap seats
Another day in the life on your way to your journey’s end
Shine your light
Move it on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Sailing through the trade winds bound for the South
Rags on your back just like any other slave
They tied your hands and they clamped your mouth
Wasn’t no way out of that deep, dark cave
Shine your light
Move it on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

I heard the news today, oh boy
They hauled your ship up on the shore
Now the city gone dark, there is no more joy
They tore the heart right out and cut it to the core
Shine your light
Move it on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Put down your bags and get ‘em packed
Leave right now, you won’t be far from wrong
The sooner you go, the quicker you’ll be back
You been cooped up on an island far too long
Shine your light
Move it on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Slow down, you’re moving way too fast
Come together right now over me
Your bones are weary, you’re about to breathe your last
Lord, you know how hard that it can be
Shine your light
Move it on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John
Roll on John, roll through the rain and snow
Take the right hand road and go where the buffalo roam
They’ll trap you in an ambush ‘fore you know
Too late now to sail back home
Shine your light
Move it on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Tyger, tyger, burning bright
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
In the forest of the night
Cover him over, and let him sleep
Shine your light
Move it on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John
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Copyright © 2012 by Special Rider Music
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The closing track from Bob Dylan's 2012 album, Tempest
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[dizzydylan]

Great tune by Bob, a very under the radar tune but a diamond of a song! Roll on John❤

[martineldritch]

That car ride together was only a short time away from Dylan's motorcycle accident (he wouldn't tour again for 10 years) and the Beatles very last concert in Candlestick Park. They burned so bright.

[adrianobonaldi]

Infinito Bob . Credo che questo testo possa essere considerato uno dei più emozionanti di Dylan !!!

[lauraeliot]

Thank you so much for posting. It's such a poignant song from a friend to a friend. Dylan looks at the world through a very unique lens. To the benefit of us all. May John rest in peace.

[davidwak]

Two giants who looked at each other and understood each other.

[sergiorighetto]

Due geni in auto insieme, il mondo dice grazie...

[corneliakapelinski]

A late farewell but good things take time to grow. That song appears with the fantastic " Tempest" album 2012, may be it's written years ago- who knows, but I think it ' s a personal project from the button of the heart. Convinces in all categories.

[marekfilan]

Good call, I thought about doing almost the same thing. "Tyger, tyger"

[armandoherrera]

Mis dos calmantes mentales😢😂asta que me duerma todo es un sueño