IT TAKES A LOT TO LAUGH

Words & Music by Bob Dylan

Album: Live At Keystone



Intro:

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Well, I drive a mailtrain, mama,

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     Can't buy   a    thrill
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Well, I've been up all night, mama,
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    Leanin' on the window sill
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If I die on top of the hill
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And if I don't make it,    you know my ba   by  will

Don't the moon look good,
Shinin' through the trees?
Don't the brakeman look good, mama,
Flagging down the "Double E"?
Don't the sun look good goin' down over the sea?
Don't my gal look fine when she's comin' after me?

Wintertime is coming, the windows are filled with frost
I went to tell everybody, but I could not get across
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby, don't wanna be your boss
Don't say I never warned you when your train gets lost