Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (take 14, 2/17/1966, complete)
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Ah, the rag man, he draws circles
Up and down the block
I'd ask him what the matter was
But I know he doesn't talk
And the ladies treat me kindly
And furnish me with tape
But deep inside my heart
I know I can't escape
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Ah, Shakespeare, he's in the alley
With his pointed shoes and his bells
Speaking to some French girl
Who says she knows me well
And I would send a message
To find out if she talked
But the post office has been stolen
And the mailbox is locked
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now, Mona tried to tell me
To stay away from the train line
She said that all the railroad men
Are gonna drink my blood like wine
And I said, "Oh, I didn't know that
But then again, there's only one I've met
And he just smoked my eyelid
And punched my cigarette"
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Whoa, grandpa died last week
Now he's buried in the rocks
Everybody's talking about
How badly they were shocked
But me, I expected it to happen
I saw him lose control
When he built a fire on Main Street
And shot it full of holes
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now the senator came here
Showing everyone his gun
Handing out free tickets
To the wedding of his son
And me, I nearly got busted
Wouldn't it be my luck
To get caught without a ticket
And to be found beneath a truck?
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now the preacher looks so baffled
When I asked him why he dressed
With 20 pounds of headlines
Stapled to his chest
But he cursed me when I whispered
And said, "No, you're not, you can't hide
You see, you're just like me
I hope you're satisfied"
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now the rain man gave me two cures
Then he said, "Jump right in"
The one of it was Texas medicine
The other was just railroad gin
And like a fool, I mixed them
And it strangled up my mind
And now people just get uglier
And I have no sense of time
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Poor Ruthie says come see her
Honky-tonk lagoon
I can watch her waltz for me free
'Neath her Panamanian moon
And I say, "Aw, come on now
You know about my debutante"
And she says, "Your debutante just knows what you need
But I know what you want"
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now all the bricks are flying
Where the neon madmen climb
They're lyin' on the street so perfectly
It all seems so well-timed
While here I sit so patiently
Waiting to find out the price
One has to go through to get out of
Going through all these things twice
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Up and down the block
I'd ask him what the matter was
But I know he doesn't talk
And the ladies treat me kindly
And furnish me with tape
But deep inside my heart
I know I can't escape
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Ah, Shakespeare, he's in the alley
With his pointed shoes and his bells
Speaking to some French girl
Who says she knows me well
And I would send a message
To find out if she talked
But the post office has been stolen
And the mailbox is locked
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now, Mona tried to tell me
To stay away from the train line
She said that all the railroad men
Are gonna drink my blood like wine
And I said, "Oh, I didn't know that
But then again, there's only one I've met
And he just smoked my eyelid
And punched my cigarette"
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Whoa, grandpa died last week
Now he's buried in the rocks
Everybody's talking about
How badly they were shocked
But me, I expected it to happen
I saw him lose control
When he built a fire on Main Street
And shot it full of holes
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now the senator came here
Showing everyone his gun
Handing out free tickets
To the wedding of his son
And me, I nearly got busted
Wouldn't it be my luck
To get caught without a ticket
And to be found beneath a truck?
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now the preacher looks so baffled
When I asked him why he dressed
With 20 pounds of headlines
Stapled to his chest
But he cursed me when I whispered
And said, "No, you're not, you can't hide
You see, you're just like me
I hope you're satisfied"
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now the rain man gave me two cures
Then he said, "Jump right in"
The one of it was Texas medicine
The other was just railroad gin
And like a fool, I mixed them
And it strangled up my mind
And now people just get uglier
And I have no sense of time
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Poor Ruthie says come see her
Honky-tonk lagoon
I can watch her waltz for me free
'Neath her Panamanian moon
And I say, "Aw, come on now
You know about my debutante"
And she says, "Your debutante just knows what you need
But I know what you want"
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Now all the bricks are flying
Where the neon madmen climb
They're lyin' on the street so perfectly
It all seems so well-timed
While here I sit so patiently
Waiting to find out the price
One has to go through to get out of
Going through all these things twice
Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.67] Ah, the rag man, he draws circles
[00:11.99] Up and down the block
[00:15.40] I'd ask him what the matter was
[00:18.82] But I know he doesn't talk
[00:22.22] And the ladies treat me kindly
[00:26.42] And furnish me with tape
[00:29.80] But deep inside my heart
[00:33.20] I know I can't escape
[00:38.16] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[00:43.96] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[00:47.84] With the Memphis blues again
[00:53.01] Ah, Shakespeare, he's in the alley
[00:57.27] With his pointed shoes and his bells
[01:01.51] Speaking to some French girl
[01:04.52] Who says she knows me well
[01:08.45] And I would send a message
[01:11.94] To find out if she talked
[01:15.81] But the post office has been stolen
[01:19.15] And the mailbox is locked
[01:23.68] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[01:29.63] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[01:33.36] With the Memphis blues again
[01:38.65] Now, Mona tried to tell me
[01:43.19] To stay away from the train line
[01:46.82] She said that all the railroad men
[01:50.16] Are gonna drink my blood like wine
[01:54.27] And I said, "Oh, I didn't know that
[01:57.35] But then again, there's only one I've met
[02:01.36] And he just smoked my eyelid
[02:04.60] And punched my cigarette"
[02:08.77] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[02:15.23] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[02:18.90] With the Memphis blues again
[02:24.37] Whoa, grandpa died last week
[02:28.45] Now he's buried in the rocks
[02:32.52] Everybody's talking about
[02:35.80] How badly they were shocked
[02:39.66] But me, I expected it to happen
[02:43.31] I saw him lose control
[02:46.57] When he built a fire on Main Street
[02:50.21] And shot it full of holes
[02:53.96] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[03:00.58] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[03:04.09] With the Memphis blues again
[03:09.87] Now the senator came here
[03:13.80] Showing everyone his gun
[03:17.53] Handing out free tickets
[03:20.81] To the wedding of his son
[03:24.51] And me, I nearly got busted
[03:28.38] Wouldn't it be my luck
[03:31.60] To get caught without a ticket
[03:34.95] And to be found beneath a truck?
[03:39.05] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[03:45.45] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[03:49.15] With the Memphis blues again
[03:54.78] Now the preacher looks so baffled
[03:58.52] When I asked him why he dressed
[04:02.22] With 20 pounds of headlines
[04:05.73] Stapled to his chest
[04:09.18] But he cursed me when I whispered
[04:11.94] And said, "No, you're not, you can't hide
[04:16.30] You see, you're just like me
[04:19.92] I hope you're satisfied"
[04:23.53] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[04:30.18] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[04:33.67] With the Memphis blues again
[04:39.06] Now the rain man gave me two cures
[04:43.19] Then he said, "Jump right in"
[04:46.93] The one of it was Texas medicine
[04:50.17] The other was just railroad gin
[04:53.97] And like a fool, I mixed them
[04:57.35] And it strangled up my mind
[05:00.83] And now people just get uglier
[05:04.45] And I have no sense of time
[05:07.94] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[05:14.60] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[05:18.36] With the Memphis blues again
[05:24.07] Poor Ruthie says come see her
[05:27.71] Honky-tonk lagoon
[05:31.78] I can watch her waltz for me free
[05:35.25] 'Neath her Panamanian moon
[05:38.41] And I say, "Aw, come on now
[05:41.93] You know about my debutante"
[05:45.31] And she says, "Your debutante just knows what you need
[05:48.77] But I know what you want"
[05:52.39] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[05:58.89] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[06:02.49] With the Memphis blues again
[06:08.22] Now all the bricks are flying
[06:11.73] Where the neon madmen climb
[06:15.58] They're lyin' on the street so perfectly
[06:18.75] It all seems so well-timed
[06:22.44] While here I sit so patiently
[06:26.10] Waiting to find out the price
[06:29.69] One has to go through to get out of
[06:33.12] Going through all these things twice
[06:36.78] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[06:43.05] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[06:46.72] With the Memphis blues again
[06:50.92]
[00:11.99] Up and down the block
[00:15.40] I'd ask him what the matter was
[00:18.82] But I know he doesn't talk
[00:22.22] And the ladies treat me kindly
[00:26.42] And furnish me with tape
[00:29.80] But deep inside my heart
[00:33.20] I know I can't escape
[00:38.16] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[00:43.96] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[00:47.84] With the Memphis blues again
[00:53.01] Ah, Shakespeare, he's in the alley
[00:57.27] With his pointed shoes and his bells
[01:01.51] Speaking to some French girl
[01:04.52] Who says she knows me well
[01:08.45] And I would send a message
[01:11.94] To find out if she talked
[01:15.81] But the post office has been stolen
[01:19.15] And the mailbox is locked
[01:23.68] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[01:29.63] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[01:33.36] With the Memphis blues again
[01:38.65] Now, Mona tried to tell me
[01:43.19] To stay away from the train line
[01:46.82] She said that all the railroad men
[01:50.16] Are gonna drink my blood like wine
[01:54.27] And I said, "Oh, I didn't know that
[01:57.35] But then again, there's only one I've met
[02:01.36] And he just smoked my eyelid
[02:04.60] And punched my cigarette"
[02:08.77] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[02:15.23] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[02:18.90] With the Memphis blues again
[02:24.37] Whoa, grandpa died last week
[02:28.45] Now he's buried in the rocks
[02:32.52] Everybody's talking about
[02:35.80] How badly they were shocked
[02:39.66] But me, I expected it to happen
[02:43.31] I saw him lose control
[02:46.57] When he built a fire on Main Street
[02:50.21] And shot it full of holes
[02:53.96] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[03:00.58] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[03:04.09] With the Memphis blues again
[03:09.87] Now the senator came here
[03:13.80] Showing everyone his gun
[03:17.53] Handing out free tickets
[03:20.81] To the wedding of his son
[03:24.51] And me, I nearly got busted
[03:28.38] Wouldn't it be my luck
[03:31.60] To get caught without a ticket
[03:34.95] And to be found beneath a truck?
[03:39.05] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[03:45.45] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[03:49.15] With the Memphis blues again
[03:54.78] Now the preacher looks so baffled
[03:58.52] When I asked him why he dressed
[04:02.22] With 20 pounds of headlines
[04:05.73] Stapled to his chest
[04:09.18] But he cursed me when I whispered
[04:11.94] And said, "No, you're not, you can't hide
[04:16.30] You see, you're just like me
[04:19.92] I hope you're satisfied"
[04:23.53] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[04:30.18] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[04:33.67] With the Memphis blues again
[04:39.06] Now the rain man gave me two cures
[04:43.19] Then he said, "Jump right in"
[04:46.93] The one of it was Texas medicine
[04:50.17] The other was just railroad gin
[04:53.97] And like a fool, I mixed them
[04:57.35] And it strangled up my mind
[05:00.83] And now people just get uglier
[05:04.45] And I have no sense of time
[05:07.94] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[05:14.60] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[05:18.36] With the Memphis blues again
[05:24.07] Poor Ruthie says come see her
[05:27.71] Honky-tonk lagoon
[05:31.78] I can watch her waltz for me free
[05:35.25] 'Neath her Panamanian moon
[05:38.41] And I say, "Aw, come on now
[05:41.93] You know about my debutante"
[05:45.31] And she says, "Your debutante just knows what you need
[05:48.77] But I know what you want"
[05:52.39] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[05:58.89] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[06:02.49] With the Memphis blues again
[06:08.22] Now all the bricks are flying
[06:11.73] Where the neon madmen climb
[06:15.58] They're lyin' on the street so perfectly
[06:18.75] It all seems so well-timed
[06:22.44] While here I sit so patiently
[06:26.10] Waiting to find out the price
[06:29.69] One has to go through to get out of
[06:33.12] Going through all these things twice
[06:36.78] Oh, mama, can this really be the end?
[06:43.05] To be stuck inside of Mobile
[06:46.72] With the Memphis blues again
[06:50.92]