The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll by Bob Dylan

William (1)__________________ (2)____________ poor Hattie Carroll
With a cane (3)________ he (4)______________ (5)____________ his diamond ring finger
At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin'.
And the cops were (6)____________ in and his weapon took from him
As they rode him in custody down to the station
And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder.
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face.
Now ain't the time for your tears.

William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years
Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres
With rich (7)______________ parents who (8)______________ and protect him
And high (9)____________ relations in the politics of Maryland,
Reacted to his (10)________ (11)________ a shrug of his shoulders
And swear words and sneering, and his tongue it was snarling,
In a matter of minutes on (12)________ was out walking.
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face.
Now ain't the time for your tears.

Hattie Carroll was a (13)________ of the kitchen.
She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children
Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage
And (14)__________ sat once at the (15)________ of the table
And didn't even talk to the (16)____________ at the table
Who just cleaned up all the food from the table
And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level,
Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane
That sailed (17)______________ the air and came down through the room,
Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle.
And she (18)__________ done (19)______________ to William Zanzinger.
But you who philosophize disgrace and (20)__________________ all fears,
Take the rag (21)________ from (22)________ face.
Now ain't the time for your tears.

In the courtroom of honor, the (23)__________ pounded his gavel
To show that all's equal and (24)________ the (25)____________ are on the level
And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded
And that even the nobles get properly handled
Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em
And that the (26)____________ of law has no top and no bottom,
Stared at the person who (27)____________ for no reason
Who just (28)________________ to be feelin' that way without warnin'.
And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished,
And handed out strongly, for (29)______________ and repentance,
William Zanzinger (30)________ a six-month sentence.
Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Bury the rag deep in your face
For now's the time for your tears.

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