The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll by Bob Dylan

William (1)__________________ killed (2)________ (3)____________ Carroll
With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger
At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin'.
And the cops were called in and his weapon took (4)________ 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 (5)________ 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 wealthy parents who provide and (6)______________ him
And (7)________ office relations in the politics of Maryland,
Reacted to his deed with a (8)__________ of his shoulders
And swear words and sneering, and his tongue it was snarling,
In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking.
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face.
Now ain't the (9)________ for your tears.

Hattie (10)______________ was a maid 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 never sat once at the head of the table
And didn't even (11)________ to the people at the table
Who just (12)______________ up all the food from the table
And emptied the ashtrays on a whole (13)__________ level,
Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane
That sailed through the air and came down through the room,
Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle.
And she never done (14)______________ to William Zanzinger.
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag (15)________ from your face.
Now ain't the (16)________ for your tears.

In the courtroom of honor, the judge (17)______________ his gavel
To show that all's (18)__________ and that the courts 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 (19)____________ after and caught 'em
And that the (20)____________ of law has no top and no bottom,
Stared at the person who killed for no reason
Who just happened to be feelin' (21)________ way without warnin'.
And he (22)__________ through his cloak, most deep and distinguished,
And (23)____________ out strongly, for penalty and repentance,
William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence.
Oh, but you who (24)________________________ disgrace and (25)__________________ all fears,
Bury the rag (26)________ in your face
For now's the time for your tears.

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