"I was born in the desert, raised in a lion’s den
I was born in the desert, raised in a lion’s den
My number one occupation, stealin’ women from other men
Well, I’m a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and I gone for good
Well, I’m a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and I gone for good
Well the sheriff couldn’t catch me, but his little girl sure wished she could
Now the doctor called me crazy, some says I am some says I ain’t
Now the doctor called me crazy, some says I am some says I ain’t
Yes and the preacher man call me sinner, but his little girl call me a saint
Well, a couple shots of whiskey, women round here start looking good Well a couple more shots of whiskey, women round here start looking good
A couple more shots of whiskey, I’m going down to Minglewood..."
"The New Minglewood Blues," as performed by Dylan on June 24, 1996 in Differdange, Luxembourg. The performance takes its arrangement and lyrics directly from the Grateful Dead's live act, the Dead being the authors of this particular version of a song whose roots go back to the mid-1920s Memphis blues scene. Download Dylan's cover of the song here, or view the youtube of the Grateful Dead performing it here. (Minglewood, or Menglewood, was a company mill town north of Memphis with a reputation for wild living.)
