Maggie's Farm

We had Apple Week two weeks ago. To compensate for our Dylanologist's busyness with his life (and his running out of what he considers worthy live video performances), I'll post a tune daily for a little while.

If you do not appreciate Bob at the end of the week, we will gladly refund your money. Today, Blind Willie McTell. It begins:

Seen the arrow on the doorpost
Saying, "This land is condemned
All the way from New Orleans
To Jerusalem."
I traveled through East Texas
Where many martyrs fell
And I know no one can sing the blues
Like Blind Willie McTell

Entire lyrics here.

Here's the haunting 1983 tune as he recorded it (along with somebody's homemade video):

Here's a rare live performance of the song, which I do not find very satisfying: