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The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985, 2021 (written 1980)
Written by Bob Dylan
An outtake from Shot Of Love, this song is a Bo Diddley shuffle overlaid with rocking guitar and wailing sax. The price of love is going up, the bard reflects. And if you don't pay, there's always another sucker who will. As is often the case, the lyrics are rather recondite. "Come down, baby, I'm bark to wood / Found a snake in the neighborhood." And if that weren't enough: "Leave the valley, and across the ridge / Write up a note that I need your head." Perhaps these were just nonce lyrics, like "Scrambled Eggs" for "Yesterday."
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