Bob Dylan - Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues Lyrics
Bear Mountain picnic was comin'' my way.
"Come along ''n'' take a trip,
We''ll bring you up there on a ship.
Bring the wife and kids
Bring the whole family."
Yippee!
Well, I run right down ''n'' bought a ticket
To this Bear Mountain Picnic.
But little did I realize
I was in for a picnic surprise.
Had nothin'' to do with mountains.
I didn''t even come close to a bear.
Took the wife ''n'' kids down to the pier,
Six thousand people there,
Everybody had ticket for the trip.
"Oh well." I said, "it''s a pretty big ship.
Besides, anyway, the more the merrier."
Well, we all got on ''n'' what d''ya think,
That big old boat started t'' sink
More people kept a-pilin'' on,
That old ship was a-slowly goin'' down.
Funny way t'' start a picnic.
Well, I soon lost track of m'' kids ''n'' wife,
So many people there I never saw in m'' life
That old ship sinkin'' down in the water,
Six thousand people tryin'' t'' kill each other,
Dogs a-barkin'', cats a-meowin'',
Women screamin'', fists a-flyin'', babies cryin'',
Cops a-comin'', me a-runnin''.
Maybe we just better call off the picnic.
I got shoved down ''n'' pushed around,
All I could hear there was a screamin'' sound,
Don''t remember one thing more,
Just remember walkin'' up on a little shore,
Head busted, stomach cracked,
Feet splintered, I was bald, naked. . .
Quite lucky to be alive though.
Feelin'' like I climbed outa m'' casket,
I grabbed back hold of m'' picnic basket.
Took the wife ''n'' kids ''n'' started home,
Wishin'' I''d never got up that morn.
Now, I don''t care just what you do,
If you wanta have a picnic, that''s up t'' you.
But don''t tell me about it, I don''t wanta hear it,
''Cause, see, I just lost all m'' picnic spirit.
Stay in m'' kitchen, have m'' own picnic. . .
In the bathroom.
Now, it don''t seem to me quite so funny
What some people are gonna do f''r money.
There''s a bran'' new gimmick every day
Just t'' take somebody''s money away.
I think we oughta take some o'' these people
And put ''em on a boat, send ''em up to Bear Mountain . . .
For a picnic.