Bob Dylan – Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues Lyrics  Share

I saw it advertised one day,
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^,,
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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.
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