Nettie Moore
"Nettie Moore" is a folk love song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released in 2006 as the eighth track on his album Modern Times. It is characterized by unusually spare (for late-period Dylan) musical backing and a memorable vocal melody that sees Dylan's voice rise and fall with the delivery of each line in the verse. As with much of Dylan's 21st-century output, he produced the song himself under the pseudonym Jack Frost.
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| Released | August 29, 2006
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| Recorded | February 2006
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| Studio | Clinton Recording, New York City
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| Length | 6:53
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| Songwriter | Bob Dylan
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| Producer | Bob Dylan (as Jack Frost)
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Lyrics
Some thing`s out of whack
Blues this morning falling down like hail
Gonna leave a greasy trail
Gonna travel the world is what I`m gonna do
Then come back and see you.
All I ever do is struggle and strive.
If I don`t do anybody any harm, I might make it back home alive.
I`m the oldest son of a crazy man,
I`m in a cowboy band
Got a pile of sins to pay for and I ain`t got time to hide
I`d walk through a blazing fire, baby, if I knew you was on the other side
Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
And my happiness is over
Winter`s gone, the river`s on the rise
I loved you then, and ever shall
But there`s no one left here to tell
The world has gone black before my eyes
Well, the world of research has gone berserk
Too much paperwork
Albert`s in the graveyard, Frankie`s raising hell
I`m beginning to believe what the scriptures tell
I`ve gone where the Southern crosses The Yellow Dog
Get away from all these demagogues
And these bad luck women stick like glue
It`s either one or the other or neither of the two
She says, "Look out, Daddy, don`t want you to tear your pants.
You could get wrecked in this dance."
They say whisky will kill you, but I don`t think it will
I`m riding with you to the top of the hill
Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
And my happiness is over
Winter`s gone, the river`s on the rise
I loved you then, and ever shall
But there`s no one left here to tell
The world has gone black before my eyes
Don`t know why my baby never looked so good before
Don`t have to wonder no more
She`s been cooking all day, it going to take me all night
I can`t eat all that stuff in a single bite
The judge`s coming in, everybody rise
Lift up your eyes
You can do what you please, you don`t need my advice
Before you call me any dirty names, you better think twice
Getting light outside, the temperature dropped
I think the rain has stopped
I`m going make you come to grips with fate
When I`m through with you, you`ll learn to keep your business straight
Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
And my happiness is over
Winter`s gone, the river`s on the rise
I loved you then, and ever shall
But there`s no one left here to tell
The world has gone black before my eyes
The bright spark of the steady lights
Has dimmed my sights
When you`re around me all my grief gives away
A life time with you is like some heavenly day
Everything I`ve ever known to be right has been proven wrong
I`ll be drifting along
The woman I`m loving she rules my heart
No knife could ever cut our love apart.
Today I`ll stand in faith and raise
The voice of praise
The sun is strong, I`m standing in the light
I wish to God that it were night
The world has gone black before my eyes.
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