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Clean Cut Kid 1 Bob Dylan © 1983 Special Rider Music (Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)

26 July 1984 EMPIRE BURLESQUE

Empire Burlesque session, Delta Sound Studio, NYC - 26.jul.1984, album version overdubbed at Delta Recording Studio, NYC - 15.jan.1985 Everybody's askin' why he couldn't adjust Adjust to what? A dream that bust? They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said what's up is down, they said what isn't is They put ideas in his head that he thought were his They took a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He's on the baseball team, he's in the marchin' band When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand He was a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said, "Listen boy, you're just a pup" They send him to a napalm health spa to shape up They gave him dope to smoke, drinks an' pills A jeep to drive, blood to spill. They said, "Congratulations, you got what it takes" They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes He was a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He bought the american dream but it put him in debt The only game he could play was russian roulette He drank Coca Cola, he's eatin' Wonder Bread He ate Burger Kings, he was well fed. He went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole He stole a Rolls Royce an' drove it in a swimmin' pool He was a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He could've sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar He could've been an accountant or a tennis star. He was wearin' boxin' gloves, took a dive one day Off the Golden Gate bridge into China bay. His mamma walks the floor, his daddy weeps an' moans They gotta sleep together in a home they don't own They took a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. Everybody's askin' why he didn't adjust All he ever wanted was somebody to trust. They took his head, they turned it inside out He never did know what it was all about. He had a steady job, he joined the choir He never did plan to walk the high wire They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did.

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Clean Cut Kid 2

15 Apr 1983 SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK:     THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 16 / 1980-1985 #1 15 Apr 1983 ROUGH CUTS (T-346)

Infidels session 5, Power Station NYC - 15.apr.1983, alt take BS-16 version Infidels session 5, Power Station NYC - 15.apr.1983, bootleg version Two slightly different versions Well [they all ask / they're askin' me] why he couldn't adjust Adjust to what? A dream that bust? They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said what's up is down, they said what isn't is They put ideas in his head [that/] he thought were his They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He's on the baseball team, he's in the marchin' band When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He went to church on sunday, he was a boy scout For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out They took a clean cut kid [/And they] made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said, "Listen boy, you're just a pup" They send him to a napalm health spa to shape up They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They gave him dope to smoke, they gave drinks an' pills They gave a jeep to drive, they gave blood to spill They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said, "Congratulations, you got what it takes" They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He bought the american dream but it was [a little/all] wet The only game he could play was russian roulette They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole He stole a Rolls Royce, drove it into a swimmin' pool They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He could've sold insurance, owned a bakery or bar [/He] Could've been an accountant or a tennis star They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He's wearin' boxin' gloves, took a dive one day Off the Golden Gate bridge into China bay They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. His [daddy/mamma] weeps an' cry, his [mama/daddy] feels betrayed They gotta sleep together in a bed they never made They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did.

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Clean Cut Kid 3

26 July 1984 OUTSIDE THE EMPIRE (T-406) CLEAN CUTS     (HENRY PORTERS 115th DREAM) (T-210) TEMPEST STORM (T-536)

Empire Burlesque session, Delta Sound Studio, NYC - 26.jul.1984, bootleg version Everybody wants to know why he couldn't adjust Adjust to what? a dream that bust? He was a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said what's up is down, they said what isn't is They put ideas in his head he thought were his They took a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He was on the baseball team, he was in the marchin' band When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand They took a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He went to church on sunday, he was a boy scout For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out They took a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said, "Listen boy, you're just a pup'' They send him to a napalm health spa to shape up. They gave him dope to smoke, drinks an' pills A jeep to drive, blood to spill. They said, "Congratulations, you got what it takes'' They sent him back into the rat-race without any brakes They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He bought the american dream but it was all wet The only game he could play was russian roulette He drank Coca Cola, 's eatin' Wonder Bread He ate Burger Kings, he was well fed. He went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole He stole a Rolls Royce, drove it in a swimmin' pool They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He could've sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar Could've been an accountant or a tennis star. He was wearin' boxin' gloves, he took a dive one day Off the Golden Gate bridge into China bay. His mamma walks the floor, his daddy weeps an' moans They gotta sleep together in a home they don't own He was a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. Well everybody's askin' why he couldn't adjust All he ever wanted was somebody to trust. They took his head an' turned it inside out He never did know what it was all about. He had a steady job, he joined the choir He never did plan to walk the high wire They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He went to the prom, he had a girlfriend It's so sad that it all had to end. They took a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did.

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Clean Cut Kid 4

26 July 1984 SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK:     THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 16 / 1980-1985 #2

Empire Burlesque session, Delta Sound Studio, NYC - 26.jul.1984, alt take, BS-16 version #2 Well verybody is askin' why he couldn't adjust Adjust to what? a dream that bust? He was a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said what's up is down, they said what isn't is They put ideas in his head, he thought were his He was a clean cut kid But they turn a killer out of him that's what they did. He's on the baseball team, he was in the marchin' band When he was ten years old, he had a watermelon stand He was a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He went to church on sunday, he was a boy scout For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out He was a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. They said, "Listen boy, you're just a pup" They sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up They gave him dope to smoke, they gave drinks an' pills A jeep to drive, they gave blood to spill. They said, "Congratulations, you got what it takes" They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes He was a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He bought the american dream but it was all wet The only game he knew was russian roulette He drank Coca Cola, eating Wonder Bread He ate Burger Kings, he was well fed. He went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole He stole a Rolls Royce and drove it in a swimmin' pool They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He could've sold insurance, owned a bakery or bar Could've been an accountant or a tennis star He was wearin' boxin' gloves, he took a dive one day Off the Golden Gate bridge into China bay. His mamma weeps and cries, his daddy cries an' moans They gotta sleep together in a home they don't own They took a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did. Well they're askin' me now why he couldn't adjust All he ever wanted was somebody to trust They said what's up is down, they said what isn't is They put ideas in his head, he thought were his He's on the baseball team, he was in the marchin' band When he was ten years old, he had a watermelon stand They took a clean cut kid But they made a killer out of him that's what they did. He went to church on sunday, he was a boy scout For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out He was a clean cut kid And they made a killer out of him that's what they did.