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Seven Curses 1 Bob Dylan © 1963, 1664 Warner Chapell Music, 1991 Special Rider Music (Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)

12 Apr 1963 LIVE 1962-1966     Rare Performances From The Copyright Collections STOLEN MOMENTS:     New York Town Hall 12th April 1963 (T-978) May 1963 THE WITMARK DEMOS:     THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 9 / 1962-1964 THROUGH A BULLET OF LIGHT (WITMARK DEMOS) (T-378)

Town Hall, NYC - 12.apr.1963 Witmark Studio, NYC - may 1963 Old Reilly stole a stallion But they caught and they brought him back And they laid him down in the jail house ground An iron chain around his neck. Oh Reilly's daughter got a message That her father was [goin'] to hang She rode by night and came by mornin' With gold and silver in her hand. When the judge [he] saw Reilly's daughter His old eyes deepened in his head Sayin', ''Gold will never free your father The price my dear, is you instead.'' ''Oh, I'm as good as dead'' cried Reilly ''It's only you that he does crave And my skin will surely crawl if he touches you at all Get [back] on your horse and ride away.'' ''Oh, father you will surely die If I don't take a chance to try And pay the price and not take your advice For that reason I will have to stay.'' The gallows shadow shook the evenin' In the night a hound dog bayed In the night the grounds were groanin' In the night the price was paid. The next mornin' she had awoken To [find/know] that the judge had never spoken She saw the hangin' branch a-bendin' She saw her father's body broken. These be seven curses on a judge so cruel That one doctor [cannot/will not] save him That two healers [cannot/will not] heal him And that three eyes [cannot /will not] not see him That four ears [cannot/will not] hear him That five walls [cannot/will not] hide him That six diggers [cannot/will not] bury him And that seven deaths shall never kill him.

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Seven Curses 2

6 Aug 1963 the bootleg series volumes 1-3 [rare and unreleased] 1961-1991 TWELVE CURSES (T-110) GWW VD WALTZ (vinyl bootleg)

The Times They Are a-Changin' session 1, Columbia Studio A, NYC - 6.aug.1963 Old Reilly stole a stallion But they caught him and they brought him back And they laid him down in the jail house ground With an iron chain around his neck. When Reilly's daughter got a message That her father was goin' to hang She rode by night an' came by mornin' With gold and silver in her hand. When the judge saw Reilly's daughter His old eyes deepened in his head Sayin', "Gold will never free your father The price my dear, is you instead." "Oh, I'm as good as dead'' cried Reilly "It's only you that he does crave And my skin will surely crawl if he touches you at all Get on your horse and ride away." "Oh, father you will surely die If I don't take a chance to try And pay the price and not take your advice For that reason I will have to stay." The gallows shadow shook the evenin' In the night a hound dog bayed In the night the ground was groanin' In the night the price was paid. The next mornin' she had awoken To find that the judge had never spoken She saw the hangin' branch a-bendin' She saw her father's body broken. These be seven curses on a judge so cruel : That one doctor cannot save him That two healers cannot heal him And that three eyes cannot see him That four ears cannot hear him That five walls cannot hide him That six diggers cannot bury him And that seven deaths shall never kill him.

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Seven Curses 3

26 Oct 1963 UNRAVELLED TALES:     Carnegie Hall 26th October 1963 (T-992)

Carnegie Hall, NYC - 26.oct.1963 Old Reilly stole a stallion But they caught him and they brought him back And they laid him down in the jail house ground With an iron chain around his neck. Oh Reilly's daughter got a message That her father was goin' to hang She rode by night and came by mornin' With gold and silver in her hand. When the judge he saw Reilly's daughter His old eyes deepened in his head Sayin', "Gold will never free your father The price my dear, is you instead." "Oh, I'm as good as dead'' cried Reilly "It's only you that he does crave And my skin will surely crawl if he touches you at all Get on your horse and ride away." "Oh, father you will surely die If I don't take the chance an' try To pay the price and not take your advice For that reason I will have to stay''. The gallows shadow shook the evenin' In the night a hound dog bayed In the dark the grounds were groanin' In the night the price was paid. The next mornin' when she had awoken She found that the judge had never spoken She saw the hangin' branch a-bendin' She saw her father's body broken. These be seven curses on a judge so cruel That one doctor cannot save him That two eyes cannot see him And that three healers cannot heal him That four ears cannot hear him That five walls cannot hide him That six diggers cannot bury him And that seven deaths shall never kill him.