Liberty Street - The New Basement Tapes

He came from the old religion,

But possessed no magic skill

Descending from machinery,

He left nothing in his will,

The crops are failing, the women wailin',

It’s in the papers at your feet

Six months in Kansas City,

Down on Liberty Street

It was sad to see it, that little lady goin' in

Arrested for arson once they asked where she’d been

Down on her knees, not even a breeze,

Another victim of the heat

Six months in Kansas City,

Down on Liberty Street

Things sure don’t look too pretty!

Cause a man to rob and steal,

I got a full six more months out here

Can’t be begging for my meals

Now, look here, Baby Snooks,

Don’t matter what you got underneath your seat

Six months in Kansas City,

Down on Liberty Street

Six months in Kansas City,

Down on Liberty Street