8. False Prophet with Erin Callahan

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes fellow Bob Dylan Podcaster, Erin Callahan to talk about "False Prophet," the second track off of Dylan's 2020 album Rough & Rowdy Ways.Follow along with the lyrics below.Check out Erin's amazing substack and podcast on https://thefm.club/dylan/ and follow Erin on Instagram and TwitterFalse ProphetWritten by: Bob DylanAnother day without end - another ship going outAnother day of anger - bitterness and doubtI know how it happened - I saw it beginI opened my heart to the world and the world came inHello Mary Lou - Hello Miss PearlMy fleet footed guides from the underworldNo stars in the sky shine brighter than youYou girls mean business and I do tooI’m the enemy of treason - the enemy of strifeI’m the enemy of the unlived meaningless lifeI ain’t no false prophet - I just know what I knowI go where only the lonely can goI’m first among equals - second to noneI’m last of the best - you can bury the restBury ‘em naked with their silver and goldPut ‘em six feet under and then pray for their soulsWhat are you lookin’ at - there’s nothing to seeJust a cool breeze encircling meLet’s walk in the garden - so far and so wideWe can sit in the shade by the fountain sideI’ve searched the world over for the Holy GrailI sing songs of love - I sing songs of betrayalDon’t care what I drink - don’t care what I eatI climbed a mountain of swords on my bare feetYou don’t know me darlin’ - you never would guessI’m nothing like my ghostly appearance would suggestI ain’t no false prophet - I just said what I saidI’m here to bring vengeance on somebody’s headPut out your hand - there’s nothin’ to holdOpen your mouth - I’ll stuff it with goldOh you poor Devil - look up if you willThe City of God is there on the hillHello stranger - Hello and goodbyeYou rule the land but so do IYou lusty old mule - you got a poisoned brainI’m gonna marry you to a ball and chainYou know darlin’ the kind of life that I liveWhen your smile meets my smile - something’s got to giveI ain’t no false prophet - I’m nobody’s brideCan’t remember when I was born and I forgot when I died  Follow us on Instagram @songsofbob,If you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, & Linda Maultsby over on Substack.Email us at [email protected]: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.