Bob Dylan «Goodbye Jimmy Reed»

Bob Dylan «Goodbye Jimmy Reed» 2020

I live on a street, named after a Saint
Я живу на улице названной в честь Святого
Women in the Churches wear powder and paint
Женщины в церквях напудрены и накрашены
Where the Jews, and Catholics, and the Muslims all pray
Где молятся все - Иудеи, Христиане, и Мусульмане
I can tell they're Proddie from a mile away
Находясь за версту, я могу назвать их Протестутками 
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Reed indeed
Прощай Джимми Рид, В натуре - Джимми Рид!
Give me that old time religion, it's just what I need
Дай-ка мне ту прежнюю религию! Это именно то, что мне надо

For Thine is kingdom, the Power, the Glory
Ибо Твое царство - Сила, Слава
Go tell it on the Mountain, go tell the Real Story
Иди-ка расскажи об этом, стоя на Горе, расскажи-ка Реальную Историю
Tell it in that straightforward, puritanical tone
Расскажи об этом в доходчивом, пуританском стиле
In the Mystic hours, when a person's alone
В те Непостижимые часы, когда ты - наедине с собой
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, godspeed
Прощай, Джимми Рид! Божественный болид!
Thump on the Bible, proclaim a creed
Хлопни по Библии, объяви о своих убеждениях

You won't amount to much, the people all said
'Cause I didn't play guitar behind my head
Never pandered, never acted proud
Never took off my shoes, throw 'em in the crowd
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye, goodnight
Put a jewel in your crown and I put out the lights

They threw everything at me, everything in the book
I had nothing to fight with but a butcher's hook
They had no pity, they never lend a hand
I can't sing a song that I don't understand
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye, good luck
I can't play the record 'cause my needle got stuck

Transparent woman in a transparent dress
Suits you well, I must confess
I'll break open your grapes, I'll suck out the juice
I need you like my head needs a noose
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and so long
I thought I could resist her but I was so wrong

God be with you, brother dear
If you don't mind me asking what brings you here?
Oh, nothing much, I'm just looking for the man
Need to see where he's lying in this lost land
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, and everything within ya
Can't you hear me calling from down in Virginia?