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Talk about me babe, if you must
Throw on the dust, pile on the dust
I'd do the same thing if I could
You know what they say, they say it's all good
All good,
It's all good
Big politician telling lies
Restaurant kitchen, all full of flies
Don't make a bit of difference, don't see why it should
But it's all right, 'cause it's all good
It's all good
It's all good
Wives are leavin' their husbands, they beginning to roam
They leave the party and they never get home
I wouldn't change it, even if I could
You know what they say man, it's all good,
It's all good
All good
Brick by brick, they tear you down
A teacup of water is enough to drown
You ought to know, if they could they would
Whatever going down, it's all good
All good
Say it's all good
People in the country, people on the land
Some of them so sick, they can hardly stand
Everybody would move away, if they could
It's hard to believe but it's all good
Yeah
The widow's cry, the orphan's plea
Everywhere you look, more misery
Come along with me, babe, I wish you would
You know what I'm sayin', it's all good
All good
I said it's all good
All good
Cold blooded killer, stalking the town
Cop cars blinking, something bad going down
Buildings are crumbling in the neighborhood
But there's nothing to worry about, 'cause it's all good
It's all good
They say it's all good
I'll pluck off your beard and blow it in your face
This time tomorrow I'll be rolling in your place
I wouldn't change a thing even if I could
You know what they say, they say it's all good
It's all good
Comments
Dylan and Voltaire
The song offers a nice update to Voltaire's Candide. "It's All Good" seems to be the modern equivalent to the idea that the world in which we live is "the best of all possible worlds." Dylan's mocking vocals capture Voltaire's tone quite well. I think I'll play the song for my literature class Monday morning.
Nothing is good, all is getting better
Dear Mr. Dylan, I'm sorry to inform you, but you are wrong with your lyric "it's all good". Nothing is good, real nothing, all is getting better.
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banks are going bust, insurances fail to pay,
combines and groups of high standard are fading away,
high government officials are dealing with all kinds of drugs,
the house of parliament is full of bugs
.
the law court is being scoured for counterfeit money,
the president is giving a speech in the costume of a bunny,
bigwigs ruin companies, a golden handshake makes them retire,
fire brigades set houses and farms on fire
.
the male today is able to carry a child to full term,
the never-do-well and the good-for-nothing are all in germ,
socialists take advantages of the weak and become profiteers,
capitalists of a time are all now volunteers
.
pimps change their sex to live the life of a whore,
rich people pretend their death to get rid of their creditors,
the department of defence is selling a-bombs to all their enemies,
there is no doubt about it, there are only machineries
.
elephants at the zoo paint masterpieces for a dime,
without paying a cent crocodiles commit the perfect crime,
a sovereign state forces its democratic system on another one,
things change and everybody can be done
.
priests rape the young, who are in their teens,
nuns do the same and sell their bodies beyond all means
the house of the lord is losing god in heaven, power and control,
the devil in hell, he got real heart and soul
.
winter has turned to summer but it’s snowing,
it’s freezing point but everybody is shining, real glowing,
it’s all good, they say, all good, it’s just a change in the weather,
nothing is good, real nothing, all is getting better
.
© Markus Kiener, CH-8105, 2009
alternate lyrics
maniac's of capitolistic greed
screaming one is not enough
I'll take your's more for my need
they say it's all good
it's all good to me
politican's by any other name
will leave you and empty
and holding the blame
if you try to find them guitly
you'll get more of the same
they say it's all good
it's all good for me
It's all good
Husbands are leaving their wives
Their looking for younger, prettier and sexy
but it's all good
thanks for the lyrics...
Thank you for the lyrics, it´s always helpful for me, english is not my mother-tongue...
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Give me a reason to sleep tonight,
give me a reason to rise!
[inaudible] in last verse
I thought it might be "cut off your ear", listening closely now I think it's "pluck off your beard". And isn't it "cold blooded killer stalking the town" in the previous verse? And let's not forget the "woo!" - we don't get many of those. In fact, is there a woo anywhere else in the entire canon of Bob?
Yeah all right
Fer sher, it's all good.
Lyrics
Talk about me babe, if you must.
Throw out the dirt; pile on the dust.
I'd do the same thing if I could
You know what they say? They say it's all good.
All good.
It's all good.
Big politician telling lies;
Restaurant kitchen all full of flies.
Don't make a bit of difference; don't see why it should.
But it's alright, cause its all good.
Its all good.
Its all good.
Wives are leavin' their husbands; they're beginning to roam.
They leave the party and they never get home.
I wouldn't change it even if I could
You know what they say, man, it's all good.
It's all good.
All good.
Brick by brick, they tear you down.
A teacup of water is enough to drown.
You oughta know, if they could, they would whatever goin' down, it's all good.
All good.
Said it's all good.
People in the country, People on the land.
Some of them so sick they can hardly stand.
Everybody would move away if they could
Its hard to believe but its all good.
Yeah... [chuckles]
Well widows cry; the orphans plea.
Everywhere you look there's more misery.
Come along with me babe, I wish you would.
You know what I'm sayin', it's all good.
All good.
I said it's all good.
All good.
Cold blooded killer stomp into town
Cop car's blinkin', something bad goin' down.
Buildings are crumblin, in the neighborhood.
But there's nothing to worry about, cause it's all good.
It's all good.
I say it's all good.
Gonna [inaudible] and blow it in your face.
This time tomorrow I'll be rollin' in your place.
I wouldn't change a thing even if I could.
You know what they say?
They say it's all good.
It's all good.
It's all good.