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{Simple Twist Of Fate by Bob Dylan}
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They sat together in the park,
As the evening sky got dark,
She looked at him and he felt a spark,
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Tingling up to his bones,
Cause then he felt alone,
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And wished that he'd gone straight,
And watched out for a simple twist of fate,
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He walked alone by the old canal,
A little confused, I remember well,
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And stopped into a hotel,
With a neon burning bright,
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A clarinet someplace softly played,
She was walking on by the arcade,
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She heard a melody around her face,
the sun was coming up,
She dropped a coin into the cup,
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Of a blind man at the gate,
And forgot about a simple twist of fate,
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He woke up, And she was gone,
He didn't see nothing but the dawn,
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He got out of bed and put his clothes back on,
Pushed back the blinds,
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Cause don't she left behind,
To which he just could not relate,
All about a simple twist of fate,
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He hears the ticking of the clocks,
And walks along to the city blocks,
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Hunts her down by the waterfront docks,
Where the sailors all come in,
Maybe she'll see him once again,
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How long must he wait?,
One more time for a simple twist of fate,
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People tell me it's a crime,
To feel too much any one time,
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She should have caught me in my prime,
She would have stayed with me,
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'Stead of going out to sea,
And leaving me to medicate,
At home now on a simple twist of fate,
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[[instrumentals]]
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[[clapping]]
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{Unknown Announcer}
That the music represented here tonight is honest, enduring, and often wasted genius, we thank the artists who created it.
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That it's been recorded and preserved for us all, we thank John Hemming
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{Do your Duty by Bessie Smith}
If I call 3 times today, baby,
Come and drive my blues away,
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When you call me ready to play,
Do your duty!
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[[unintelligible]]
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{Unknown Announcer}
Production funding provided by Corporate Television stations, The Ford Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Transcription Notes:
The lines at 00:42:36 have been failed to be identified by anyone. The recording is very low quality and it seems to be an unimportant transition. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-14 17:27:19 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-14 19:14:38