The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll by Bob Dylan

William Zanzinger (1)____________ (2)________ Hattie Carroll
With a cane that he twirled around his diamond (3)________ finger
At a Baltimore hotel (4)______________ gath'rin'.
And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him
As they rode him in custody down to the station
And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder.
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face.
Now ain't the (5)________ for your tears.

William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years
Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres
With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him
And high office (6)__________________ in the politics of Maryland,
Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders
And (7)__________ words and sneering, and his tongue it was snarling,
In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking.
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away (8)________ your face.
Now ain't the time for (9)________ tears.

Hattie Carroll was a maid of the kitchen.
She was fifty-one years old and (10)________ birth to ten children
Who carried the (11)____________ and took out the garbage
And (12)__________ sat once at the head of the table
And didn't (13)________ talk to the people at the table
Who just cleaned up all the food (14)________ the table
And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level,
Got (15)____________ by a blow, lay slain by a cane
That (16)____________ through the air and came down (17)______________ the room,
Doomed and determined to (18)______________ all the gentle.
And she (19)__________ done nothing to William Zanzinger.
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face.
Now ain't the time for your tears.

In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel
To show that all's equal and (20)________ the (21)____________ are on the level
And that the strings in the books ain't (22)____________ and persuaded
And that even the nobles get (23)________________ handled
Once that the cops have chased after and (24)____________ 'em
And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom,
Stared at the person who killed for no reason
Who just (25)________________ to be feelin' that way without warnin'.
And he spoke through his cloak, (26)________ deep and distinguished,
And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance,
William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence.
Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Bury the rag (27)________ in your face
For now's the time for your tears.

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