Title: New Danville Girl
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Genuine Bootleg Series Volume 1 (Track #311)
Duration: 11:23
Label: Sony Music Entertainment
I wish i could remember that movie just a little bit better
All i remember about it was that it starred Gregory Peck
He was shot down in the back by a hungry kid trying to make a name for himself
The townspeople wanted to crush that kid down and string him up by the neck.
Well the sheriff beat that boy to a bloody pulp
As the dying gunfighter lay in the sun and gasped for his last breath
"Turn him loose, let him go, let him say he outdrew me fair and square
I want him to feel what it's like to every moment face his death.''
Well i keep seeing this stuff and it just comes a-rolling in
And it blows right thru me like a ball and chain
You know i can't believe we've lived so long and are still so far apart
Your memory keeps callin' after me like a rollin' train.
I can still see the day that you came to me on the painted desert
In your busted-down Ford and your platform heels
I could never figure out why you choose that particular place to meet
Ah, but you were right it was perfect as i got in behind the wheel.
We drove that car all night until San Antone
And we slept near the Alamo, fell out under the stars
Way down in Mexico he went out to see a doctor and you never came back
I stayed there a while till the whole place it started feelin' like musk.
Well, i'm driving this car and the sun is comin' up over the rockies
Somethin' about it reminds me of you, like when she sings, "Baby, let the good times roll''
But i'm too over the edge to remember the things we used to talk about or do
And she's the one to remind me, she knows this car would go out of control.
Danville Girl with your Danville curl,
Teeth like pearls shinin' like the moon above
Danville Girl take me all around the world
Danville Girl you're my honey love.
Well we crossed the Panhandle and then we headed out towards Amarillo
Rushin' down where Henry Porter used to live, he owned the record line outside of town
We could see Ruby in the window, as we came rolling up in a trail of dust
She said "Henry's not here, he took off but you all can come in and stay awhile.''
Well she told us times were tough but we never knew how bad off she was
You know she would change the subject every time money came up
You know her eyes were filled with so much sadness, she was so disillusioned with everything
She said "Even the swap meets around here are getting pretty corrupt.''
"How far are you all going?'' Ruby asked us with a sigh.
"We're going all the way 'till the wheels fall off and burn
Till the sun peels the paint and the seat covers fade and the water moccasin dies''
Ruby just smiled and said "Ah, you know, some babies never learn.''
I keep trying to remember that movie though, and it does keep comin' back
But i can't remember what part i played or who i was supposed to be
All i can remember about it is it's starring Gregory Peck and he was in it
And everything he did in it reminded me of me. Yeah!
Danville Girl with your Danville curl
Teeth like pearls shinin' like the moon above
Danville Girl take me all around the world
Danville Girl you're my honey love.
Well, they were looking for somebody with a pompadour
I was crossing the street when they opened fire
I didn't know whether to duck or to run so i ran
Sounded to me like i was bein' chased by the midnight choir.
Well, you saw my picture in the Corpus Christi Tribune, underneath it said "A man with no alibi''
You went out on a limb to testify and you said i was with you, ah yes you did
And i watched you break down in front of the judge and cry
It was the best acting i ever saw you do.
I've always been the emotional person but this time it was asking too much
If there's an original thought out there, Oh, i could use it right now
Yeah, i feel pretty good, but you know i could feel a whole lot better, oh yes i could
If you were just here by my side to show me how.
Well i'm standing in line in the rain to see a movie starring Gregory Peck
Oh yes i am, but it's not the one that i had in mind
He's got a new one out now, you know it just don't look the same
But i'll see him anyway and i stand in line.
Danville Girl with your Danville curl
Teeth like pearls shinin' like the moon above
Danville Girl take me all around the world
Danville Girl you're my honey love.
You know, it's funny how people just want to believe what's convenient
Nothing happens on purpose, it's an accident if it happens at all
And everything that's happening to us seems like it's happening without our consent
But we're busy talking back and forth to our shadows on an old stone wall.
Oh, you got to talk to me now baby, tell me about the man that you used to love
And tell me about your dreams, just before the time you passed out, oh, yeah!
Tell me about the time that our engine broke down and it was the worst of times
Tell me about all the things that i couldn't do nothin' about.
There was a movie i seen one time, i think i sat through it twice
I don't remember who i was or what part i played
All I remember about it was it was starring Gregory Peck
But that was a long time ago, and it was made in the shade.
Danville girl with your Danville curl
Teeth like pearls shinin' like the moon above
Danville Girl take me all around the world
Danville Girl you're my honey love.
Bob Dylan
Genuine Bootleg Series
Manufacturer: Scorpio
Catalog No. 94-14-01/02/03
Released: 1994 ; Re-release 1999
This incredible 3 CD set is packed full of outtakes and live performances spanning 3 decades of Dylan's career. A lot of the material circulates on tape, LP, and/or other CD releases; but this first rate package is a great collection of them all in one place. While not as nice as having the complete set of outtakes of each venue package together, still; for a compilation type of package... (think of the official Bootleg series 1-3) other than the silk screen on the discs themselves, this series is hard to match. Each disc contains four macaws that don't relate to anything Dylan. The package includes the 3 CDs, each in a separate and unique black and white cardboard sleeve. All packed in a glossy full color cardboard photo box. Included is a booklet that lists tracks along with the venues, dates, and wonderful vintage photos. A true labor of love package. Part 1 of a series that also includes 2 & 3.
Source: Silver cd > WAV (CDDAE) > SHN (MKW)
Setlists, Info & Artwork available at:
http://www.bobsboots.com/CDs/cd-g08.html
Disc 1:
d1t01 - Black Cross
d1t02 - I Was Young When I Left Home
Minnesota Hotel Tape, 12/22/61
d1t03 - Ballad For A Friend
Leeds Demo, 1/62
d1t04 - Hero Blues
d1t05 - Whatcha Gonna Do?
Freewheelin' outtakes, 12/6/62
d1t06 - Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Witmark demo, 12/62
d1t07 - Milk Cow Blues
Freewheelin' outtake, 4/24/62
d1t08 - Rocks And Gravel
Freewheelin' test pressing, 11/13/62
d1t09 - You've Been Hiding Too Long
Town Hall, 4/12/63
d1t10 - Farewell
d1t11 - Baby Let Me Follow You Down
Witmark demos, 12/63-1/64
d1t12 - That's All Right Mama/Sally Free And Easy
d1t13 - Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag
Another Side sessions, 6/9/64
d1t14 - You Don't Have To Do That
BIABH outtake, 1/13/65
d1t15 - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? Highway 61 outtake/error single, 7/30/65
d1t16 - Desolation Row
Highway 61 outtake, 7/30/65
d1t17 - Seems Like A Freeze Out
Hawks session, 11/30/65
d1t18 - She's Your Lover Now
Hawks session, 1/21/66
Disc 2:
d2t01 - The Painting By Van Gogh
Denver Hotel Tape, 3/13/66
d2t02 - What Kind of Friend Is This?
Glasgow Hotel Tape, 5/19/66
d2t03 - One Too Many Mornings
Sheffield, 5/16/66
d2t04 - Sign On The Cross
d2t05 - All American Boy
d2t06 - Nothing Was Delivered
Basement Tapes 1967
d2t07 - I Threw It All Away
d2t08 - Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance
d2t09 - Working On A Guru
George Harrison session, 5/1/70
d2t10 - Down In The Flood
New York City, 1/1/72
d2t11 - Goodbye Holly
d2t12 - Rock Me Mama
Pat Garrett sessions, 2/73
d2t13 - Nobody 'Cept You
Planet Waves outtake, 11/2/73
d2t14 - Idiot Wind
BOTT test pressing, 9/16/74
d2t15 - Hurricane
Desire outtake, 7/30/75
d2t16 - Stop Now
Street Legal sessions, 5/1/78
d2t17 - You Treat Me Like a Stepchild
Augusta, ME, 9/15/78
Disc 3:
d3t01 - Trouble In Mind
Slow Train Coming alternate take, 5/79
d3t02 - Yonder Comes Sin
Shot Of Love sessions, 10/80
d3t03 - Caribbean Wind
Shot Of Love sessions, 3/31/81
d3t04 - Don't Ever Take Yourself Away
Shot Of Love sessions, 4/23/81
d3t05 - Thief On The Cross
New Orleans, LA, 11/10/81
d3t06 - Sweetheart Like You
d3t07 - Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart
d3t08 - Tell Me
d3t09 - Jokerman
d3t10 - Blind Willie McTell
Infidels outtakes, 4/83-5/83
d3t11 - New Danville Girl
Empire Burlesque sessions, 12/84
d3t12 - Important Words
Down In The Groove outttake, 4-5/87
d3t13 - Dignity
Oh Mercy outtake, 3/89
d3t14 - Like A Ship
Traveling Wilburys 3 outtake, 4/90
d3t15 - Series Of Dreams
Oh Mercy outtake, 3/89