Bad news, bad news, Come to me where I sleep, Turn, turn, turn again. Sayin' one of your friends Is in trouble deep, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. Tell me the trouble, Tell once to my ear, Turn, turn, turn again. Joliet prison And ninety-nine years, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. Oh what's the charge Of how this came to be, Turn, turn, turn again. Manslaughter In the highest of degree, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. I sat down and wrote The best words I could write, Turn, turn, turn again. Explaining to the judge I'd be there on Wednesday night, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. Without a reply, I left by the moon, Turn, turn, turn again. And was in his chambers By the next afternoon, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. Could ya tell me the facts? I said without fear, Turn, turn, turn again. That a friend of mine Would get ninety-nine years, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. A crash on the highway Flew the car to a field, Turn, turn, turn again. There was four persons killed And he was at the wheel, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. But I knew him as good As I'm knowin' myself, Turn, turn, turn again. And he wouldn't harm a life That belonged to someone else, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. The judge spoke Out of the side of his mouth, Turn, turn, turn again. Sayin', "The witness who saw, He left little doubt," Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. That may be true, He's got a sentence to serve, Turn, turn, turn again. But ninety-nine years, He just don't deserve, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. Too late, too late, For his case it is sealed, Turn, turn, turn again. His sentence is passed And it cannot be repealed, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. But he ain't no criminal And his crime it is none, Turn, turn, turn again. What happened to him Could happen to anyone, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. And at that the judge jerked forward And his face it did freeze, Turn, turn, turn again. Sayin', "Could you kindly leave My office now, please," Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. Well his eyes looked funny And I stood up so slow, Turn, turn, turn again. With no other choice Except for to go, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. I walked down the hallway And I heard his door slam, Turn, turn, turn again. I walked down the courthouse stairs And I did not understand, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind. And I played my guitar Through the night to the day, Turn, turn, turn again. And the only tune My guitar could play Was, "Oh the Cruel Rain And the Wind."

Additional Info: Liner notes: Biograph Released 11/07/1985 © 1985 Special Rider Music previously released tracks are listed by song title, album title and release date unreleased performances are listed by song title and recording date. Disc One Lay, Lady, Lay (NASHVILLE SKYLINE -- 4/9/69) Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (BOB DYLAN -- 3/19/62) I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (JOHN WESLEY HARDING -- 12/27/67) I'll Keep It With Mine (unreleased -- 1/14/65) The Times They Are A-Changin' (THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' -- 1/13/64) Blowin' In The Wind (THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN -- 5/27/63) Masters of War (THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN -- 5/27/63) Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' -- 1/13/64) Percy's Song (unreleased -- 10/23/63) Mixed-Up Confusion (single -- 11/62) Tombstone Blues (HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED -- 8/30/65) Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar (B-side of single -- 9/11/81) Most Likely You Go Your Way (BEFORE THE FLOOD -- 6/20/74) Like A Rolling Stone (HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED -- 8/30/65) Lay Down Your Weary Tune (unreleased -- 10/24/63) Subterranean Homesick Blues (BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME -- 3/22/65) I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (live, unreleased version -- 5/6/66) Disc Two Visions Of Johanna (live, unreleased version -- 5/26/66) Every Grain Of Sand (SHOT OF LOVE -- 8/12/81) Quinn, The Eskimo (unreleased version -- 7/67) Mr. Tambourine Man (BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME -- 3/22/65) Dear Landlord (JOHN WESLEY HARDING -- 12/27/67) It Ain't Me, Babe (ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN -- 8/10/64) You Angel, You (PLANET WAVES -- 1/17/74) Million Dollar Bash (BASEMENT TAPES -- 7/75) To Ramona (ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN -- 8/10/64) You're A Big Girl Now (unreleased version -- 9/25/74) Abandoned Love (unreleased 7/25) Tangled Up In Blue (BLOOD ON THE TRACKS -- 6/20/75) It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (live, unreleased version -- 5/17/66) Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (single -- 12/65) Positively 4th Street (single -- 9/65) Isis (live, unreleased version -- 12/4/75) Jet Pilot (unreleased -- 10/65) Disc Three Caribbean Wind (unreleased -- 4/7/81) Up To Me (unreleased version -- 9/25/74) Baby, I'm In The Mood For You (unreleased -- 7/9/62) I Wanna Be Your Lover (unreleased -- 10/65) I Want You (BLONDE ON BLONDE -- 5/16/66) Heart Of Mine (live, unreleased version -- 8/81) On A Night Like This (PLANET WAVES -- 1/17/74) Just Like A Woman (BLONDE ON BLONDE -- 5/16/66) Romance In Durango (live, unreleased version -- 12/4/75) Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (STREET LEGAL -- 6/15/78) Gotta Serve Somebody (SLOW TRAIN COMING -- 8/20/79) I Believe In You (SLOW TRAIN COMING -- 8/20/79) Time Passes Slowly (NEW MORNING -- 10/21/70) I Shall Be Released (GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 -- 11/17/71) Knockin' On Heaven's Door (PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID -- 7/13/73) All Along The Watchtower (BEFORE THE FLOOD -- 6/20/74) Solid Rock (SAVED -- 6/19/80) Forever Young (unreleased version -- 6/73) All songs written and performed by Bob Dylan with the exception of "Baby Let Me Follow You Down." Produced for reissue by Jeff Rosen Liner Notes and Text by Cameron Crow Notes and Text © 1985 Special Rider Music Package designed by Nick Egan, assisted by Lisa Spellman Center Portrait © Daniel Kramer 1965 Unreleased material mixed by Thom Panunzio, assisted by Jim Ball at the Record Plant, NYC Mastered Digitally by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC Columbia Records coordination by Bruce Dickinson, Don DeVito, and Jeff Jones