Oh all the money that in my whole life I did spend, Be it mine right or wrongfully, I let it slip gladly past the hands of my friends To tie up the time most forcefully. But the bottles are done, We've killed each one And the table's full and overflowed. And the corner sign Says it's closing time, So I'll bid farewell and be down the road. Oh ev'ry girl that ever I've touched, I did not do it harmfully. And ev'ry girl that ever I've hurt, I did not do it knowin'ly. But to remain as friends and make amends You need the time and stay behind. And since my feet are now fast And point away from the past, I'll bid farewell and be down the line. Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced, The cause was there before we came. And ev'ry cause that ever I fought, I fought it full without regret or shame. But the dark does die As the curtain is drawn and somebody's eyes Must meet the dawn. And if I see the day I'd only have to stay, So I'll bid farewell in the night and be gone. Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind, I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung. But it's not to stand naked under unknowin' eyes, It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung. But the time ain't tall, Yet on time you depend and no word is possessed By no special friend. And though the line is cut, It ain't quite the end, I'll just bid farewell till we meet again. Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time To disgrace, distract, and bother me. And the dirt of gossip blows into my face, And the dust of rumors covers me. But if the arrow is straight And the point is slick, It can pierce through dust no matter how thick. So I'll make my stand And remain as I am And bid farewell and not give a damn.

Paranoid Blues
source: Various early '60s live

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Tracks: 
Quest TV:
The Times
Talking World War III Blues
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
Girl Of The North Country
Hard Rain
Restless Farewell
Skip Weshner Show:
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Masters Of War
Bob Dylan's Blues
Gerdes Folk City:
Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance
Talkin' New York /Talkin' Folk Lore Center
Corrina Corrina (Trad - Dylan arr)
Deep Ellum Blues (Trad)
Blowin' In The Wind
Billy Faier show:
Baby Let Me Follow You Down (von Schmidt)
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
Death Of Emmett Till
Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor (Trad)

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Review:
This is a nice, early, collectible CD of some indispensable early '60s material. A few problems to note are: The recordings were made directly from vinyl LPs. There is slight (but by no means offensive) vinyl noise. The worst problem is with the Billy Faier show. The version here was originally recorded from broadcast on a receiver that was constantly drifting, and producing white noise interference. It gets to be quite annoying. There are clean versions of this great recording available. An oddity with the packaging is that, while the material is from 1962, the photos and artwork are from 1969. No matter, they are quite nice. The best thing of all about this package is that the captivating front cover photo is silk screened  onto the CD itself producing a relatively rare (in 1990) picture CD. Very nice.