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 His sentence is passed And it cannot be repealed, Turn, turn to the rain And the wind.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."

The 50th Anniversary Collection 1963 is the second Bob Dylan collection released by Sony Music to prevent the recordings from legally entering the public domain in Europe. Released on vinyl only in November 2013 only 100 copies of the six-LP set were produced. Track listing LP 1 Side A Eternal Circle (Take 4) Percys Song (Take 1) Thats All Right, Mama/Sally Free and Easy (Take 1) Hero Blues (Take 3) East Laredo Blues (Take 1) Bob Dylans New Orleans Rag (Take 2) tracks 1 & 4 recorded 12 August 1963, tracks 2, 3 & 5 recorded 23 October, track 6 recorded 24 October during The Times They Are a-Changin sessions LP 1 Side B The Banjo Tape Lonesome River Edge Back Door Blues Bob Dylans Dream You Can Get Her Farewell All Over You Instrumental in Gerdes Basement/Jam Keep Your Hands Off Her (Leadbelly) Honey Babe Goin Back To Rome Stealin' all tracks recorded 2 August 1963 at the Basement of Gerdes Folk City. Tracks 7, 9, 12 with Happy Traum, track 12 with Gil Turner LP 2 Side C Ballad of Hollis Brown recorded for the Folk Songs and More Folk Songs TV Special, 3 March 1963 Girl from the North Country Only A Hobo tracks 2 & 3 recorded for the Oscar Brand Show/World of Folk Music, March 1963 Ramblin Down Through the World Bob Dylans Dream Talkin New York Hiding Too Long LP 2 Side D Ballad of Hollis Brown Walls of Red Wing All Over You Talkin John Birch Paranoid Blues Boots of Spanish Leather LP 3 Side E Hero Blues John Brown A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall Dusty Old Fairgrounds Who Killed Davey Moore? LP 3 Side F Seven Curses Highway 51? Pretty Peggy-O Bob Dylans New Orleans Rag Dont Think Twice, Its All Right With God On Our Side tracks 47, side C and sides D-F recorded at the Town Hall, New York City, 12 April 1963 LP 4 Side G James Alley Blues Long Time Gone Only a Hobo Untitled Blues Jam A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall tracks 15 recorded at the home of Eve and Mac McKenzie, 18 April 1963 Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance Talkin John Birch Paranoid Blues LP 4 Side H Bob Dylans Dream Ballad of Hollis Brown Talkin World War III Blues A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall With God on Our Side tracks 67, side G and side H recorded at The Bear folk club, Chicago, 25 April 1963 LP 5 Side I Farewell A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall Bob Dylans Dream Boots of Spanish Leather John Brown LP 5 Side J Who Killed Davey Moore? Blowin in the Wind Tracks 1 & 2, side J recorded for the Studs Terkel Wax Museum radio show, Chicago, 26 April 1963 Blowin in the Wind Only a Pawn in Their Game tracks 3 & 4 recorded for the Songs of Freedom TV show, New York City, 30 July 1963 When the Ship Comes In Only a Pawn in Their Game tracks 5 & 6 recorded at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, 28 August 1963. Track 5 with Joan Baez LP 6 Side K Blowin in the Wind Percys Song Seven Curses Walls of Red Wing LP 6 Side L Talkin World War III Blues Dont Think Twice, Its All Right Only a Pawn in Their Game Masters of War The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll sides K & L recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City, 26 October 1963