Liberty Street

He came from the old religion But possessed no magic skill Descending from machinery He left nothing in his will The crops are failing The women wailing It’s in the paper at your feet Six months in Kansas City Down on Liberty Street It was sad to see it That little lady going in Arrested for arson Once they’d asked her where she’d been Down on her knees Not even a breeze Another victim of the heat Six months in Kansas City Down on Liberty Street Things sure don’t look too pretty Cause a man to rob and steal I got a full six more months out here Can’t be begging for my meals Now look here Baby Snooks Doesn’t matter what books You keep underneath your seat Six months in Kansas City Down on Liberty Street

Liberty Street Written by Bob Dylan and Taylor Goldsmith Performed by The New Basement Tapes Produced by T Bone Burnett Musicians Taylor Goldsmith - lead vocal, piano Elvis Costello - bass Rhiannon Giddens - fiddle Jim James - electric guitar, mellotron Marcus Mumford - drums Jay Bellerose - drums S.I. Istwa - background vocal Jessica Kiley - background vocal Megan Lovell - background vocal Rebecca Lovell - background vocal Released October 27, 2014 (download) Albums Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes, 2014 Length 2:44 First known performance:  November 13, 2014, Los Angeles, CA Last known performance:  December 3, 2014, World Café      (2 known performances)

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