God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son."
Abe said, "Man, you must be putting me on."
God said, "No." Abe said, "What?"
God said, "You can do what you want, Abe, but
Next time you see me coming you better run."
Abe said, "Where you want this killing done?"
God said, "On Highway 61."
Georgia Sam, he had a bloody nose,
Welfare Department wouldn't give him no clothes.
He asked poor Howard, "Where can I go?"
Howard said, "There's only one place I know."
Sam said, "Tell me quick, man! I got to run."
Howard just pointed off a-with his gun:
"That way down Highway 61."
Mack the Finger said to Louis the King,
"I got forty red, white, and blue shoestrings
And a thousand telephones that don't ring.
Do you know where I can get rid of these things?"
Louis the King said, "Let me think for a minute, son."
Then said, "Yeah, I think it can be easily done.
Take it on down to Highway 61."
Fifth daughter on the twelfth night
Told the first father that things weren't right.
"My complexion," she said, "is much too white."
He said, "Come over here, girl, step into the light."
He
1 –– "Yeah, you're right. Let me tell your mother this has been done."
But the second mom was with the seventh son
And they were both out on Highway 61.
Roving gambler, he was very bored
Trying to create a next world war.
He found a promoter nearly fell on the floor.
"No, I never did engage in this kinda thing before,
But, yeah, I think it can be very easily done.
We'll just put some bleachers out in the sun,
Have it on Highway 61."
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Dylan seems to fumble with the words here, omitting "said".