Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues Lyrics

Well, I was feelin' sad and kind of blue
I didn't know what I was gonna do
The Communists were comin' around
They was in the air, they were on the ground
They were all over

So I ran down most hurriedly
And joined the John Birch Society
I got me a secret membership card
Went back to my backyard
And started looking on the sidewalk
'Neath the rose bush

Well, I was lookin' everywhere for them gold darned Reds
I got up in the mornin' and looked under my bed
Looked behind the kitchen, behind the door
Even tore loose the kitchen floor, couldn't find any

I looked beneath the sofa, beneath the chair
Looking for them Reds everywhere
I looked way up my chimney hole
Even looked deep inside my toilet bowl
They got away

I heard some footsteps by the front porch door
So I grabbed my shotgun from the floor
I snuck around the house with a huff and hiss and
"Hands up, you Communist" it was a mail man
He punched me out

Well, I quit my job so I could work alone
I got a magnifying gla*s like Sherlock Holmes
Followed some clues from my detective bag
And discovered they was red stripes on the American flag
Did you know about Betsy Ross

Well, I was sittin' home alone and I started to sweat
I figured they was in my television set
I peeked behind the picture frame
And got a shock from my feet that hit my brain
Them Reds did it, no one's on the hootin' nanny

Well, I finally started thinkin' straight
When I run outta things to investigate
I couldn't imagine doin' anything else
So now I'm at home investigatin' myself
Hope, I don't find out too much, good God

Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 - Concert at Philharmonic Hall

Mar 2004

1. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Live Album Version)
2. Spanish Harlem Incident (Live)
3. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (Live Album Version)
4. To Ramona (Live Album Version)
5. Who Killed Davey Moore? (Live Album Version)
6. Gates Of Eden (Live Album Version)
7. If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got To Stay All Night) (Live Album Version)
8. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Live Album Version)
9. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (Live Album Version)
10. Mr. Tambourine Man (Live Album Version)
11. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Live Album Version)
12. Talkin' World War III Blues (Live Album Version)
13. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Live Album Version)
14. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Live Album Version)
15. Mama, You Been On My Mind (Live Album Version)
16. Silver Dagger (Live Album Version)
17. With God On Our Side (Live Album Version)
18. It Ain't Me, Babe (Live Album Version)
19. All I Really Want To Do (Live Album Version)