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| | ==Lyrics about government== | | ==Lyrics about government== |
| | Unlike most songwriters, Dylan's lyrics contain multiple references to government. For example, Dylan's ''Subterranean Homesick Blues'' expressly mentions "government", the "D.A." (district attorney), and "Phone's tapped anyway."<ref>https://genius.com/Bob-dylan-subterranean-homesick-blues-lyrics</ref> | | Unlike most songwriters, Dylan's lyrics contain multiple references to government. For example, Dylan's ''Subterranean Homesick Blues'' expressly mentions "government", the "D.A." (district attorney), and "Phone's tapped anyway."<ref>https://genius.com/Bob-dylan-subterranean-homesick-blues-lyrics</ref> |
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| | + | In his song ''Quit Your Low Down Ways'', Dylan wrote:<ref>https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/quit-your-low-down-ways/</ref> |
| | + | {{cquote|You're gonna need |
| | + | You're gonna need my help someday |
| | + | <br>If you all can't quit your sinnin' |
| | + | <br>Please, quit your low down ways |
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| | + | <br>Well, you can run down to The White House |
| | + | <br>You can gaze on The Capitol Dome |
| | + | <br>You can pound on the President's gate, pretty mama |
| | + | <br>But you oughta know by now it's gonna be too late}} |
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| | ==Lyrics quoted in court decisions== | | ==Lyrics quoted in court decisions== |
| | {{cquote|As Bob Dylan once sang, and as the plaintiff to this action surely has thought on several occasions: "They'll stone you when you're trying to make a buck." Bob Dylan, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Columbia Records (1966).}} | | {{cquote|As Bob Dylan once sang, and as the plaintiff to this action surely has thought on several occasions: "They'll stone you when you're trying to make a buck." Bob Dylan, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Columbia Records (1966).}} |