Black Cross-Bob Dylan

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:时间戳工具] [offset:0] [00:00.14]This is the story of Hezekiah Jones [00:01.91]Hezekiah Jones lived in a place in Arkansas [00:06.17] [00:06.80]He never had too much except he had some land [00:09.32]An' he had a couple of hogs and things like that [00:12.39]He never had much money [00:13.81] [00:16.66]But he'd spend what he did make as fast as he made it [00:20.00]So it never really mattered that he had much money [00:23.02]But in a cupboard there He kept in the cupboard he kept in the cupboard books [00:28.39] [00:31.53]He called the books his rainy season [00:33.01] [00:58.59]The white folks around the county there talked about Hezekiah [01:03.31] [01:18.75]They said Well old Hezekiah he's harmless enough [01:22.99] [01:29.22]But the way I see it he better put down them goddam books [01:35.51] [01:50.48]Readin' ain't no good for an ignorant nigger [01:52.36] [02:03.08]One day the white man's preacher came around [02:07.06] [02:18.02]Knockin' on doors knockin' on all the doors in the county [02:20.89] [02:28.78]He knocked on Hezekiah's door [02:29.78]He says Hezekiah you believe in the Lord [02:32.88] [02:42.95]Hezekiah says Well I don't know I never really SEEN the Lord [02:45.69]I can't say yes I do [02:48.61] [02:53.90]He says Hezekiah you believe in the Church [02:55.83] [02:57.57]Hezekiah says Well the Church is divided ain't they [03:01.77] [03:12.73]And they can't make up their minds [03:15.41] [03:20.71]I'm just like them I can't make up mine either [03:26.76] [03:33.24]He says Hezekiah you believe that if a man is good Heaven is his last reward [03:41.09] [03:47.95]Hezekiah says I'm good good as my neighbor [03:51.77]You don't believe in nothin' said the white man's preacher [03:58.41] [04:02.43]You don't believe in nothin' [04:06.99] [04:24.22]Oh yes I do says Hezekiah [04:25.66] [04:33.24]I believe that a man should be indebted to his neighbors [04:37.44] [04:39.24]Not for the reward of Heaven or fear of hellfire [04:44.81] [04:48.38]But you don't understand said the white man's preacher [04:59.74] [05:08.05]There's a lot of good ways for a man to be wicked [05:15.14] [05:18.13]Then they hung Hezekiah high as a pigeon [05:20.76] [05:46.83]White folks around there said Well he had it comin' [05:49.78] [05:52.09]'Cause the son-of-a-b**ch never had no religion