TOUR TOUR DATES SETLISTS NEWS NEWS HYPE ALBUMS SONGS BOOKS ART WHISKEY STORE CENTER BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER       Subterranean Homesick Blues WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN Johnny’s in the basement Mixing up the medicine I’m on the pavement Thinking about the government The man in the trench coat Badge out, laid off Says he’s got a bad cough Wants to get it paid off Look out kid It’s somethin’ you did God knows when But you’re doin’ it again You better duck down the alley way Lookin’ for a new friend The man in the coon-skin cap By the big pen Wants eleven dollar bills You only got ten Maggie comes fleet foot Face full of black soot Talkin’ that the heat put Plants in the bed but The phone’s tapped anyway Maggie says that many say They must bust in early May Orders from the D.A. Look out kid Don’t matter what you did Walk on your tiptoes Don’t try “No-Doz” Better stay away from those That carry around a fire hose Keep a clean nose Watch the plain clothes You don’t need a weatherman To know which way the wind blows Get sick, get well Hang around a ink well Ring bell, hard to tell If anything is goin’ to sell Try hard, get barred Get back, write braille Get jailed, jump bail Join the army, if you fail Look out kid You’re gonna get hit But users, cheaters Six-time losers Hang around the theaters Girl by the whirlpool Lookin’ for a new fool Don’t follow leaders Watch the parkin’ meters Ah get born, keep warm Short pants, romance, learn to dance Get dressed, get blessed Try to be a success Please her, please him, buy gifts Don’t steal, don’t lift Twenty years of schoolin’ And they put you on the day shift Look out kid They keep it all hid Better jump down a manhole Light yourself a candle Don’t wear sandals Try to avoid the scandals Don’t wanna be a bum You better chew gum The pump don’t work ’Cause the vandals took the handles Copyright © 1965 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1993 by Special Rider Music APPEARS ON  Bringing It All Back Home (Original Release) BUY  Bringing It All Back Home (1965 - Original Release) BUY  Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits (1967 - Compilation) BUY  Biograph (1985 - Original Release) BUY  The Bootleg Series, Vol 1-3: Rare & Unreleased 1961-1991 (1991 - Original Release) BUY  The Essential Bob Dylan (2000 - Original Release) BUY  Dylan (2007 - Original Release) BUY  Dylan (2007 - Original Release) BUY  The Original Mono Recordings (2010 - Mono) BUY  The Best of the Original Mono Recordings (2010 - Original Release) BUY  The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12: The Best of The Cutting Edge 1965 – 1966 (2015 - Alternate Take) BUY  The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965 – 1966 Deluxe Edition (2015 - Alternate Take) BUY  The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965 – 1966 Deluxe Edition (2015 - Compilation) BUY FIRST PLAYED Jun 07, 1988 LAST PLAYED Sep 01, 2002 TIMES PLAYED120 VIEW ALL  Lyrics 1961-2012 A beautiful, comprehensive volume of Dylan’s lyrics, from the beginning of his career through the present day-with the songwriter’s edits to dozens of songs, appearing here for the first time. BUY © 2018 Sony Music Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. COLUMBIA and "Walking Eye" Design are registered trademarks of Sony Music Entertainment. Visit www.OnGuardOnline.gov for social networking safety tips for parents and youth. Follow Bob Dylan         Site By Icon Send us feedback   Privacy Policy How We Use Your Data Do Not Sell My Personal Information Your California Privacy Rights   Terms and Conditions   Why Music Matters