Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues Lyrics - Bob Dylan

Well, I saw it advertised one day 

That the Bear Mountain picnic was comin' my way 

'Come along and take a trip, we'll bring you up there on a ship 

Bring the wife and family, bring the whole kids', yippee 

Well, I run right down and bought a ticket 

To this thing called the Bear Mountain Picnic 

Little did I realize, I was in for a pleasant, funny surprise 

It had nothin' to do with picnics 

Didn't come close to a mountain, I hate bears 

Took the wife and kids down to the pier 

There were six thousand people there 

Everybody had a ticket for the trip 

"Oh well", I said, "It's a pretty big ship 

Besides, anyhow, the more the merrier" 

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Well, we all got on and what do you think 

That big old boat started to sink 

More people kept a-pilin' on 

That old ship was a-goin' down 

Funny way to start a picnic 

Well, I soon lost track of my kids and wife 

So many people I never saw in my life 

That old ship was sinkin' down in the water 

There were six thousand people tryin' to kill each other 

Dogs a-barkin', cats a-screamin', 

Women a-yellin', men a-flyin', fists a-flyin', paper flyin' 

Cops a-comin', me runnin' 

Maybe we just better call off the picnic 

I got shoved down and pushed around 

All I remember was a moanin' sound 

Don't remember one thing more 

All I remember's walkin' up on a shore 

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My arms and legs were broken 

My feet was splintered, my head was cracked 

I couldn't walk, couldn't talk, smell, feel 

Couldn't see, I didn't know where I was 

I was bald, quite lucky to be alive though 

Well, feelin' like I just climbed outta my casket 

I grabbed back hold of my picnic basket 

Took the wife and kids and started home 

Wishin' I'd never got up that mornin' 

Now, I don't care just what you do 

If you wanna have a picnic, that's up to you 

But don't tell me about it, I don't wanna hear it 

'Cause see, I just lost all my picnic spirit 

Stay in my kitchen, have picnics 

See I got picnic in my bathroom 

Now, it don't seem to me quite so funny 

What some people are gonna do for money 

There's a brand new gimmick every day 

Just to take somebody's money away 

I think we oughta take some of these people 

Put 'em on a boat, send 'em up to Bear Mountain for a picnic