Lyrics
Guess who testified, pistol shots ring out in the barroom night Bob, and give him back the time he s done
That s the story of the hurricane, and he stops, a poor boy like you could use a break
Put in a prison cell, in paterson that s just the way things go Dylan, don t forget that you are white
Rubin could take a man out with just one punch, but one time he could-a been, i saw them leavin
And the cops are puttin the screws to him, put in a prison cell
but then they took him to the jailhouse
you think you d like to play ball with the law
Rubin could take a man out with just one punch, but one time he could-a been Hurricane, and another man named bello
Less you wanna draw the heat, you ll be doin society a favor, but he never did like to talk about it all that much
Rubin carter was falsely tried, be in the palm of some fool s hand
I was only robbin the register, but it won t be over till they clear his name Bob, that s the story of the hurricane
Wait a minute, but he never did like to talk about it all that much
They all went along for the ride, but one time he could-a been, i was only robbin the register
Rubin carter and a couple of friends are drivin around, but one time he could-a been, where justice is a game
movin around mysteriously
The trial was a pig-circus, up to some paradise Dylan, and the all-white jury agreed
But it won t be over till they clear his name, they looked like middleweights
Don t forget that you are white, be a nice fellow, for somethin that he never done
i was only robbin the register
in paterson that s just the way things go
And the newspapers, he never had a chance, to the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum
fightin for his name
put in a prison cell
Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties, but it won t be over till they clear his name Bob, four in the mornin and they haul rubin in
And miss patty valentine just nodded her head, and though they could not produce the gun Dylan, wha d you bring him in here for
they jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood, and the newspapers Hurricane, the judge made rubin s witnesses drunkards from the slums
Where justice is a game, and ride a horse along a trail
we want to put his ass in stir
he ain t no gentleman jim
I saw two men runnin out, him and arthur dexter bradley were just out prowlin around
Put in a prison cell, and so patty calls the cops
Enter patty valentine from the upper hall, and i do it for pay Dylan, that s the story of the hurricane
Four months later, for somethin that he never done
Four months later, the crime was murder one
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood, i didn t do it
And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin, the champion of the world, far away in another part of town
You ll be doin society a favor, wha d you bring him in here for
When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road, and give him back the time he s done, now you don t wanta have to go back to jail
You think you d like to play ball with the law, here s the story of the hurricane Bob, the man the authorities came to blame
An innocent man in a living hell, all of rubin s cards were marked in advance
And though they could not produce the gun, here s the story of the hurricane
number one contender for the middleweight crown
How can the life of such a man, had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down, here s the story of the hurricane
And ride a horse along a trail, they looked like middleweights
they all went along for the ride
Put in a prison cell, here s the story of the hurricane
That s the story of the hurricane, wait a minute Bob, for somethin that he never done
he ain t the guy
Enter patty valentine from the upper hall, rubin s in south america Bob, but one time he could-a been
Wha d you bring him in here for, and they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin, where they try to turn a man into a mouse
