NEW 4K 2 CAM BOB DYLAN THE BALLAD OF FRANKIE LEE AND JUDAS PRIEST PORTSMOUTH 25th Sept 2000

It`s always a pleasure to hear this song again , A newly restored version from The Caretaker and a Woolhall Original put together with a Crystal Cat audio and upgraded to 4k.
Thanks to the Restoration Team for all the hardwork. Lyrics below
WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
Well, Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
They were the best of friends
So when Frankie Lee needed money one day
Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens
And placed them on a footstool
Just above the plotted plain
Sayin’, “Take your pick, Frankie Boy
My loss will be your gain”
Well, Frankie Lee, he sat right down
And put his fingers to his chin
But with the cold eyes of Judas on him
His head began to spin
“Would ya please not stare at me like that,” he said
“It’s just my foolish pride
But sometimes a man must be alone
And this is no place to hide”
Well, Judas, he just winked and said
“All right, I’ll leave you here
But you’d better hurry up and choose which of those bills you want
Before they all disappear”
“I’m gonna start my pickin’ right now
Just tell me where you’ll be”
Judas pointed down the road
And said, “Eternity!”
“Eternity?” said Frankie Lee
With a voice as cold as ice
“That’s right,” said Judas Priest, “Eternity
Though you might call it ‘Paradise’”
“I don’t call it anything”
Said Frankie Lee with a smile
“All right,” said Judas Priest
“I’ll see you after a while”
Well, Frankie Lee, he sat back down
Feelin’ low and mean
When just then a passing stranger
Burst upon the scene
Saying, “Are you Frankie Lee, the gambler
Whose father is deceased?
Well, if you are, there’s a fellow callin’ you down the road
And they say his name is Priest”
“Oh, yes, he is my friend”
Said Frankie Lee in fright
“I do recall him very well
In fact, he just left my sight”
“Yes, that’s the one,” said the stranger
As quiet as a mouse
“Well, my message is, he’s down the road
Stranded in a house”
Well, Frankie Lee, he panicked
He dropped ev’rything and ran
Until he came up to the spot
Where Judas Priest did stand
“What kind of house is this,” he said
“Where I have come to roam?”
“It’s not a house,” said Judas Priest
“It’s not a house . . . it’s a home”
Well, Frankie Lee, he trembled
He soon lost all control
Over ev’rything which he had made
While the mission bells did toll
He just stood there staring
At that big house as bright as any sun
With four and twenty windows
And a woman’s face in ev’ry one
Well, up the stairs ran Frankie Lee
With a soulful, bounding leap
And, foaming at the mouth
He began to make his midnight creep
For sixteen nights and days he raved
But on the seventeenth he burst
Into the arms of Judas Priest
Which is where he died of thirst
No one tried to say a thing
When they took him out in jest
Except, of course, the little neighbor boy
Who carried him to rest
And he just walked along, alone
With his guilt so well concealed
And muttered underneath his breath
“Nothing is revealed”
Well, the moral of the story
The moral of this song
Is simply that one should never be
Where one does not belong
So when you see your neighbor carryin’ somethin’
Help him with his load
And don’t go mistaking Paradise
For that home across the road
Copyright © 1968 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1996 by Dwarf Music

[@mhairiwoods2337]

When he sings this ,he shows off his very expressive face ,sometimes disdain ,sometimes a bit of a sneer ,I suppose he's an expert by now 😄😄love it 😄

[@johnduncan1262]

Nothing is revealed Beautiful version of a great song from a brilliant album

[@EmielBruggeman]

Bob , you are my music friend for more than 50 years now, thanks, i am 68 years young

[@mhairiwoods2337]

When you're in Edinburgh in Nov. Try singing ....Blaw Blaw ma Kilts Awa hoo hoo 😄

[@ElizabethElliott-uz1ht]

I love you Bob Dylan and your music 🎶🎶 it's what God shows you, my heart ❤️ Elizabeth

[@ElizabethElliott-uz1ht]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🎸I love that you sing and write ✍️ what's on your heart ❤️ Elizabeth

[@jamesodonnell1934]

and that’s how it happens … you know .. ? the goosebumps we get link from expecting rain .. we watch a bunch .. not all maybe pick some we think we might like .. always enjoyable .. and then you hear some like this… and u get that sensation .. like whoa .. that was cool … goosebumps

[@woolhall]

You’re dead right !

[@doudoue1306]

What a story, clear and dark. Merci beaucoup. 🙂🙂🙂🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@christopherwilliams4552]

Spectacular! Thanks for posting. There's a wonderful playfulness to this song and performance!

[@nevermindthees]

Mesmerizing!!! It's so Dylan!

[@denisereagan8813]

Good morning Bob Have a lovely weekend and let your locks down

[@mhairiwoods2337]

ooh I love this 😄

[@rolfsafstrom433]

What a gem! /Rolf S / Sweden

[@henrycastle1]

❤ This is really lovely to watch Thank you Bobby and all sincere folk that post this wonderful footage Very much appreciated here in Blighty 🇬🇧

[@deborahderush8239]

Another Great Treasure. Blessings to him always XOXOX 🙌👍🤗💋😎💃💃💃💃😉🌹👌💃💃💃😍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😘😘😘😘😘

[@lauraeliot7199]

Good morning,Andrew. One of my all time favorites ❤ such a beautiful and surreal song. Thank you❤❤Enjoy your weekend ❤❤❤❤

[@woolhall]

Good morning Laura Yes similarly one of my favourite songs of Mr D I always enjoy his stories, that’s what got me hooked back in 75

[@lauraeliot7199]

@@woolhall Hooked is good!!💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@peter9910]

Whoa amazing thanks!

[@targarosko]

beautiful thanks dear Andy have a lovely wek end ♥♥♥

[@woolhall]

Boker Tov, Bon Jour ma Belle soeur

[@targarosko]

@@woolhall boker tov motek ♥♥♥

[@martamariaevangelistadasil3876]

Fantastic 😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@mhairiwoods2337]

Only thing i can find to complain about .....its not long enough 😄😄

[@HelianaSuper]

Well... this lyrics is very weird to me....🤔🤔 Thanks, Woolhall for sharing and make to think about Dylan universe...🙏🙏🌻🌻😘😘

[@AMEER-114-]

Too bad.. So many lyrical errors...

[@woolhall]

Not bad Ammeer , not errors, just changes , like the Master always changing

[@AMEER-114-]

@@woolhall Yeah... I understand how often he intentionally rewrites lyrics.. This is not one of those cases.. He simply screwed it up repeatedly... Its plain and obvious..

[@woolhall]

@@AMEER-114- I disagree, it was intended to leave 2 verses out not an error

[@AMEER-114-]

@@woolhall I made no mention of whole verses left out.. Only pointing to flubs on what he did attempt.. I realize you were there and filmed it... But I have been well aware of this version since 2002 and have lamented the unfortunate mistakes since way back then.

[@AMEER-114-]

@@woolhall What I should have said... Look at the written lyrics and compare with these performed words... It's a bit of tedious chore but... You'll find the multiple flubs