#judgetimbers#BobDylan#SantaFe

I have visited Santa Fe, New Mexico many times over the years and have family there. It's an enchanting place if you have never been.

But only recently I learned that Bob Dylan once recorded a song called "Santa Fe." It's a fairly obscure Dylan tune. But after listening to the great poet's recording I knew I wanted to cover the song and here it is. I hope you enjoy - JT

"Santa-Fe" (sometimes spelled "Santa Fe" or "Santa Fé") is a song that was recorded by Bob Dylan and the Band in the summer or fall of 1967 in West Saugerties, New York. It was recorded during the sessions that would in 1975 be released on The Basement Tapes but was not included on that album. These sessions took place in three phases throughout the year, at a trio of houses, and "Santa-Fe" was likely put on tape in the second of these, at a home of some of the Band members, known as Big Pink. The composition, which has been characterized as a "nonsense" song, was copyrighted in 1973 with lyrics that differ noticeably from those on the recording itself.

Santa-Fe
Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa-Fe
My woman needs it everyday
She promised this a-lad she'd stay
She's rollin' up a lotta bread
To toss away
She's in Santa-Fe
Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa-Fe
Now she's opened up an empty home
She's proud, but she needs to roam
She warping up a happy home
She's dreaming of a happy home
In Santa-Fe
Santa-Fe
Dear, dear, dear, dear Santa-Fe
Since I'ma never cease to roam
I'm never, ever far from home
I'll never, ever, ever roam to sail away
Jeez don't feel bad
No, no, no, no, no, no don't feel bad
She's the worst cheat I'd ever had
She's the bad in a decent plan
She's over, 'bout to head to bed
She never, never feel so bad
When I'm away
Santa-Fe
Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa-Fe
My old heart's in L.A.
I won't have my nature way
And I'm learnin' every day to run away
From Santa-Fe
Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa-Fe
My woman never send any home
Head back and I'm the least unknown
He grab her like he needed a stone
She leave a bag under her throne
What you need? Gonna find a loan
And I'm here to send her on her own every day

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