C F C
Farewell Angelina The bells of the crown
C F C
Are being stolen by bandits I must follow the sound
F G
The triangle tingles And the trumpet play slow
Am Em Am Em F C
Farewell Angelina The sky is on fire And I must go.
C F C
There's NO need for anger There's NO need for blame
C F C
There's nothing to prove Ev'rything's still the same
F G
Just a table standing empty By the edge of the sea
Am Em Am Em F C
Farewell Angelina The sky is trembling And I must leave.
C F C
The jacks and queens Have forsaken the courtyard
C F C
Fifty-two gypsies Now file past the guards
F G
In the space where the deuce And the ace once ran wild
Am Em Am Em
Farewell Angelina The sky is folding
F C
I'll see you in a while.
C F C
See the cross-eyed pirates sitting perched in the sun
F C
Shooting tin cans With a sawed-off shotgun
F G
And the neighbors they clap and they cheer with each blast
Am Em Am Em
Farewell Angelina The sky's changing color
F C
And I must leave fast.
C F C
King Kong, little elves On the rooftops they dance
F C
Valentino-type tangos While they make-up man's hands
F G
Shut the eyes of the dead Not to embarrass anyone
Am Em Am Em F C
Farewell Angelina The sky is embarrassed And I must be gone.
C F C
The machine guns are roaring And the puppets heave rocks
F C
The fiends nail time bombs To the hands of the clocks
F G
Call me any name you like I will never deny it
Am Em Am Em
Farewell Angelina The sky is erupting
F C
I must go where it's quiet.
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\"Farewell Angelina\" is a song written by Bob Dylan in the mid-1960s, and most famously recorded by Joan Baez.
Recording
Dylan attempted to record \"Farewell Angelina\" only once, during the first session for his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home, and he abandoned all attempts to record the song again. Dylan's one recording of the song was eventually issued in 1991 on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 and again on The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966.
Joan Baez's version
Joan Baez included this song on her 1965 album Farewell Angelina. In the UK the song was issued at the same time as a single. Baez' version, though only about half as long as Dylan's recording, was very similar in structure and showed her moving away from pure folk music with the use of string bass accompaniment. Baez has often included performances of the song in her concerts, from 1965 through the 2010s. A live version appears on 1984's Live Europe '83.
Cover versions
\"Farewell Angelina\" has remained a continuous part of Joan Baez' concert repertoire, being recorded twice for live albums during the 1980s. The song has also been recorded by the New Riders of the Purple Sage (on Oh, What a Mighty Time), John Mellencamp (on Rough Harvest), Tim O'Brien, Show of Hands, and Danu's When All is Said and Done.
Pierre Delanoë and Hugues Aufray translated it into French under the title Adieu Angelina, which itself has been recorded many times.
This French version of the song has been recorded by Nana Mouskouri (who also sang a version in German).
