Bessie Smith - Bob Dylan/The Band

Bessie was more than just a friend of mine

We shared the good times with the bad

Now many a year has passed me by

I still recall the best thing I ever had

I'm going down the road to see bessie

Oh see her soon

Going down the road to see bessie smith

When I get there I wonder what shell do

All the crazy things I had to try

Well I tried them all and then some

But if you're lucky one day you find out

Where it is you're really comin from

I'm just goin down the road t see bessie

Oh see her soon

I'm just going down the road t see bessie smith

When I get there I wonder what shell do

Now in my day I've made some foolish moves

But back then I didn't worry about a thing

And now again I still wonder to myself

Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing

I'm just goin down the road t see bessie

Oh see her soon

I'm just going down the road to see bessie smith

When I get there I wonder what shell do