Trouble in the city, trouble in the farm
You got your rabbit's foot, you got your good-luck charm
But they can't help you none when there's trouble.
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Nothing but trouble.
--Bob Dylan
The images here are from old Detective magazines courtesy Claude Angele Boni & sent to me from France, the first one being Diamond Joe, who's featured in a song on Good As I Been To You (1992)
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| Diamond Joe |
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| This is a story about LANDRU, a famous French killer. He used to invite rich women for dinner, poison them, then burn them in a big furnace. He did it for a long time before they caught him. |
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| One of the 20th century's most famous spies. |
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| Al Capone had an international reputation. |
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| Sing Sing Prison |
DIAMOND JOE
Now There's a man you'll hear about
Most anywhere you go,
And his holdings are in Texas
And his name is Diamond Joe.
And he carries all his money
In a diamond-studded jar.
He never took much trouble
With the process of the law.
Most anywhere you go,
And his holdings are in Texas
And his name is Diamond Joe.
And he carries all his money
In a diamond-studded jar.
He never took much trouble
With the process of the law.
FULL LYRICS to this traditional ballad HERE.
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Regarding Trouble, my favorite line in the song,
as born out by these Detective stories:
Go all the way to the other side of the world,
you’ll find trouble there
Revolution even ain’t no solution for trouble
Revolution even ain’t no solution for trouble
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Keep on keepin' on, friends.
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