Bob Dylan — Let Me Die In My Footsteps Witmark Demo - 1962

[Verse 1] Well, I will not go down under the ground ’Cause somebody tells me that death’s coming 'round An’ I will not carry myself down to die When I go to my grave my head will be high [Refrain] Let me die in my footsteps Before I go down under the ground [Verse 2] There’s been rumors of war and wars that have been The meaning of life has been lost with the wind And some people thinking that the end is close by ’Stead of learning to live they are learning to die [Refrain] Let me die in my footsteps Before I go down under the ground [Verse 3] I don’t know if I’m smart but I think I can see When someone is pulling the wool over me So if... [Spoken Outro] Do you want this? Do you want to put this on? It's awful long, I mean it's not that long, it's just that it's a drag I sang it so many times