Tioga Pass

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Tioga Pass by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) part of our Dylan Found project. The original lyrics, believed to have been written by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter are reproduced below.
You can read the original posting about the song on the Dylan.org.uk website HERE.
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Tioga Pass lyrics
Needle’s on empty
In my car I’m stuck
nearly four in the morning
and just my luck
Listening to the radio
waiting for the sun
can’t flag a ride
until daylight comes

It’s nearly four in the morning
and I’m out of gas
A mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

Tuned to a station
I’ve never heard
while moonlight glimmers
on Dead Man’s Curve
Glory in the morning
and God bless you
for playing that song
when another would do

It’s just gone four in the morning
and I’m out of gas
A mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

Ain’t quite rock
although it moves
It sure ain’t country
and it’s not the blues
They don’t say nothing
when it gets to the end
Just keep playing it
over and over again

It’s after four in the morning
and I’m out of gas
A mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

It sure ain’t pop
and it sure ain’t soul
Nothing like fifties
Old rock and roll
It isn’t folk
Definitely not jazz
Got that something special
That nothing else has

It’s four 30 in the morning
and I’m out of gas
A mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

It’s four 30 in the morning
and I’m out of gas
A mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

The sun’ll come up
At about six o’clock
The radio station drifts
to some new style rock
Although they played it
all night long
I never did learn
the name of that song
I never did learn
the name of that song

Was four in the morning
and I was out of gas
A mile and a half
from Tioga Pass
Was four in the morning
and I was out of gas
A mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

Bob Dylan/Robert Hunter/Paul Robert Thomas

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Tioga Pass Original lyrics
Needle’s on empty
and here I’m stuck
Four in the morning
and just my luck
Listen to the radio
waiting for the sun
Can’t flag a ride
until daylight comes

Four in the morning
and out of gas
Mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

Tuned to a station
I’ve never heard
while moonlight glimmers
on Dead Man’s Curve
Glory in the morning
and God bless you
for playing that song
when another would do

Four in the morning
and out of gas
Mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

Ain’t quite rock
although it moves
It sure ain’t country
and it’s not the blues
They don’t say nothing
when it gets to the end
Just keep playing it
over again

Four in the morning
and out of gas
Mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

It isn’t pop
and it isn’t soul
Nothing like fifties
rock and roll
It isn’t folk
Not especially jazz
Got something special
nothing else has

Four in the morning
and out of gas
Mile and a half
from Tioga Pass

The sun comes up
about six o’clock
The station drifts
to some pre-fab rock
Although they played it
all night long
I never did learn
the name of that song

Lyrics Bob Dylan/Paul Robert Thomas
Music Paul Odiase