++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2nd. Session. Burbank Studios, California. February 1973. .................................................................. The following track is dated to the previous session by Clinton Heylin, no other source agrees: Track 1. Billy 4. (With False Starts). 05.10. Guitar strumming. Dylan: “OK, ready?” False start, Dylan & Terry sing different words. There’s guns across the river.. (vocal slip up) Laughter. Another false start. Dylan: “1, 2, 3, 4.” Guitars, then take begins, sung as a duet. Quote: There’s guns across the river about to found you Lawman on your trail, like to surround you Bounty hunters, too, dancin' all around you Billy, they don’t like you to be so free Campin’ out all night on the veranda walkin' the streets 'till dawn in the hacienda Up to Boot Hill they’d like to send you Billy, don’t you turn your back on me There’s mirrors inside the eyes of crazy faces Bullet holes and rifles between the spaces There’s always one more notch and four more aces Billy, and you’re playing all alone. Playin’ around with some sweet senorita Into her dark chamber she will greet ya In the shadows of the mesa, she will lead ya Billy, and you're walking all alone They say that Pat Garrett’s got your number So sleep with one eye open, when you wonder If every little sound just might be thunder Thunder from the barrel of his gun. The businessmen from Taos want you to go down So they’ve hired Mister Garrett, to force you to slow down Billy, don’t it make you feel so low down To be hunted by the man who was your friend. Hang on to your woman if you got one Remember in El Paso, once, you shot one Up in Santa Fe you bought one Billy, there were days when you were better known Gypsy queens will play your grand finale Way down in some Tularosa alley Maybe in the Rio Pecos valley Billy, you’ve been so far from home Billy, you’re so far away from home Billy, you’re so far away from home ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 2. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door. (Take 3) 04.44. Guitars, Organ, Drums, 2nd. Vocal on the chorus. Quote: It's gettin' dark, too dark to see I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Mama, put my guns in the ground I don’t need them anymore Long black train is coming around I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Mama take this badge offa me I don’t need them anymore It’s getting dark, too dark to see Feel I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Mama, put my guns in the ground I can’t shoot 'em anymore That long black train is coming around I’m knockin’ up on heaven’s door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Donna Weiss? : “That’s nice” [Heylin also lists Brenda Patterson and Priscilla Jones on backing vocals] Guitar doodles. Guitar strumming & hand clapping. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 3. Sweet Amarillo. 01.20. [the main backup vocals here will be Donna Weiss, who wrote the song, but the other backup singers are there as well] Quote: ...You stole my heart You stole my pillow and you ruined my life Sweet Amarillo, not the wind in the willow You don’t know just how much you lied (Weiss quip:who cares?) In brown California the sky's so dirty it makes people cry But on a clear day just like a good song But I see without you hurts to much to describe Sweet Amarillo, you stole my pillow You stole my pillow and ruined my life Sweet Amarillo, not the wind in the willow Sweet Amarillo, how much you lied Donna Weiss: That harmony is like gospel harmony” Another backup singer: Like "sweet...(sings)" . Beautiful ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 4. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Take 3) 03.52. Dylan: “Alright, let’s do it without the vocal” Guitar strumming. Dylan: “This is the last time I work for anybody though in a movie... the music” Dylan: “I’ll stick to acting” Unknown voice: “Bobby!” Dylan: “What?” Unknown Voice: “If you wanted to start singing, just..uh…uh..when the line starts you could, you don’t have to wait till the dissolve is clear in and I think it’s actually better if you do, the dialogue” [this suggests that that this is some post production phase and they are adding music as they watching the film] Tape cuts at this point, then: Guitar strumming. Unknown voice. “Yes, rollin’ Guitars, Organ & drums? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 5. Final Theme (Instrumental with Oh-oh’s) (Take 1) 07.50. Unknown voice: “6M, 2X take 5” Guitar / flute doodles (Gary Foster). Dylan: “I wish we could get closer together…. Dylan: “OK, I’ll give the signal to Terry, and Terry, you give it anybody who's that way” Guitar strumming. Dylan: “That’s good, what was that (rhyme?)” Dylan: “Yeah, do it again” Guitar and flute doodles. Take begins with Guitars, Flute, Drums, Harmonica & some Ooo-Ooo’s. Unknown voice: “Put some more on it” Some unintelligible chat at the end of track. Unknown voice: “11M, 3X take 5. M Slate. We have it... synch 'em up and we'll put it out" ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 06. Rock Me Mama (Take 1) 03.46. Vocal, Guitars & Drums. Quote: (Don't go looking at the moon?) tonight, Don't go looking at the moon tonight, Don't go looking at the moon tonight, no way Hey my molly won't you say goodbye All that thinkin' and you're wondring why I know it's alright but I don't cry, no way Rock me mama to the wind and the rain, Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey, mama, rock me. Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me. Rock me mama to the wind and the rain, Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey, mama, rock me. Song breaks down. Dylan: “Do that part again” Quote: Rock me mama to the wind and the rain, Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey, mama, rock me. Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me. Rock me mama like the wind and the rain, Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey, mama, rock me. Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me. Old child running on the rail-way Dark clouds running on the farm today It's all they're talkin' when the sun goes away, nowhere When I lookin' on the road tonight Rail is shinin' on a pool of light Know that feeling but it must be right, goin' down Rock me mama like the wind and the rain, Rock me mama like a south bound train Hey, mama, rock me. Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me Song ends. Unknown Voice: “that's lovely” ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 7. Billy 7. (Take 1) 01.33. Guitars & Drums. Quote: They say that Pat Garrett’s got your number So sleep with one eye open when you slumber Every little sound just might be thunder Thunder from the barrel of his gun Maybe you will find yourself tomorrow Drinkin’ in some bar to hide your sorrow Spendin’ the time that you borrow Figuring a way to get back home Unknown Voice: “Come forward to the mic ...another guitar” Unintelligible studio chat. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 08. Billy 7. (Take 3) 01.00 Guitars. Quote: Playin’ around with some sweet senorita Into her dark hallway she will lead ya (Vocal slip) Some lonesome shadows, she will greet ya Billy, you’re so far away from wha (Vocal Slip) Bill you’re so dog gone far away from home. Unintelligible studio chat. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 09. Instrumental (Take 1) 02.13. Guitars & Drums. Dylan: “It’s a complicated thing” Unintelligible studio chat. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 10. Instumental (with Da da da da da da’s) (Take 2) 02.02. Guitars, Female Voice: “Which part do you want me to do?” Dylan: “I want you to do this part, Da, da, da, da, da” Female voice laughs. Unintelligible studio chat. Guitars & Drums. Female Voice: “Yeah, that works real well” Dylan: “Hey Jim (Keltner), do you have some maracas?” Female Voice: “I got some” Dylan: “Let’s play those too” ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 11. Final Theme (Instrumental with Ah-Ah’s) (Take 2) 06.56. Guitars, Flute, Drums. Unintelligible studio chat. Dylan: “OK, you know what else we want on it? Uh, we want that organ and the, uh, recorder” ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Track 12. Ride, Billy Ride. 04.17. Girl:"Ketchup?" Dylan:"huh? Yeah, and a muffin and a salad roll" Spinette, Maracas, Guitars. Quote: Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, until you can’t ride No more Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, until you can’t ride No more Unintelligible studio chat. Quote: Ride, ride, ride, ride Dylan: “The first time was really good” Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Dylan: “Yeah, aw yeah man” Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, until you can’t ride No more Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride No more Ride, ride, ride Ride, Billy ride, ride, ride Ride, until you can’t ride Anymore Female Voice: “No more, no more?” Dylan: “OK, Anymore, he can’t ride, anymore” Dylan: “You hit the G-minor at a certain time” Guitar strumming. Dylan: “Now, let’s just figure out a way, yeah were gonna do this for, it’s gonna seem for a long time but then at a certain point we're gonna do it in G minor flute (which may indicate "Final Theme" is going to be played). Dylan:"We're gonna stand up and do it see if we can make it." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++