The Well

by The Band

From the album: The Last Waltz

Track 25 of 30 on The Last Waltz (1978).

Duration: 3:27

The Last Waltz cover art

Lyrics for The Well

I took my bucket down to the well There's a (desert?) woman, sweet mystery She let the rope fall down in the well Like it was meant to be She put the jug upon her head Walked with her back to the wind I followed her tracks the moment she said "Why don't you come in?" chorus: She killed the light, she dropped her glove She said "Are you looking for trouble Or looking for love, love, love?" I woke in the morning dying of thirst Headed straight back to the well There she was with a jug on her head The rope had just fell The well in her eyes was deep and black With no question or answer She wiped my brow and I followed her back To the Tropic of Cancer chorus

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  2. Up On Cripple Creek
  3. Who Do You Love
  4. Helpless
  5. Stagefright
  6. Coyote
  7. Dry Your Eyes
  8. It Makes No Difference
  9. Such A Night
  10. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
  11. Mystery Train
  12. Mannish Boy
  13. Further On Up The Road
  14. Shape I'm In
  15. Down South In New Orleans
  16. Ophelia
  17. Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby)
  18. Caravan
  19. Life Is A Carnival
  20. Baby Let Me Follow You Down
  21. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
  22. Forever Young
  23. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise)
  24. I Shall Be Released
  25. The Well
  26. Evangeline
  27. Out Of The Blue
  28. The Weight
  29. The Last Waltz Refrain
  30. Theme From The Last Waltz (With Orchestra)