Blood in My Eyes is the second song to appear here from Dylan’s 1993 traditional-folk record World Gone Wrong (WGW) after the previous entry – Delia. This album was a follow-up to his other acoustic guitar and harmonica record – Good as I Been To You released the year prior. He had a penchant during this phase to draw deep from the wellsprings of by-gone music, but the songs in WGW seem to hone in on darker and more tragic themes than Good as I Been. Dylan held sessions at his Malibu home garage studio and recorded the record in a matter of days. The album won the Grammy for best traditional-folk album.
[Verse 1]
Woke up this morning, feeling blue
Seen a good-looking girl, can I make love with you?
Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you
Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you
I got blood in my eyes for you, babe
I don’t care what in the world you do
[Verse 2]
I went back home, put on my tie
Going to get that girl that money that money will buy
Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you
Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you
I got blood in my eyes for you, babe
I don’t care what in the world you do
Blood in My Eyes is Dylan’s rendition of the Mississippi Sheiks song, I’ve Got Blood in My Eyes for You which was written in 1931. Dylan doesn’t change the lyrics at all, but his version is played at a considerably slower tempo and is more melancholy than the original.
From World Gone Wrong Liner notes by Bob Dylan:
Blood in My Eyes is one of two songs done by the Mississippi Sheiks, a little known de facto group whom in their former glory must’ve been something to behold. Rebellion against routine seems to be their strong theme. All their songs are raw to the bone & are faultlessly made for these modern times (the New Dark Ages) nothing effete about the Mississippi Sheiks.
References:
1. Wikipedia – World Gone Wrong
2. Blood in My Eyes – Song facts
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Great pick, that song is instant love. When it comes to Dylan, I’m most familiar with his ’60s and ’70s work. Based on sampling a few other tracks, it sounds like “World Gone Wrong” should be right up my alley!
To be honest, I consider it a lower tier album of his discography, but 3 songs I really like are Blood in My Eyes, Delia and Two Soldiers. They are my stand-outs and I will always have in my collection.
Love it. The whole album is amazing…