East Orange, New Jersey
Performer(s): Bob Dylan



First time I ever worked in East Orange, New Jersey 
Folks, never go to East Orange, New Jersey
It's a horrible town
I one had to play in a coffeehouse out there
It was so bad -- uh -- so bad
People playing chess out there -- uh --
It's all they thought about
Was chess 'n' chess 'n' chess
People come up to me
You play a song, you play a real quiet song'
In the middle of the song ya hear "check"
And "Hey, that was a good move"
And all kinds of stuff like that
Yes, folks, it was so bad I had a little dream out there
The first night I worked
About this chess playing stuff
I dreamed I went to work out in East Orange, New Jersey
And -- uh -- about the time I quit in two days
I went there to ask the guy for my money
"I worked two days for you"
He says, "Uh, well, o.k., we don't pay money around here, though"
I says, "Uh, yeah?" He says, "Uh, well"
He says, "Uh, we pay chessmen"
I said, "Uh, well, gimme my chessmen then 
I worked for two days"

I was sort of -- didn't really figure --
I thought he was lying at first
But I took it anyway
He gave me a king and a queen for working two days
I says, "Uh, fine, that's o.k."
So I took my king and queen, went down to a bar, the nearest bar I could find
I walked in the bar and ordered a pint 
Down the bar, the bartender
I says, "Can I have a pint?"
I'll be damned, he give me a pint 
He asks me for the money
I gave him my king and queen 
I'll be damned, he took that king and queen
Threw it under the counter
And brought me out four pawns, two bishops, and a rook for change 

Little story about East Orange, New Jersey