HALLELUJAH I'M READY TO GO

HALLELUJAH I'M READY I CAN HEAR THE VOICES SINGING SOFT AND LOW I'M READY HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH I'M READY TO GO IN THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT NOT A STAR WAS IN SIGHT ON A HIGHWAY HEADING DOWN BELOW I LET MY SAVIOR IN AND HE SAVED MY SOUL FROM SIN HALLELUJAH I'M READY TO GO HALLELUJAH I'M READY I CAN HEAR THE VOICES SINGING SOFT AND LOW I'M READY HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH I'M READY TO GO SINNERS DON'T WAIT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE HE'S A WONDERFUL SAVIOR YOU KNOW WELL I FELL ON MY KNEES AND HE ANSWERED MY PLEAS HALLELUJAH I'M READY TO GO HALLELUJAH I'M READY I CAN HEAR THE VOICES SINGING SOFT AND LOW I'M READY HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH I'M READY TO GO
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PERFORMANCES


1999.06.11,
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

1999.06.12,
PORTLAND, OREGON

1999.06.13,
GEORGE, WASHINGTON

1999.06.19,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA

1999.06.20,
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

1999.06.22,
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

1999.06.26,
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

1999.07.02,
SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA

1999.07.13,
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA

1999.07.14,
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

1999.11.09,
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

2000.03.19,
POCATELLO, IDAHO

2000.03.20,
NAMPA, IDAHO

2000.03.21,
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON

2000.03.24,
BOZEMAN, MONTANA

2000.03.25,
BILLINGS, MONTANA

2000.03.26,
CASPER, WYOMING

2000.03.27,
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

2000.05.21,
HORSENS, DENMARK

2000.06.18,
GEORGE, WASHINGTON

2000.06.21,
MARYSVILLE, CALIFORNIA

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HALLELUJAH I'M READY TO GO


Hallelujah I'm ready


I can hear the voices singing soft and low


I'm ready Hallelujah


Hallelujah I'm ready to go


In the darkness of night not a star was in sight


On a highway heading down below


I let my Savior in and he saved my soul from sin


Hallelujah I'm ready to go


Hallelujah I'm ready


I can hear the voices singing soft and low


I'm ready Hallelujah


Hallelujah I'm ready to go


Sinners don't wait before it's too late


He's a wonderful Savior you know


Well I fell on my knees and he answered my pleas


Hallelujah I'm ready to go


Hallelujah I'm ready


I can hear the voices singing soft and low


I'm ready Hallelujah


Hallelujah I'm ready to go




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Another opener where Bob Dylan dares to point directly toward his wonderful savior telling his audience openly that his soul is "saved" and he is "ready to go".

He is certain that "this world can't stand too long" and there is not much time left for the sinner "on the highway heading down below".

But his Savior still answers the pleas and helps the unbelief of everyone kneeling in deep contrition at the throne of mercy.

For Bob Dylan it seems to be the only place where this sweet relief is to be found. And whoever has found it can truly say: "I'm ready, Hallelujah"!



Only in Vancouver and in Horsens the song was performed outside the US. So far!!!



On November 9th 1999, just three songs after this one, Bob treated the lucky Philadelphia audience to the first ever live performance of the opening song of his 1980 album "Saved".

The song is delivered brilliantly, picking up the "ready to go" theme with the fitting last verse:

"When life has ended, my time has run out,

My friends and my loved ones I'll leave, there's no doubt.

But there's one thing for certain, when it comes my time,

I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind."