hatless

I went into a restaurant
Lookin' for the cook
I told them I was the editor
Of a famous etiquette book
The waitress he was handsome
He wore a powder blue cape
I ordered some suzette, I said
"Could you please make that crepe"
Just then the whole kitchen exploded
From boilin' fat
Food was flying everywhere
And I left without my hat...
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[from "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream," on the album, Bringing It All Back Home,
March 1965, Columbia Records]

...A stanza which describes -- or celebrates -- some challenging moments in life.

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