Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again by Dave Van Ronk
Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again by Dave Van Ronk

Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again

Dave Van Ronk * Track #5 On No Dirty Names

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Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again by Dave Van Ronk

Release Date
Sat Jan 01 1966
Performed by
Dave Van Ronk
Produced by
Jerry Schoenbaum
Writed by
Dave Van Ronk
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One of Dave’s rare original compositions. A Koan, in the practice of Zen Buddhism, is a short question or dialogue that is meant to be paradoxical so that it provokes thought. Koans are often used in meditation as a method of mind expansion.

In this song, Dave equates the street life of Greenwich V...

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Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again Annotated

In the alleys and doorways of old Greenwich Village
You can see the lames walking the streets up and down
From your tenement top you can drop down your garbage
And a Clyde or a cop will fall dead to the ground

You'll see bodies a-burning and faces on fire
Wearing death on their backs like a John wears a coat
For this is Satori, the end of desire
To O.D. in the gutter with a cure in your throat

Some are in slams and some are still scuffling
With nothing to keep but a twenty-cent jones
Jiving and boosting while their chicks are out hustling
While the ache in their veins whispers death to their bones

In the alleys and doorways of old Greenwich Village
You can see the lames walking the streets up and down
From your tenement top you can drop down your garbage
And a Clyde or a cop will fall dead to the ground

Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again Q&A

Who wrote Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again's ?

Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again was written by Dave Van Ronk.

Who produced Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again's ?

Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.

When did Dave Van Ronk release Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again?

Dave Van Ronk released Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again on Sat Jan 01 1966.

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