Bob Dylan on inflation

I was playing with a title for my Abacus article for next month, and remembering Bob Dylan’s statement that he tries to have a song for every occasion thought to name it “High Water Rising.” I picked the song out on my iPod and discovered.

“High water rising, rising night and day, all the gold and silver are being stolen away”

“High water rising, the shacks are sliding down, folks lose their possessions folks are leaving town.”

and of course

“They got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway 5, judge says to the high sheriff I want him dead or alive. Either one I don’t care. High water everywhere.”

All of which seem perfectly applicable.

Bradley Gardner