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(The sounds of rain falling) It's night time in the big city Rain is falling, fog rolls in from the waterfront A night shift nurse smokes the last cigarette in a pack "Curious about what the weather looks like? Just look out your window, take a walk outside."

(Sounds of sirens in city) It's night time in the big city The moon goes behind a cloud A truck drops off tomorrow's newspapers

(restaurant noises) It's night time in the big city A styrofoam coffee cup rolls across the street Two sailors get out of a cab "The world of liquid libation, booze, sauce, hooch, white lightning, fire water, hard stuff, pick me up ,gin and juice, moonshine, canned heat."

(car noises) It's NIGHT in the big city somewhere a car alarm goes off a woman walks barefoot, her high heels in her handbag “Tonight we're going to head out to the field of dreams, schemes and themes.”

(diner noises) It's night time in the Big City pizza parlor is locking up a drunken security guard drops his flashlight "Full of caffeinated dreams, schemes, and themes"

(prison noises) It's night time in the big city A truck driver runs a red light A strange quiet man practices tae chi in a park "The Big House, the brig, the clink, the coop, the gray bar hotel, the hoosegow, the joint , the jug, the pen, the pokie, the slammer, the stir"

(subway noises) It's night time in the Big City a nightshift nurse smokes the last cigarette in her pack a married couple has a late night snack

(talking at a wedding) It's night time in the Big City a man buys a pack of gum, steals a nail clipper 2 pairs of sneakers are strung over a phone line It's the month of June and that means church bells are ringing all over this great land of ours. Strap yourself in and get me to the church on time!

(shouting - boxing match) It's night time in the Big City a woman watches her neighbor through binoculars a cat knocks over a lamp

It's night time in the Big City angry prostitutes fight over a street corner a man gets drunk and shaves off his moustache Time to open up the fire hydrants and have a party in the streets, because it's summertime

It's night time in the Big City outside the dogs are barking a woman walks barefoot, her high heels in her handbag The most beautiful things on earth

(rain) It's night time in the Big City the wind picks up from over the bay a delivery boy makes a wrong turn "Today we're gonna talk about the endless gray ribbons of asphalt that crisscross this country. So strap yourself in, put the peddle to the metal, and listen."

(coins) It's night time in the Big City a guilty man goes home to his wife it's time to make the doughnuts "Get rich quick themes, dreams, and schemes"

(fire) It's night time in the Big City an ambulance races though downtown an off duty cops parks in front of his ex-wife's house This is Theme Time Radio Hour, and there's Hell to pay

(sirens in city) It's night time in the Big City a trail of perfume follows a girl leaving a cheap hotel a man wakes up in an alleyway Welcome once again to Theme Time Radio Hour. This week the eyes/I's have it. Whether they're blue eyes, brown eyes, green eyes, ya got pink eye or red eye. If you're an eyesore, or if you're walleyed, we got the song for you.

(barking dogs) It's night time in the Big City newlyweds make love on the roof a ringing phone goes unanswered Get off the couch, get yourself a bowl of water, and heel.

It's night time in the Big City a light drizzle starts to fall an anxious lover waits by the phone They say that good fences make good neighbors (Frost) and good friends make good music

It's night time in the Big City a woman in a red gown throws out her cell phone a man sleeps with a gun under his pillow (Mr. announcer who are you?) howdy everybody this is Bob Dylan tell me the station I'm listening to the xm network, satellite radio how about telling a time to meet it's time for theme time radio hour and what's the weather gonna be? it's cold and fatty and it's raining. It's going down to 30 degrees tonight. I don't know what it's like where you are but that's what it's like here. "What would the radio be without a disc jockey?"

It's night time in the Big City a girl goes through the medicine cabinet of the man who brought her home a ringing phone goes unanswered For the next hour we're gonna be playin' music about Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, The Wisdom of Solomon, First Maccabees and Second Maccabees, First Samuel and Second Samuel, First Kings, Second Kings. We're gonna be playing stuff that comes out of the Psalms and the Proverbs. You know all of these. Jonah and Malachi - how come nobody's named Malachi any more? We're gonna be playing music that has something to do with Nehemia, Esther, Job, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. And of course, The Book of Revelations. So gather the family around the radio and hear the good news. Seek and you shall find.

It's night time in the Big City a cab driver curses under his breath roasted chickens hang in the window of a Chinese restaurant