Bob Dylan - Thief On The Cross - (Live November 10, 1981) New Orleans

NOTE – This is the only known performance of “Thief On The Cross”

First and Last performance (concert)
Bob Dylan: Saenger Theater, New Orleans (LA), United States. 10^th November 1981

it was the last gospel song he wrote.

Lyrics

There's a thief on the cross, his chances are slim
There's thief on the cross, I want to talk to him

     C                  D
Well everybody's been diverted,
     C                          D
Everybody lookin' the other way
C                           D
 Everybody's attention is divided
          C                 E11
Well they may not afford to wait, well -

There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim
There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him

Wanna ask him 'bout his mother
Wanna ask him 'bout his world
Wanna ask him 'bout to talk to himself
If this time it didn't roll too well, well -

There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim
There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him

Well, everybody know too excited [?]
Don't be too surprised
Head for the dawn and you can see it well
And it's rising in his eyes, well -

There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim
There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him

There's a thief on the cross, there's a thief on the cross

Now there's winning, ruling and readin'
Everybody goes [...]
[every scene be] too excited
Whether Iran or Mexico, well -

There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim
There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him.

There's a thief on the cross,
thief on the cross
There's a thief on the cross,
There's a thief on the cross,
There's a thief on the cross

I’m especially enjoying “Thief on the Cross.” Did Dylan write that? I can’t find it on bobdylan.com. Was it ever released on an album?
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