I suppose the same could be said of other songs such as "Down By the River" (I shot my baby), "Hey Joe" (I'm going down to shoot my old lady...)etc.
But aren't those lyrics kind of innocuous compared to, say, Eminem?
Amazon is listing this for a rather hefty 69.98. CD Universe has it for a more reasonable 52.60. I still think I'll wait for a review to see if it's worthwhile.
I second the recommendation for TCBRS. Also, I'd highly recommend Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head (I was too lazy to go back thru this thread to see if it's already been mentioned).