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Bob Dylan - Ballad Of A Thin Man Lyrics

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TitleBallad Of A Thin Man
ArtistBob Dylan
AlbumHighway 61 Revisited (1965) , Track 5 ,
Before The Flood (1974) , Track 6 ,
At Budokan (1979) , Track 4 ,
Real Live (1985) , Track 9 ,
Bootleg Series 4 (1998) , Track 7 Disc 2
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You walk into the room 
With your pencil in your hand 
You see somebody naked 
And you say, "Who is that man?" 
You try so hard 
But you don't understand 
Just what you'll say 
When you get home 

Because something is happening here 
But you don't know what it is 
Do you, Mister Jones? 

You raise up your head 
And you ask, "Is this where it is?" 
And somebody points to you and says 
"It's his" 
And you say, "What's mine?" 
And somebody else says, "Where what is?" 
And you say, "Oh my God 
Am I here all alone?" 

*But something is happening here 
But you don't know what it is 
Do you, Mister Jones? 

You hand in your ticket 
And you go watch the geek 
Who immediately walks up to you 
When he hears you speak 
And says, "How does it feel 
To be such a freak?" 
And you say, "Impossible" 
As he hands you a bone 

*And something is happening here 
But you don't know what it is 
Do you, Mister Jones? 

You have many contacts 
Among the lumberjacks 
To get you facts 
When someone attacks your imagination 
But nobody has any respect 
Anyway they already expect you 
To just give a check 
To tax-deductible charity organizations 

You've been with the professors 
And they've all liked your looks 
With great lawyers you have 
Discussed lepers and crooks 
You've been through all of 
F. Scott Fitzgerald's books 
You're very well read 
It's well known 

*But something is happening here 
But you don't know what it is 
Do you, Mister Jones? 

Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you 
And then he kneels 
He crosses himself 
And then he clicks his high heels 
And without further notice 
He asks you how it feels 
And he says, "Here is your throat back 
Thanks for the loan" 

*And you know something is happening here 
But you don't know what it is 
Do you, Mister Jones? 

Now you see this one-eyed midget 
Shouting the word "NOW" 
And you say, "For what reason?" 
And he says, "How?" 
And you say, "What does this mean?" 
And he screams back, "You're a cow 
Give me some milk 
Or else go home" 

*And you know something is happening here 
But you don't know what it is 
Do you, Mister Jones? 

Well, you walk into the room 
Like a camel and then you frown 
You put your eyes in your pocket 
And your nose on the ground 
There ought to be a law 
Against you comin' around 
You should be made 
To wear earphones 

Because something is happening here 
But you don't know what it is 
Do you, Mister Jones? 
lyrics corrected by yimeno on 04-05-2005




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