Ballad Of A Thin Man

Song Ballad Of A Thin Man
Artist Bob Dylan
Album The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live, 1966: The

Lyrics

[00:14.78] You walk into the room
[00:18.03] With your pencil in your hand
[00:21.36] You see somebody naked
[00:25.02] And you say, Who is that man?
[00:27.70] You try so hard
[00:29.63] But you don't understand
[00:34.02] Just what you'll say
[00:36.17] When you get home
[00:40.43] Because something is happening here
[00:43.41] But you don't know what it is
[00:47.23] Do you, Mister Jones?
[00:57.10] You raise up your head
[01:00.33] And you ask, Is this where it is?
[01:04.10] And somebody points to you and says
[01:10.61] It's his
[01:11.56] And you say, What's mine?
[01:12.84] And somebody else says, Where what is?
[01:16.21] And you say, Oh my God
[01:18.15] Am I here all alone?
[01:22.96] Because something is happening here
[01:25.97] But you don't know what it is
[01:30.13] Do you, Mister Jones?
[01:40.04] You hand in your ticket
[01:43.75] And you go watch the geek
[01:46.76] Who immediately walks up to you
[01:49.91] When he hears you speak
[01:53.10] And says, How does it feel
[01:54.60] To be such a freak?
[01:59.32] And you say, Impossible
[02:00.58] As he hands you a bone
[02:05.84] Because something is happening here
[02:09.79] But you don't know what it is
[02:13.13] Do you, Mister Jones?
[02:22.87] You have many contacts
[02:26.81] Among the lumberjacks
[02:29.03] To get you facts
[02:30.34] When someone attacks your imagination
[02:35.89] But nobody has any respect
[02:38.72] Anyway they already expect you
[02:42.87] To just give a check
[02:44.47] To tax-deductible charity organizations
[02:53.95] You've been with the professors
[02:57.39] And they've all liked your looks
[03:01.89] With great lawyers you have
[03:04.33] Discussed lepers and crooks
[03:07.94] You've been through all of
[03:09.87] F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
[03:13.91] You're very well read
[03:16.21] It's well known
[03:20.60] Because something is happening here
[03:25.23] But you don't know what it is
[03:27.03] Do you, Mister Jones?
[03:35.49] Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you
[03:40.20] And then he kneels
[03:43.67] He crosses himself
[03:45.64] And then he clicks his high heels
[03:49.41] And without further notice
[03:52.03] He asks you how it feels
[03:55.09] And he says, Here is your throat back
[03:57.64] Thanks for the loan
[04:03.27] Because something is happening here
[04:06.21] But you don't know what it is
[04:09.13] Do you, Mister Jones?
[04:17.64] Now you see this one-eyed midget
[04:21.93] Shouting the word NOW
[04:26.27] And you say, For what reason?
[04:28.44] And he says, How?
[04:31.92] And you say, What does this mean?
[04:33.84] And he screams back, You're a cow
[04:39.65] Give me some milk
[04:41.14] Or else go home
[04:43.87] Because something is happening here
[04:47.21] But you don't know what it is
[04:50.79] Do you, Mister Jones?
[04:59.65] Well, you walk into the room
[05:03.17] Like a camel and then you frown
[05:08.42] You put your eyes in your pocket
[05:13.12] And your nose on the ground
[05:14.72] There ought to be a law
[05:17.15] Against you comin' around
[05:20.22] You should be made
[05:21.93] To wear earphones
[05:28.21] Because something is happening here
[05:33.83] But you don't know what it is
[05:35.33] Do you, Mister Jones?