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Ballad of a Thin Man (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, March 27, 1988)
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Bob Dylan
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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 very hard You don't understand Just what you'll say When you get home When you something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? You raise up your head And you say, "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?" You know something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? You pay for your ticket And you go and see the geek Who immediately walks up to you When he hears you speak Asks you how it feels To be such a freak And you say, "Impossible" As he hands you a bone And you know something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? You have many contacts Among the lumberjacks Who keep you supplied with facts When someone attacks your imagination Anyway they already expect You to give a check To a tax-deductible charity organization You've been with the professors And they've all liked your looks With great lawyers you've discussed Lepers and crooks You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books You're very well read It's well known And you know something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? Sword swallower comes up to you and And then he kneels He crosses himself And then he clicks his high heels Without further notice He asks you how it feels And he says, "Here's your throat back Thanks for the loan" And you know something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? You see this one-eyed midget And he's shouting the word "NOW" You say, "What's the matter?" 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 But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? You have many contacts Among the lumberjacks Who keep you supplied with facts When somebody attacks your imagination Anyway they already expect You to give a check To a tax-deductible charity organization You walk into the room Like a camel and then you frown With your eyes in your pockets And your nose on the ground There oughta be a law Against you comin' around You should be made To wear earphones And you know something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? And you know something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones?
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