Title: Ballad of a Thin Man (1966-05-17) (1966-05-26)
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Genuine Live 1966 (Track #11)
Duration: 07:08
Label: Scorpio
You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked
An' you say "Who is that man?''
You try so hard
But you don't understand
Just what you will 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
An' you ask "Is this where it is?''
An' somebody points to you
An' says, "It's his''
An' you say, "What's mine?''
An' somebody else says, "Where what is?''
An' you say, "Oh my god
Am i here all alone?''
But something is happening here
An' you don't know what it is
Do you mister Jones?
You hand in your ticket
An' you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you
When he hears you speak
An' say, "How does it feel to
Be such a freak?''
An' you say, "Impossible''
As he hands you a bone.
An' 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 our imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway they already expect you
To all give a check
To tax deductible charity organizations
Ah, you've been with the professors
An' they've all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers an' crooks
You've been thru all of
F.Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well read
It's well known.
But something is happening here
An' you don't know what it is
Do you mister Jones?
Well the sword swallower he
Walks up to you an' then he kneels
He crosses himself an' then he
Clicks his high heels
An' without further notice
He asks you how it feels
An' he says, "Here is your throat back
Thanks for the loan.''
An' you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is
Do you mister Jones?
Now you see this one eyed midget
Shoutin' the word "Now''
An' you say, "For what reason?''
An' he says, "How?''
An' you say, "What does this mean?''
An' he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home.''
An' you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is
Do you mister Jones?
Well you walk into the room
Like a camel an' then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket
An' your nose on the ground
There oughta be a law
Against you comin' around
You should made to wear earphones.
'Cause something is happening
An' you don't know what it is
Do you mister Jones?
BOB DYLAN - Genuine Live 1966 - Scorpio (Factory Pressed Gold Discs)
Bob Dylan
Genuine Live 1966
Various Venues
1966
SCORPIO: GBS66 1-8
24KT Gold Plated Factory Pressed Discs
A PHOENIX IN APRIL
SYDNEY STADIUM, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA APRIL 13TH 1966
DISC ONE
01 SHE BELONGS TO ME
02 FOURTH TIME AROUND
03 VISIONS OF JOHANNA
04 IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
05 DESOLATION ROW
06 JUST LIKE A WOMAN
07 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
DISC TWO
SYDNEY STADIUM, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA APRIL 13TH 1966
01 TUNING
02 TELL ME, MOMMA
03 I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (SHE ACTS LIKE WE NEVER HAVE MET)
04 BABY LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN
05 JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES
06 LEOPARD-SKIN PILL-BOX HAT
07 ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
08 BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
09 POSITIVELY 4TH STREET
THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE
FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA APRIL 20TH 1966
01 SHE BELONGS TO ME
02 FOURTH TIME AROUND
03 VISIONS OF JOHANNA
04 IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
05 DESOLATION ROW
06 JUST LIKE A WOMAN
07 TELL ME, MOMMA
08 BABY LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN
09 JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA APRIL 22ND 1966
10 INTERVIEW
WHILE THE ESTABLISHMENT BURNS
ADELPHI THEATRE, DUBLIN, IRELAND MAY 5TH 1966
01 VISIONS OF JOHANNA
02 FOURTH TIME AROUND
03 IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
04 DESOLATION ROW
05 JUST LIKE A WOMAN
06 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
07 I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (SHE ACTS LIKE WE NEVER HAVE MET)
KB HALLEN HALL, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK MAY 1ST 1966
08 BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
ABC THEATER, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - 20 MAY 1966
09 ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
10 LIKE A ROLLING STONE
A NIGHTLY RITUAL
ODEON THEATRE, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND MAY 14TH 1966
DISC ONE
01 TELL ME, MOMMA
02 I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (SHE ACTS LIKE WE NEVER HAVE MET)
03 BABY LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN
04 JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES
05 CROWD
06 LEOPARD-SKIN PILL-BOX HAT
07 ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
08 BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
09 LIKE A ROLLING STONE
10 GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
HOTEL ROOM, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND MAY 19TH 1966
11 WHAT KIND OF FRIEND IS THIS
12 I CAN'T LEAVE HER BEHIND I AND II > DOES SHE NEED ME
DISC TWO
GAUMONT THEATRE, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND MAY 16TH 1966
01 SHE BELONGS TO ME
02 FOURTH TIME AROUND
03 VISIONS OF JOHANNA
04 IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
05 DESOLATION ROW
06 JUST LIKE A WOMAN
07 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
08 LEOPARD-SKIN PILL-BOX HAT
09 ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
ODEON THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND MAY 12TH 1966
10 BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
THE GENUINE ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERTS
FREE TRADE HALL, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND MAY 17TH 1966
DISC ONE
01 SHE BELONGS TO ME
02 FOURTH TIME AROUND
03 VISIONS OF JOHANNA
04 IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
05 DESOLATION ROW
ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, ENGLAND MAY 26TH 1966
06 SHE BELONGS TO ME
07 FOURTH TIME AROUND
08 VISIONS OF JOHANNA
09 LEOPARD-SKIN PILL-BOX HAT
10 ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
11 BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
12 LIKE A ROLLING STONE
DISC TWO
ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, ENGLAND MAY 27TH 1966
01 SHE BELONGS TO ME
02 FOURTH TIME AROUND
03 VISIONS OF JOHANNA
04 IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
05 DESOLATION ROW
06 JUST LIKE A WOMAN
07 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
WBAI-FM RADIO SHOW WITH BOB FAAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK JANUARY 19TH 1966
08 A MIDWINTER'S NIGHT'S SCENE