The Songwriting of Bob Dylan Contents Dylan Albums of the Sixties (1960s)............................................................................................ 9 The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963) ...................................................................................................... 9 1. Blowin' In The Wind ...................................................................................................................... 9 2. Girl From The North Country ....................................................................................................... 10 3. Masters of War ............................................................................................................................ 10 4. Down The Highway ...................................................................................................................... 12 5. Bob Dylan's Blues ........................................................................................................................ 13 6. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall .......................................................................................................... 13 7. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right ................................................................................................... 15 8. Bob Dylan's Dream ...................................................................................................................... 15 9. Oxford Town ................................................................................................................................ 16 10. Corrina Corrina .......................................................................................................................... 17 11. Talkin' World War III Blues ........................................................................................................ 17 12. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance .................................................................................. 19 13. I Shall Be Free ............................................................................................................................ 20 The Times They Are A-Changin’ (1964) ............................................................................................... 21 1. The Times They Are A-Changin' ................................................................................................... 21 2. Ballad of Hollis Brown ................................................................................................................. 23 3. With God on Our Side.................................................................................................................. 24 4. One Too Many Mornings ............................................................................................................. 26 5. North Country Blues .................................................................................................................... 26 6. Only a Pawn in Their Game ......................................................................................................... 28 7. Boots of Spanish Leather ............................................................................................................. 29 8. When the Ship Comes In ............................................................................................................. 30 9. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll ........................................................................................ 31 10. Restless Farewell ....................................................................................................................... 32 Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964) ....................................................................................................... 33 1. All I Really Want To Do ................................................................................................................ 33 2. Black Crow Blues ......................................................................................................................... 34 3. Spanish Harlem Incident ............................................................................................................. 35 Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 1 4. Chimes of Freedom ..................................................................................................................... 35 5. I Shall Be Free .............................................................................................................................. 36 6. To Ramona ................................................................................................................................... 38 7. Motorpsycho Nightmare ............................................................................................................. 39 8. My Back Pages ............................................................................................................................. 42 9. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) ............................................................ 43 10. Ballad In Plain D ......................................................................................................................... 44 11. It Ain't Me, Babe ........................................................................................................................ 45 Bringing It All Back Home (1965) ......................................................................................................... 46 1. Subterranean Homesick Blues .................................................................................................... 46 2. She Belongs To Me ...................................................................................................................... 48 3. Maggie's Farm ............................................................................................................................. 48 4. Love Minus Zero/No Limit ........................................................................................................... 49 5. Outlaw Blues ............................................................................................................................... 50 6. On The Road Again ...................................................................................................................... 51 7. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream ............................................................................................................ 52 8. Mr. Tambourine Man .................................................................................................................. 54 9. Gates of Eden .............................................................................................................................. 56 10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) ........................................................................................... 57 11. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue ...................................................................................................... 60 Highway 61 Revisited (1965) ............................................................................................................... 60 1. Like A Rolling Stone ..................................................................................................................... 60 2. Tombstone Blues ......................................................................................................................... 62 3. It Takes A Lot to Laugh; It Takes a Train to Cry ........................................................................... 64 4. From A Buick 6 ............................................................................................................................. 64 5. Ballad of a Thin Man .................................................................................................................... 65 6. Queen Jane Approximately ......................................................................................................... 67 7. Highway 61 Revisited .................................................................................................................. 67 8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues ....................................................................................................... 68 9. Desolation Row ........................................................................................................................... 69 Blonde On Blonde (1966) .................................................................................................................... 72 1. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 ....................................................................................................... 72 2. Pledging My Time ........................................................................................................................ 73 3. Visions of Johanna ....................................................................................................................... 73 4. One of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) ..................................................................................... 74 5. I Want You ................................................................................................................................... 75 6. Stuck Inside Of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again .............................................................. 76 7. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat ............................................................................................................ 78 8. Just Like a Woman ....................................................................................................................... 79 Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 2 9. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) ........................................................................ 80 10. Temporary like Achilles ............................................................................................................. 81 11. Absolutely Sweet Marie ............................................................................................................ 82 12. 4th Time Around ....................................................................................................................... 83 13. Obviously Five Believers ............................................................................................................ 84 14. Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands ................................................................................................. 85 John Wesley Harding (1967) ............................................................................................................... 86 1. John Wesley Harding ................................................................................................................... 86 2. As I Went Out One Morning ........................................................................................................ 87 3. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine .................................................................................................... 87 4. All Along the Watchtower ........................................................................................................... 88 5. The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest ................................................................................. 88 6. Drifter's Escape ............................................................................................................................ 90 7. Dear Landlord .............................................................................................................................. 91 8. I Am a Lonesome Hobo ............................................................................................................... 91 9. I Pity the Poor Immigrant ............................................................................................................ 92 10. The Wicked Messenger ............................................................................................................. 93 11. Down Along the Cove ................................................................................................................ 93 12. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight ........................................................................................................... 94 Nashville Skyline (1969) ...................................................................................................................... 94 1. Girl from the North Country ........................................................................................................ 94 2. To Be Alone With You .................................................................................................................. 95 3. I Threw It All Away ....................................................................................................................... 95 4. Peggy Day .................................................................................................................................... 96 5. Lay, Lady, Lay ............................................................................................................................... 96 6. One More Night ........................................................................................................................... 97 7. Tell Me That It Isn't True ............................................................................................................. 98 8. Country Pie .................................................................................................................................. 98 9. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You .......................................................................................... 99 Dylan Albums of the Seventies (1970s) .................................................................................... 99 New Morning (1970) ........................................................................................................................... 99 1. If Not For You .............................................................................................................................. 99 2. Day Of The Locusts .................................................................................................................... 100 3. Time Passes Slowly .................................................................................................................... 101 4. Went To See The Gypsy ............................................................................................................. 101 5. Winterlude................................................................................................................................. 102 6. If Dogs Run Free ........................................................................................................................ 103 7. New Morning ............................................................................................................................. 103 8. Sign On The Window ................................................................................................................. 104 Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 3 9. One More Weekend .................................................................................................................. 104 10. The Man In Me ........................................................................................................................ 105 11. Three Angels ............................................................................................................................ 106 12. Father Of Night ........................................................................................................................ 106 Self Portrait (1970) ............................................................................................................................ 107 1. All The Tired Horses ................................................................................................................... 107 2. Alberta #1 .................................................................................................................................. 107 3. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know ........................................................................................ 107 4. In Search Of Little Sadie............................................................................................................. 108 5. Let It Be Me ............................................................................................................................... 108 6. Little Sadie ................................................................................................................................. 109 7. Living The Blues ......................................................................................................................... 109 8. Like A Rolling Stone ................................................................................................................... 110 9. Copper Kettle ............................................................................................................................. 111 10. Gotta Travel On ....................................................................................................................... 112 11. Blue Moon ............................................................................................................................... 112 12. The Boxer ................................................................................................................................. 113 13. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) ................................................................................... 113 14. Take Me As I Am ...................................................................................................................... 114 15. Take A Message To Mary ........................................................................................................ 115 16. It Hurts Me Too ....................................................................................................................... 115 17. She Belongs To Me .................................................................................................................. 116 18. Alberta #2 ................................................................................................................................ 116 Planet Waves (1974) ......................................................................................................................... 117 1. On A Night Like This................................................................................................................... 117 2. Going, Going, Gone ................................................................................................................... 118 3. Tough Mama ............................................................................................................................. 119 4. Hazel .......................................................................................................................................... 120 5. Something There Is About You .................................................................................................. 120 6. Forever Young ........................................................................................................................... 121 7. Dirge .......................................................................................................................................... 121 8. You Angel You ............................................................................................................................ 122 9. Never Say Goodbye ................................................................................................................... 123 10. Wedding Song ......................................................................................................................... 123 Blood on the Tracks (1975) ............................................................................................................... 124 1. Tangled Up In Blue .................................................................................................................... 124 2. Simple Twist Of Fate .................................................................................................................. 126 3. You're A Big Girl Now ................................................................................................................ 127 4. Idiot Wind .................................................................................................................................. 127 Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 4 5. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go .................................................................... 129 6. Meet Me In The Morning .......................................................................................................... 130 7. Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts ..................................................................................... 131 8. If You See Her, Say Hello ........................................................................................................... 132 9. Shelter From The Storm ............................................................................................................ 133 10.Buckets Of Rain ........................................................................................................................ 134 Desire (1976) ..................................................................................................................................... 135 1. Hurricane (Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy)................................................................................... 135 2. Isis (Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy) ............................................................................................. 137 3. Mozambique (Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy) ............................................................................. 138 4. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) ................................................................................... 139 5. Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy) ................................................................................... 140 6. Joey (Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy) ........................................................................................... 140 7. Romance In Durango (Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy) ................................................................ 142 8. Black Diamond Bay (Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy).................................................................... 143 9. Sara ............................................................................................................................................ 145 Street Legal (1978) ............................................................................................................................ 146 1. Changing Of The Guards ............................................................................................................ 146 2. New Pony .................................................................................................................................. 147 3. No Time To Think ....................................................................................................................... 148 4. Baby Stop Crying........................................................................................................................ 150 5. Is Your Love In Vain? ................................................................................................................. 151 6. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) ................................................................................................. 151 7. True Love Tends To Forget ........................................................................................................ 152 8. We Better Talk This Over ........................................................................................................... 153 9. Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)............................................................ 154 Slow Train (1979) .............................................................................................................................. 155 1. Gotta Serve Somebody .............................................................................................................. 155 2. Precious Angel ........................................................................................................................... 156 3. I Believe In You .......................................................................................................................... 157 4. Slow Train .................................................................................................................................. 158 5. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking.......................................................................................... 159 6. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) .................................................................................... 160 7. When You Gonna Wake Up? ..................................................................................................... 161 8. Man Gave Names To All The Animals ........................................................................................ 162 9. When He Returns ...................................................................................................................... 163 Dylan Albums of the Eighties (1980s) ..................................................................................... 164 Saved (1980) ...................................................................................................................................... 164 1. A Satisfied Mind ........................................................................................................................ 164 Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 5 2. Saved ......................................................................................................................................... 165 3. Covenant Woman ...................................................................................................................... 166 4. What Can I Do For You? ............................................................................................................ 167 5. Solid Rock .................................................................................................................................. 168 6. Pressing On ................................................................................................................................ 168 7. In The Garden ............................................................................................................................ 169 8. Saving Grace .............................................................................................................................. 170 9. Are You Ready? ......................................................................................................................... 170 Shot Of Love (1981) ........................................................................................................................... 171 1. Shot Of Love .............................................................................................................................. 171 2. Heart Of Mine ............................................................................................................................ 172 3. Property Of Jesus ....................................................................................................................... 173 4. Lenny Bruce ............................................................................................................................... 174 5. Watered-Down Love ................................................................................................................. 174 6. The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar ...................................................................................... 175 7. Dead Man, Dead Man ............................................................................................................... 176 8. In The Summertime ................................................................................................................... 177 9. Trouble ...................................................................................................................................... 178 10. Every Grain Of Sand ................................................................................................................. 179 Infidels (1983) .................................................................................................................................... 179 1. Jokerman ................................................................................................................................... 179 2. Sweetheart Like You .................................................................................................................. 181 3. Neighborhood Bully ................................................................................................................... 182 4. License To Kill ............................................................................................................................ 183 5. Man Of Peace ............................................................................................................................ 184 6. Union Sundown ......................................................................................................................... 185 7. I And I ......................................................................................................................................... 186 8. Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight ................................................................................................ 187 Empire Burlesque (1985) ................................................................................................................... 189 1. Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love) .................................................. 189 2. Seeing The Real You At Last ...................................................................................................... 190 3. I'll Remember You ..................................................................................................................... 191 4. Clean-Cut Kid ............................................................................................................................. 192 5. Never Gonna Be The Same Again .............................................................................................. 194 6. Trust Yourself ............................................................................................................................ 194 7. Emotionally Yours ...................................................................................................................... 195 8. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky ........................................................................... 195 9. Something's Burning, Baby ........................................................................................................ 196 10. Dark Eyes ................................................................................................................................. 197 Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 6 Knocked Out Loaded (1986) .............................................................................................................. 198 1. You Wanna Ramble ................................................................................................................... 198 2. They Killed Him .......................................................................................................................... 199 3. Driftin' Too Far From Shore ....................................................................................................... 199 4. Precious Memories .................................................................................................................... 201 5. Maybe Someday ........................................................................................................................ 201 6. Brownsville Girl.......................................................................................................................... 202 7. Got My Mind Made Up.............................................................................................................. 204 8. Under Your Spell ........................................................................................................................ 205 Down In The Groove (1988) .............................................................................................................. 206 1. Let's Stick Together ................................................................................................................... 206 2. When Did You Leave Heaven? .................................................................................................. 206 3. Sally Sue Brown ......................................................................................................................... 206 4. Death Is Not The End ................................................................................................................. 207 5. Had A Dream About You, Baby .................................................................................................. 208 6. Ugliest Girl In The World ........................................................................................................... 209 7. Silvio .......................................................................................................................................... 210 8. Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street) ..................................................................... 211 9. Shenandoah ............................................................................................................................... 211 10. Rank Strangers To Me ............................................................................................................. 212 Oh Mercy (1989) ............................................................................................................................... 212 1. Political World ........................................................................................................................... 212 2. Where Teardrops Fall ................................................................................................................ 214 3. Everything Is Broken .................................................................................................................. 214 4. Ring Them Bells ......................................................................................................................... 215 5. Man In The Long Black Coat ...................................................................................................... 216 6. Most Of The Time ...................................................................................................................... 217 7. What Good Am I? ...................................................................................................................... 218 8. Disease Of Conceit ..................................................................................................................... 218 9. What Was It You Wanted .......................................................................................................... 219 10. Shooting Star ........................................................................................................................... 221 Dylan Albums of the Nineties (1990s) .................................................................................... 222 Under the Red Sky (1990) ................................................................................................................. 222 1. Wiggle Wiggle ............................................................................................................................ 222 2. Under The Red Sky .................................................................................................................... 222 3. Unbelievable .............................................................................................................................. 223 4. Born In Time .............................................................................................................................. 224 5. T.V. Talkin' Song ........................................................................................................................ 225 6. 10,000 Men ............................................................................................................................... 225 Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 7 7. 2 x 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 226 8. God Knows ................................................................................................................................. 227 9. Handy Dandy ............................................................................................................................. 228 10. Cat's In The Well ...................................................................................................................... 229 Time Out Of Mind (1997) .................................................................................................................. 229 1. Love Sick .................................................................................................................................... 229 2. Dirt Road Blues .......................................................................................................................... 230 3. Standing In The Doorway .......................................................................................................... 230 4. Million Miles .............................................................................................................................. 232 5. Tryin' To Get To Heaven ............................................................................................................ 232 6. Til I Fell In Love With You .......................................................................................................... 233 7. Not Dark Yet .............................................................................................................................. 234 8. Cold Irons Bound ....................................................................................................................... 235 9. Make You Feel My Love............................................................................................................. 236 10. Can't Wait ................................................................................................................................ 236 11. Highlands ................................................................................................................................. 237 Dylan Albums of this Century (2000s) .................................................................................... 240 Love and Theft (2001) ....................................................................................................................... 240 1. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum ................................................................................................... 240 2. Mississippi ................................................................................................................................. 241 3. Summer Days ............................................................................................................................. 242 4. Bye And Bye ............................................................................................................................... 243 5. Lonesome Day Blues ................................................................................................................. 244 6. Floater (Too Much To Ask) ........................................................................................................ 245 7. High Water (For Charley Patton) ............................................................................................... 246 8. Moonlight .................................................................................................................................. 248 9. Honest With Me ........................................................................................................................ 248 10. Po' Boy ..................................................................................................................................... 249 11. Cry Awhile ................................................................................................................................ 250 12. Sugar Baby ............................................................................................................................... 251 Modern Times (2006) ........................................................................................................................ 252 1. Thunder On The Mountain ........................................................................................................ 252 2. Spirit on the Water .................................................................................................................... 253 3. Rollin' And Tumblin' .................................................................................................................. 255 4. When The Deal Goes Down ....................................................................................................... 256 5. Someday Baby ........................................................................................................................... 257 6. Workingman's Blues #2 ............................................................................................................. 257 7. Beyond The Horizon .................................................................................................................. 259 8. Nettie Moore ............................................................................................................................. 260 Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 8 9. The Levee's Gonna Break' ......................................................................................................... 262 10. Ain't Talkin' .............................................................................................................................. 263 Together Through Life (2009) ........................................................................................................... 265 1. Beyond Here Lies Nothing ......................................................................................................... 265 2. Life Is Hard ................................................................................................................................. 266 3. My Wife's Hometown ................................................................................................................ 266 4. If You Ever Go to Houston ......................................................................................................... 267 5. Forgetful Hearts ......................................................................................................................... 268 6. Jolene......................................................................................................................................... 269 7. This Dream of You ..................................................................................................................... 270 8. Shake, Shake Mama .................................................................................................................. 270 9. I Feel a Change Comin' On ......................................................................................................... 271 10. It's All Good ............................................................................................................................. 272 More Bob Dylan Stuff .............................................................................................................. 273 Dylan Albums of the Sixties (1960s) The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963) 1. Blowin' In The Wind How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed to the sea? Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 9 Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. Copyright ©1962; renewed 1990 Special Rider Music 2. Girl From The North Country Well, if you're travelin' in the north country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine. Well, if you go when the snowflakes storm, When the rivers freeze and summer ends, Please see if she's wearing a coat so warm, To keep her from the howlin' winds. Please see for me if her hair hangs long, If it rolls and flows all down her breast. Please see for me if her hair hangs long, That's the way I remember her best. I'm a-wonderin' if she remembers me at all. Many times I've often prayed In the darkness of my night, In the brightness of my day. So if you're travelin' in the north country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine. Copyright ©1963; renewed 1991 Special Rider Music 3. Masters of War Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that build the big bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks You that never done nothin' But build to destroy You play with my world Like it's your little toy You put a gun in my hand And you hide from my eyes Bob Dylan Lyrics (from TRW) Page 10