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Hero Blues 1 Bob Dylan © 1963 Warner Bros.--7 Arts Inc. (Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)

6 Dec 1962 THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION #1 THE FREEWHEELIN' OUTTAKES 1962 SESSIONS 7 YEARS OF BAD LUCK (T-311) GENUINE BOOTLEG SERIES (T-393) 6 Dec 1962 THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION #2 THE FREEWHEELIN' OUTTAKES 1962 SESSIONS #2 7 YEARS OF BAD LUCK #2 (T-311) 6 Dec 1962 THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION #3 THE FREEWHEELIN' OUTTAKES 1962 SESSIONS #3

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan session 7 Columbia Studio A, NYC - 6.dec.1962, take 1 CO 77020-1 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan session 7 Columbia Studio A, NYC - 6.dec.1962, take 2 CO 77020-2 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan session 7 Columbia Studio A, NYC - 6.dec.1962, take 4 CO 77020-4 Takes 1,2 and 4 have slightly different lyrics, and verse 3 missing in take 4 Well, the gal i got I swear she's the screamin' end [Yes | Well | Lord], the gal i got [ Man, i swear ] she's the screamin' end [She |] wants me to be a hero So she can tell all her friends. Well, she begged and she pleaded She [cried | prayed] to me all last nite And she begged and she pleaded An' she [cried | prayed] to me all last nite She [wanted | wants] me to go out And find somebody to fight. She reads too many books She's got nails inside her head She reads too many books She's got nails inside her head She [will not | ain't gonna] be satisfied [Until | Till] i wander off dead. You need a different [| kinda] man, babe [I swear you need a different kind of man | One that can hold an' grab your heart] You need a different kind [| of man] [You need one that's gonna hold your heart | One that can hold an' grab your heart] You need a different kinda man You need Napoleon Boneeparte. Well, when i'm [dead | gone] No more good times will i crave Well, when i'm [dead | gone] No more good times will i crave You can stand an' shout, "Hero" All over my lonesome grave.

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Hero Blues 2

12 Apr 1963 STOLEN MOMENTS:     NEW YORK TOWN HALL 12TH APRIL 1963 (T-978) THE BANJO TAPE & NYC TOWN HALL (T-452) ACOUSTIC SET N.Y.C. 1963 (T-109) BLACK NITE CRASH (vinyl bootleg)

Live, Town Hall, NYC - 12.apr.1963 This is for all the boys who know girls who want 'em to go out and get themselves killed Well, the gal i love I swear she's the screamin' end Yes, the gal i got I swear she's the screamin' end She wants me to be a hero So she can tell all her friends. Well she begged, she prayed She pleaded with me all last nite Well she begged, she prayed She pleaded with me all last nite She wants me to go out And find somebody to fight. She reads too many books She got new movies inside her head She reads too many books She got movies inside her head She wants me to walk out runnin' She wants me to crawl back dead. You need a different kinda man, babe One that can hold your heart Yes, you need a different kinda man, babe One that can hold your heart You need a different kinda man, babe You need Napoleon Boneeparte. Well, when i'm dead No more good times will i crave Oh, when i'm dead No more good times will i crave You can stand an' shout, "Hero" All over my lonesome grave.

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Hero Blues 3

May 1963 THE WITMARK DEMOS:     THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 9 / 1962-1964 THROUGH A BULLET OF LIGHT (WITMARK DEMOS) (T-378) 24 (vinyl bootleg)

Witmark Studio, NYC - may 1963, incomplete recording Track starts here She wanted me to go out And find somebody to fight. She reads too many books She's got nails inside her head She reads too many books She's got nails inside her head Well, she will not be satisfied Until i wander dead. You need a different kinda man, babe One that can grab an' hold your heart You need a different kinda man, babe One that can hold an' grab your heart You need a different kinda man You need, you need Napoleon Boneeparte. Well, when i'm dead No more good times will i crave When i'm dead No more good times will i crave You can stand an' shout, "Hero" All over my lonesome grave.