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Mr. Tambourine Man 1

Bob Dylan © 1965, renewed 1992 Special Rider Music

(Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)


15 Jan 1965

15 Jan 1965
THE CUTTING EDGE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 12 / 1965-1966 #2

15 Jan 1965
BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
GREATEST HITS
GREATEST HITS (Gold)
BIOGRAPH
THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN
THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN
DYLAN 2007
POSITIVELY 4th STREET (Vinyl EP)

Bringing It All Back Home session 1 - 15.jan.1965, takes 1,2 false starts  
Bringing It All Back Home session 1 - 15.jan.1965, take 3, with band, breakdown  
Bringing It All Back Home session 1 - 15.jan.1965, take 6, album version  
 
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there is no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Though i know that evenin's empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleepin'
My weariness amazes me, i'm branded on my feet
I have no one to meet
An' my ancient empty street's too dead for dreamin'.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there is no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'
I'm ready to go anywhere, i'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancin' spell my way
I promise to go under it.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there is no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Tho you might hear laughin' spinnin' swingin' madly across the sun
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
An' but for the sky there are no fences facin'
An' if your hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time, ut's just a ragged clown behind
I wouldn't pay it any mind
It's just a shadow you're seein' that he's chasin'.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there is no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Then take me disappearin' thru the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves
The haunted frightened trees, out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand wavin' free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
With all memory an' fate, driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there is no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you. 
    

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Mr. Tambourine Man 2


9 June 1964
NO DIRECTION HOME The Soundtrack:
    THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 7
THE EMMETT GROGAN ACETATES
    & OTHER RARITIES (T-079)
HARD TO FIND Vol. 5 (Lost Track Searcher) (T-625)

Another Side session, Columbia Studio A, NYC - 9.jun.1964, take 2, w/ Jack Elliott  

Jack sing on this ... 
"This CO 82221 Mr. Tambourine, take 1"
"Tambourine Man"
"Mr Tambourine Man, sorry..."
What? .... you got to stand close to song over his shoulder... 
you get behind and' that's right
OK now, let's go, rolling 2 ... ready ?

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there ain't no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Though i know that evenin's empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleepin'
My weariness amazes me, i am branded on my feet
I have no one to meet
An' the ancient empty street's too dead for dreamin'.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there ain't no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'
I'm ready to go anywhere, i am ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancin' spell my way
I promise to go under it.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there ain't no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Though you might hear laughin' spinnin' swingin' madly through the sun
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
An' but for the sky there are no fences facin'
An' if your hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme to your tambourine in time
I wouldn't pay it any mind, it's just a ragged clown behind and if to you he looks blind
I wouldn't worry it's just a shadow you're seein' that he's chasin'.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there ain't no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Take me disappearin' thru the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the haunted leaves
The haunted shattered trees, out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand wavin' free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
Driving memory an' fate deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there is no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you. 
    

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Mr. Tambourine Man 3


31 Oct 1964
CONCERT AT PHILHARMONIC HALL:
    THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 6 LIVE 1964
ALL HALLOW'S EVE & MORE (T-067)
LIVE IN NEW YORK 1964 [DOCUMENT] (T-112)

Apr-May 1966
THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS [36 cd box]

17 May 1966
The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert:
    THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 4 LIVE 1966

26 May 1966
THE REAL ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1966 CONCERT!

Newport Folk Festival 1964 - 26.jul.1964  
Witmark demos - late june 1964  
Philharmonic Hall NYC - 31.oct.1964  

Free Trade Hall, Manchester UK - 7.may.1965  
BBC TV Studios, London - 1 june 1965  
Newport Folk Festival 1965, Newport RI - 25 july 1965  
1966 World Tour (April-May 1966):  
    Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY USA - 5.feb.1966  
    Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA USA - 6.feb.1966  
    Island Garden, Hempstead, NY USA - 26.feb.1966  
    Stadium, Sydney, Australia - 13.apr.1966  
     Festival hall, Melbourne, Australia - 19.apr.1966  
    Adelphi Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - 5.may.1966  
    ABC, Belfast, Ireland - 6.may.1966  
    Colston hall, Bristol, England - 10.may.1966  
    Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England - 12.may.1966  
    Odeon Theatre, Liverpool, England - 14.may.1966  
    De Montfort hall, Leicester, England - 15.may.1966  
    Gaumont Theatre, Sheffield, England - 16.may.1966  
    Free Trade Hall, Manchester England - 17.may.1966  
    Odeon Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland - 19.may.1966  
    ABC Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland - 20.may.1966  
    Odeon Theatre, Newcastle, England - 21.may.1966  
    Olympia, Paris, France - 24.may.1966 
    Royal Albert Hall, London England - 26.may.1966 
    Royal Albert Hall, London England - 27.may.1966 
Rolling Thunder Revue (October-December 1975):  
    Boston Music Hall, Boston MA - 21.nov.1975 afternoon  
    Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto ON - 2.dec.1975    

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there ain't no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Though i know that evenin's empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleepin'
My weariness amazes me, i am branded on my feet
I have no one to meet
An' the ancient empty street's too dead for dreamin'.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there ain't no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'
I'm ready to go anywhere, i am ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancin' spell my way
I promise to go under it.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there ain't no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Though you might hear laughin' spinnin' swingin' madly through the sun
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
An' but for the sky there are no fences facin'
An' if your hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme to your tambourine in time
I wouldn't pay it any mind, it's just a ragged clown behind and if to you he looks blind
I wouldn't worry it's just a shadow you're seein' that he's chasin'.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there ain't no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you.

Take me disappearin' thru the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the haunted leaves
The haunted shattered trees, out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand wavin' free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
Driving memory an' fate deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
I'm not sleepy an' there is no place i'm goin' to
Hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' i'll come followin' you. 
    

Recording dates & record list

May 1964 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION 1964
17 May 1964 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION 1964 #2
LIVE 1962-1966 Rare Performances From The Copyright Collections
Jun 1964 THE WITMARK DEMOS: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 9 1962-1964
THROUGH A BULLET OF LIGHT (WITMARK DEMOS) (b)
9 June 1964 2 NO DIRECTION HOME The Soundtrack: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 7
THE EMMETT GROGAN ACETATES & OTHER RARITIES (bootleg)
HARD TO FIND Vol. 5 (Lost Track Searcher) (bootleg)
9 Jun 1964 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION 1964 #3
26 Jul 1964 EXCLUSIVE OUTTAKES FROM NO DIRECTION HOME: The Soundtrack [iTunes]
10 Oct 1964 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION 1964 #4
31 Oct 1964 3 CONCERT AT PHILHARMONIC HALL: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 6 LIVE 1964
ALL HALLOW'S EVE & MORE (bootleg)
LIVE IN NEW YORK 1964 [DOCUMENT] (bootleg)
25 Nov 1964 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION 1964 #5
15 Jan 1965 1 BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
GREATEST HITS
GREATEST HITS (Gold)
BIOGRAPH
THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN
THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN
DYLAN 2007
POSITIVELY 4th STREET (single)
15 Jan 1965 THE CUTTING EDGE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 12 / 1965-1966 (DeLuxe Edition) #1
15 Jan 1965 THE CUTTING EDGE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 12 / 1965-1966 (DeLuxe Edition) #2
7 May 1965 NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR YOUR TEARS (vinyl bootleg)
1 Jun 1965 ONE PUSH OF THE BUTTON: TV SHOWS (PART 1) (bootleg)
GWW BBC BROADCAST (vinyl bootleg)
25 Jul 1965 LIVE IN NEWPORT 1965 (bootleg)
3 Sep 1965 ELECTRIC BLACK NITE CRASH (bootleg)

5 Feb 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) White Plains, NY - 5 February 1966
6 Feb 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Pittsburgh, PA - 6 February 1966
26 Feb 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Hempstead, NY - 26 February 1966
13 Apr 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Sydney, Australia - 13 April 1966
HAPPY DYLLENIUM (cd bootleg)
19 Apr1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Melbourne, Australia - 19 April 1966
5 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Dublin, Ireland - 5 May 1966
DUBLIN MAY 5 1966 (cd bootleg)
LIVE IN ENGLAND MAY 1966 (cd bootleg)
BURN SOME MORE (vinyl bootleg)
6 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Belfast, Ireland - 6 May 1966
10 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Bristol, England - 10 May 1966
12 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Birmingham, England - 12 May 1966
14 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Liverpool, England - 14 May 1966
15 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Leicester, England - 15 May 1966
LEICESTER '66 (cd bootleg)
16 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Sheffield, England - 16 May 1966
GENUINE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 3 [The third One now] (cd bootleg)
17 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Manchester, England - 17 May 1966
The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 4 LIVE 1966
GUITAR KISSING & THE CONTEMPORARY FIX (cd bootleg),
MANCHESTER PRAYER (cd bootleg)
MANCHESTER PRAYER (vinyl bootleg)
19 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Glasgow, Scotland - 19 May 1966
20 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Edinburgh, Scotland - 20 May 1966
21 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Newcastle, England - 21 May 1966
24 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) Paris, France - 24 May 1966
26 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) London, England - 26 May 1966
THE REAL ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1966 CONCERT!
27 May 1966THE 1966 LIVE RECORDINGS (36 cd box) London, England - 27 May 1966

31 Aug 1969 MINSTREL BOY (bootleg)
1 Aug 1971 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH

21 Nov 1975 THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: THE LIVE 1975 RECORDINGS
THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 5 LIVE 1975
2 Dec 1975 GET READY! TONIGHT BOB'S STAYING HERE WITH YOU (bootleg)

1 Mar 1978 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN
2 Jun 1978 STOP CRYING (bootleg)
4 Jul 1978 MY BACK PAGES (bootleg)
6 Jul 1978 BORDER BENEATH THE SUN (bootleg)
29 Oct 1978 YOU DON'T KNOW ME (bootleg)

22 Nov 1980 A MUSICAL RETROSPECTIVE (bootleg)
10 Jul 1981 IN THE SUMMERTIME (bootleg)
27 Jun 1981 THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 13 1979/1981 TROUBLE NO MORE (DeLuxe Edition)
1 Jul 1984 OVER THE BROKEN GLASS (bootleg)
10 Jun 1989 BUFFALO SKINNERS (bootleg)
24 Feb 1990 RE-TRANSMISSIONS
2 Nov 1992 HIMSELF (bootleg)
8 Feb 1993 TOMORROW NIGHTS (bootleg)
21 Feb 1993 AND THE NEVER ENDING TOUR BAND (bootleg)
23 Feb 1993 NEVER ENDING TOUR IN FRANCE Vol. 1 - PARIS (bootleg)
18 Apr 1994 THE REAL VOICE OF AMERICA (bootleg)
31 Mar 1995 BOB'S FULL HOUSE BRIXTON III (bootleg)
27 May 1995 LOUD AND STRONG (bootleg)
21 Jun 1995 THE PEDLAR NOW SPEAKS (bootleg)
20 Apr 1996 THE MAINE EVENT (bootleg)
21 Jan 1998 VOICES IN THE GARDEN (bootleg)
19 Nov 2000 PATHWAY TO THE STARS (bootleg)