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Song To Woody 1

Bob Dylan

(Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)


4 Nov 1961
CARNEGIE CHAPTER HALL 1961 (BD Archive)
FOLK SINGER-HUMDINGER
    Just About As Good As It Gets! [Smith & Co] #2

20 Nov 1961
BOB DYLAN
NO DIRECTION HOME The Soundtrack:
    THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 7
DYLAN 2007
CHRONIQUES VOLUME 1
FOLK SINGER-HUMDINGER
    Just About As Good As It Gets! [Smith & Co] #1
THE BOOTLEG (T-286)

Carnegie Chapter Hall, NYC - 4.nov.1961 (c) 
Bob Dylan recording session 1, Columbia Studio A, NYC - 20.nov.1961, album version (a)

"Written in Mills Bar on Bleeker Street in New York City on the 14th of February 1961."

I'm out here a thousand miles from my home
Walkin' a road other men have gone down
I'm seein' your world of [people(a)/places(c)] an' things
Hear paupers an' peasants an' princes an' kings.

Hey, hey, Woody Guthrie i wrote you a song
'Bout the funny ol' world that's [a-comin'(a)/ rollin'(c)] along
Seems sick an' it's hungry, it's tired an' it's torn
It looks like it's a-dyin' an' it's hardly been born.

Hey Woody [Guthrie(a)] but i know that you know
All the things i'm a-sayin' an' a-many times more
I'm a-singin' you this song but i can't sing enough
'Cause there's not many men that done the things that you've done.

Here's to Cisco an' Sonny an' Leadbelly too
And to all the good people that traveled with you
Here's to the hearts an' hands of the men
That come with the dust and are gone with the wind.

I'm a-leavin' tomorrow but i could leave today
Somewhere down the road someday
The very last thing that i'd want to do
Is to say i've been hittin' some hard travelin' too. 
    

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Song To Woody 2


6 Sep 1961
THE MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL TAPE
    & THE GASLIGHT CAFE [BD archive]
HISTORICAL ARCHIVES Vol. 1 (vinyl bootleg)
GWW A THOUSAND MILES BEHIND (vinyl bootleg)

Gaslight Cafˇ, NYC - 6 Sep 1961  

I'm out here a thousand miles from my home
Walkin' a road other men 've gone down
I'm seein' your world of places an' things
Hear paupers an' peasants an' princes an' kings.

Hey, hey Woody i wrote you a song
'Bout the funny ol' world that's comin' along
Sick an' hungry, it's tired an' it's torn
It looks like it's dyin' an' never been born.

Hey, hey Woody Guthrie but i know that you know
All the things i'm a-sayin' an' a-many times more
I'm singin' you this song but i can't sing enough
'Cause there's not many men that done the things that you've done.

Here's to Cisco an' Sonny an' Leadbelly too
And to all good people that traveled with you
Here's to the hearts an' hands of the men
That come with the dust an' are gone with the wind.

I'm a-leavin' tomorrow but i could leave today
Somewhere down the road someday
The very last thing that i'd want to do
Is to say i've been hittin' some hard travelin' too. 
    

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Song To Woody 3


May 1st, 1961
BOB DYLAN - 1970
POSSUM BELLY OVERALLS (T-358)
MEETS GEORGE HARRISON AND JOHNNY CASH (T-126)
ALMOST WENT TO SEE ELVIS (T-535)

New Morning recording session 1, Columbia Studios, NYC - 1.may.1970  

I'm out here a thousand miles from my home
Walkin' a road other men have gone down
I'm seein' your world of places an' things
Hear paupers an' peasants an' princes an' kings.

Hey, hey Woody i wrote you a song
'Bout the funny ol' world that's a-comin' along
Seems sick an' it's hungry, it's tired an' it's torn
It seems to be dyin' yet it's hardly been born.

Hey, hey Woody but i know that you know
All the things i'm a-sayin' an' a-many times more
I'm singin' you this song but i can't sing enough
'Cause there's not many men that done the things that you've done.

Here's to Cisco an' Sonny an' Leadbelly too
And to all the good people that traveled with you
Here's to the hands an' hearts of the men
That come with the dust an' are gone with the wind.

I'm a-leavin' tomorrow but i could leave today
Somewhere down the road someday
The very last thing that i'd want to do
Is to say i've been hittin' some hard travelin' too. 
    

Recording dates & record list

6 Sep 1961 2 THE MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL TAPE & THE GASLIGHT CAFE
HISTORICAL ARCHIVES Vol. 1 (vinyl bootleg)
GWW A THOUSAND MILES BEHIND (vinyl bootleg)
4 Nov 1961 1 CARNEGIE CHAPTER HALL 1961
FOLK SINGER-HUMDINGER Just About As Good As It Gets! [Smith & Co] #2
20 Nov 1961 1 BOB DYLAN
NO DIRECTION HOME The Soundtrack: THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol.7
DYLAN 2007
CHRONIQUES VOLUME 1
FOLK SINGER-HUMDINGER Just About As Good As It Gets! [Smith & Co] #1
THE BOOTLEG (cd bootleg)
1 May 1970 3 BOB DYLAN - 1970
POSSUM BELLY OVERALLS (cd bootleg)
MEETS GEORGE HARRISON AND JOHNNY CASH (cd bootleg)
ALMOST WENT TO SEE ELVIS (cd bootleg)
16 Oct 1992 IN THE GARDEN (cd bootleg)
16 Mar 2000 THINGS HAVE CHANGED (single)