MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
BOB DYLAN
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
I'M NOT SLEEPY AND THERE IS NO PLACE I'M GOING TO
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
IN THE JINGLE JANGLE MORNING I'LL COME FOLLOWING YOU
THOUGH I KNOW THAT EVENING'S EMPIRE HAS RETURNED INTO SAND
VANISHED FROM MY HAND
LEFT ME BLINDLY HERE TO STAND BUT STILL NOT SLEEPING
MY WEARINESS AMAZES ME, I'M BRANDED ON MY FEET
I HAVE NO ONE TO MEET
AND THE ANCIENT EMPTY STREET'S TOO DEAD FOR DREAMING
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
I'M NOT SLEEPY AND THERE IS NO PLACE I'M GOING TO
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
IN THE JINGLE JANGLE MORNING I'LL COME FOLLOWING YOU
TAKE ME ON A TRIP UPON YOUR MAGIC SWIRLING 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 WANDERING
I'M READY TO GO ANYWHERE, I'M READY FOR TO FADE
INTO MY OWN PARADE
CAST YOUR DANCING SPELL MY WAY, I PROMISE TO GO UNDER IT
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
I'M NOT SLEEPY AND THERE IS NO PLACE I'M GOING TO
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
IN THE JINGLE JANGLE MORNING I'LL COME FOLLOWING YOU
THOUGH YOU MIGHT HEAR LAUGHING, SPINNING, SWINGING MADLY ACROSS THE SUN
IT'S NOT AIMED AT ANYONE
IT'S JUST ESCAPING ON THE RUN
AND BUT FOR THE SKY THERE ARE NO FENCES FACING
AND IF YOU HEAR VAGUE TRACES OF SKIPPING REELS OF RHYME
TO YOUR TAMBOURINE IN TIME
IT'S JUST A RAGGED CLOWN BEHIND
I WOULDN'T PAY IT ANY MIND
IT'S JUST A SHADOW YOU'RE SEEING THAT HE'S CHASING
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
I'M NOT SLEEPY AND THERE IS NO PLACE I'M GOING TO
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
IN THE JINGLE JANGLE MORNING I'LL COME FOLLOWING YOU
AND TAKE ME DISAPPEARING THROUGH 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 WAVING FREE
SILHOUETTED BY THE SEA
CIRCLED BY THE CIRCUS SANDS
WITH ALL MEMORY AND 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 AND THERE IS NO PLACE I'M GOING TO
HEY! MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, PLAY A SONG FOR ME
IN THE JINGLE JANGLE MORNING I'LL COME FOLLOWING YOU
SOURCE: LYRICFIND
SONGWRITERS: BOB DYLAN
MR. TAMBOURINE MAN LYRICS © SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
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FOR THE BYRDS' ALBUM OF THE SAME NAME, SEE MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (ALBUM).
"MR. TAMBOURINE MAN"
SONG BY BOB DYLAN
FROM THE ALBUM BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
RELEASED MARCH 22, 1965
RECORDED JANUARY 15, 1965
STUDIO COLUMBIA, NEW YORK CITY
GENRE FOLK
LENGTH 5:32
LABEL COLUMBIA
SONGWRITER(S) BOB DYLAN
PRODUCER(S) TOM WILSON
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"MR. TAMBOURINE MAN" IS A SONG WRITTEN BY BOB DYLAN, RELEASED AS THE FIRST TRACK OF THE ACOUSTIC SIDE OF HIS MARCH 1965 ALBUM BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME. THE SONG'S POPULARITY LED TO DYLAN RECORDING IT LIVE MANY TIMES, AND IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN MULTIPLE COMPILATION ALBUMS. IT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO OTHER LANGUAGES, AND HAS BEEN USED OR REFERENCED IN TELEVISION SHOWS, FILMS, AND BOOKS.
THE SONG HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND RECORDED BY MANY ARTISTS, INCLUDING THE BYRDS, JUDY COLLINS, MELANIE, ODETTA, AND STEVIE WONDER AMONG OTHERS. THE BYRDS' VERSION WAS RELEASED IN APRIL 1965 AS THEIR FIRST SINGLE ON COLUMBIA RECORDS, REACHING NUMBER 1 ON BOTH THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART AND THE UK SINGLES CHART, AS WELL AS BEING THE TITLE TRACK OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, MR. TAMBOURINE MAN. THE BYRDS' RECORDING OF THE SONG WAS INFLUENTIAL IN POPULARIZING THE MUSICAL SUBGENRES OF FOLK ROCK AND JANGLE POP, LEADING MANY CONTEMPORARY BANDS TO MIMIC ITS FUSION OF JANGLY GUITARS AND INTELLECTUAL LYRICS IN THE WAKE OF THE SINGLE'S SUCCESS.
DYLAN'S SONG HAS FOUR VERSES, OF WHICH THE BYRDS ONLY USED THE SECOND FOR THEIR RECORDING. DYLAN'S AND THE BYRDS' VERSIONS HAVE APPEARED ON VARIOUS LISTS RANKING THE GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME, INCLUDING AN APPEARANCE BY BOTH ON ROLLING STONE'S LIST OF THE 500 BEST SONGS EVER. BOTH VERSIONS RECEIVED GRAMMY HALL OF FAME AWARDS.
THE SONG HAS A BRIGHT, EXPANSIVE MELODY AND HAS BECOME FAMOUS FOR ITS SURREALISTIC IMAGERY, INFLUENCED BY ARTISTS AS DIVERSE AS FRENCH POET ARTHUR RIMBAUD AND ITALIAN FILMMAKER FEDERICO FELLINI. THE LYRICS CALL ON THE TITLE CHARACTER TO PLAY A SONG AND THE NARRATOR WILL FOLLOW. INTERPRETATIONS OF THE LYRICS HAVE INCLUDED A PAEAN TO DRUGS SUCH AS LSD, A CALL TO THE SINGER'S MUSE, A REFLECTION OF THE AUDIENCE'S DEMANDS ON THE SINGER, AND RELIGIOUS INTERPRETATIONS.
SOURCE WIKIPEDIA
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