All Along the Watchtower

by Bob Dylan

From the album: John Wesley Harding

Track 4 of 12 on John Wesley Harding (1967).

Duration: 02:34

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Lyrics for All Along the Watchtower

There must be some way out of here Said the joker to the thief There's too much confusion I can't get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine Plowmen dig my earth None of them along the line Know what any of it is worth "No reason to get excited" The thief, he kindly spoke "There are many here among us Who feel that life is but a joke" "But you and I, we've been through that And this is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now The hour is getting late" All along the watchtower Princes kept the view While all the women came and went Barefoot servants, too Outside, in the distance A wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching The wind began to howl

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  6. Drifter's Escape
  7. Dear Landlord
  8. I Am a Lonesome Hobo
  9. I Pity the Poor Immigrant
  10. The Wicked Messenger
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