A short comic song on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, opened by a spoken introduction poking fun at songs written in Tin Pan Alley.
The words
A light, rambling joke song about the singer going his own way and keeping clear of fads and fakes.
After a deadpan spoken introduction mocking the songwriting factories of New York, Dylan offers a loose, improvised-sounding song about himself. Its verses wander through jokes and small boasts, with no real story and no pretensions. Played on guitar with harmonica, it sounds tossed off in a single take, a breather between the heavier songs on the album.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
A light, rambling joke song about the singer going his own way and keeping clear of fads and fakes.
After a deadpan spoken introduction mocking the songwriting factories of New York, Dylan offers a loose, improvised-sounding song about himself. Its verses wander through jokes and small boasts, with no real story and no pretensions. Played on guitar with harmonica, it sounds tossed off in a single take, a breather between the heavier songs on the album.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1963
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