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Another Side of Bob Dylan · 1964

It Ain't Me Babe

It was a 1965 hit for The Turtles and became a duet favorite of Johnny Cash and June Carter.

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The words

A man gently but firmly tells a woman he is not the perfect, devoted partner she is looking for.

A man tells a woman to step away from his window and go on her way. She wants a partner who will never weaken, always protect her and give up everything for her, and he says plainly that he is not that person. The verses list what she hopes for, and the refrain turns each hope down. The tone is gentle rather than cruel, closer to honest warning than rejection, and his guitar and harmonica keep it light.

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The words

A man gently but firmly tells a woman he is not the perfect, devoted partner she is looking for.

A man tells a woman to step away from his window and go on her way. She wants a partner who will never weaken, always protect her and give up everything for her, and he says plainly that he is not that person. The verses list what she hopes for, and the refrain turns each hope down. The tone is gentle rather than cruel, closer to honest warning than rejection, and his guitar and harmonica keep it light.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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Covered byIt Ain't Me BabeThe Turtles · 1965The Turtles made the song their first big hit in 1965.Covered byIt Ain't Me BabeJohnny Cash and June Carter · 1965Johnny Cash and June Carter recorded it as a country duet in 1965.Same theme asDon't Think Twice, It's All Right1963Both are bitter farewells to a lover, written in his early folk years.
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