Mighty Quinn (Bob Dylan) lyrics

Song information

Artist: Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Album: Watch

Lyrics

- words and music by bob dylan
- manfred mann's cover reached #10 on the billboard hot 100 in 1968
- lyrics as recorded by manfred mann and included on the 1996 compilation
Album "rock almanac, volume three - the 1960s" (sony dmk 81024)

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn

Everybody's building ships and boats
Some are building monuments, others are jotting down notes
Everybody's in despair, every girl and boy
But when quinn the eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna jump for joy

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn

I like to go just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and makin' haste, just ain't my cup of meat
Everyone's beneath the trees, feedin' pigeons on a limb
But when quinn the eskimo gets here
All the pigeons gonna run to him

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn

Let me do what I wanna do, I can't decide 'em all
Just tell me where to put 'em and I'll tell you who to call
Nobody can get no sleep, there's someone on everyone's toes
But when quinn the eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna wanna doze

Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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