Ballad of a Thin Man
by Bob Dylan

You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked and you say, "Who is that man?"
You try so hard but you don't understand
Just what you will say when you get home
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is
Do you, Mr. Jones?

You raise up you head and you ask, "Is this where it is?"
And somebody points to you and says, "It's his,"
And you say "What's mine?" and somebody else says, "Well what is?"
And you say, "Oh my god, am I here all alone?"
But something is happening and you don't know what it is
Do you, Mr. Jones

You hand in your ticket and you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak
And says, "How does it feel to be such a freak?"
And you say, "Impossible," as he hands you a bone
And something is happening here but you don't know what it is
Do you, Mr. Jones?

You have many contacts
Among the lumberjacks
To get your facts
When someone attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway, they already expect
You to all give a check
To tax-deductible charity organizations
Aaaah...

You've been with the professors and they all like your looks
With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks
You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well read, it's well known
But something is happening here and you don't know what it is
Do you, Mr. Jones?

Well, the sword swallower comes up to you and then he kneels
He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heels
And without further notice he asks you how it feels
And he says, "Here is your throat back, thanks for the loan"
And you know something is happening but you don't know what it is
Do you, Mr. Jones

Now, you see this one-eyed midget shouting the word, "Now"
And you say, "For what reason?" and he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?" and he screams back, "You're a cow,"
"Give me some milk or else go home"
And you know something is happening but you don't know what it is
Do you, Mr. Jones

Well, you walk into the room like a camel and then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground
There ought to be a law against you coming around
You should be made to wear earphones
'Cause something is happening and you don't know what it is
Do you, Mr. Jones?
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Lyrics submitted by Emmet.