Photo by Rasputin (Фото в Григорий Ефимович Распутин)
Everybody’s just standin’ ‘round feeding pigsons out 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
–Bob Dylan, Quinn the Eskimo
Daria-Alexa posed on the street of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She wore a paisley top and blue jeans with zippered pockets.
Today’s youtube is Quinn the Eskimo by Bob Dylan. The folk-rock song is from 1967 Basement Tapes. In 1968, the song was hit for Manfred Mann with the title The Mighty Quinn.
Here’s a live performance from a black and white British TV show Beat Club in 1968.
The Manfred Mann record, with lyric:
Here’s a cover by solo folk singer. This is faithful to the original Bob Dylan song.
Another Manfred Mann from a dance show on television.
Bob Dylan: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) Lyrics
Everybody’s building the big ships and the boats
Some are building monuments, others are jottin’ down notes
Everybody’s in despair, every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody’s gonna jump for joy
CHORUS:
Come all without
Come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet
But darting fumes and making haste just ain’t my cup of meat
Everybody’s just standing ‘round ‘neath the trees feeding pigeons out on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here all the pigeons gonna run to him
CHORUS
Cats meow and cows moo, I can’t recite them all
Just tell me where it hurts you honey, and I’ll tell you who to call
Nobody can get any sleep, there’s someone on everybody’s toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody’s gonna want to doze
CHORUS
Chords
Manfred Mann: II
A D A D
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