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All Along the Watchtower Lyrics by Bob Dylan
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- Recording: “All Along the Watchtower” is credited to Bob Dylan.
- Released: Nov 2002 on “Acoustic Man in Augusta”.
- Length: The recording runs 2:34.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 24 lyric lines and 25 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Bob Dylan.
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The recording on this page is credited to Bob Dylan.
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The stored release association is “Acoustic Man in Augusta”, dated 2002-11, with a duration of 2:34.
All Along the Watchtower lyrics by Bob Dylan
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0:16There must be some way out of here
0:19Said the joker to the thief
0:23There's too much confusion
0:26I can't get no relief
0:30Businessmen, they drink my wine
0:34Plowmen dig my earth
0:37None of them along the line
0:41Know what any of it is worth
1:00"No reason to get excited"
1:03The thief, he kindly spoke
1:07"There are many here among us
1:11Who feel that life is but a joke"
1:15"But you and I, we've been through that
1:18And this is not our fate
1:22So, let us not talk falsely now
1:26The hour is getting late"
1:44All along the watchtower
1:48Princes kept the view
1:51While all the women came and went
1:55Barefoot servants, too
1:59Outside, in the distance
2:02A wildcat did growl
2:06Two riders were approaching
2:10The wind began to howl
2:16♪
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All Along the Watchtower song profile
The stored record for “All Along the Watchtower” credits Bob Dylan and connects the lyric timeline with release and chart metadata. Continue with more Bob Dylan lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.
- Nov 2002Released
- 2:34Length
- 24Lyric lines
- 25Timed cues
- 120sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “All Along The Watchtower” by Bob Dylan
- 25 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “Acoustic Man in Augusta.” Its earliest matched release date is 2002-11. The identified recording runs 2:34. The writing field currently credits Bob Dylan.
Lyric structure
AskLyrics counted 24 lyric lines in 6 visible text sections. Its 25 lyric timestamps cover roughly 120 seconds of the matched recording. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.
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- Album / release
- Acoustic Man in Augusta
- Released
- 2002-11
- Length
- 2:34
- Written by
- Bob Dylan
- Recording source
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