Ballad of a Thin Man Lyrics by Bob Dylan

0:14You walk into the room

0:17With your pencil in your hand

0:20You see somebody naked and you

0:24You say, "Who is that man?"

0:27You try so hard, but you don't understand

0:33Just what you will say when you get home

0:39Because something is happening here

0:43But you don't know what it is

0:47Do you, Mister Jones?

0:53♪

0:57You raise up your head

1:00And you ask, "Is this where it is?"

1:03And somebody points to you and says, "It's his"

1:09And you say, "What's mine?"

1:12And somebody else says, "Where what is?"

1:16And you say, "Oh, my God, am I here all alone?"

1:21But something is happening

1:25And you don't know what it is

1:30Do you, Mister Jones?

1:36♪

1:40You hand in your ticket

1:42And you go watch the geek

1:46Who immediately walks up to you

1:49When he hears you speak

1:53And says, "How does it feel to be such a freak?"

1:58And you say, "Impossible", as he hands you a bone

2:05And something is happening here

2:08But you don't know what it is

2:12Do you, Mister Jones?

2:18♪

2:23You have many contacts among the lumberjacks

2:27To get you facts when someone attacks your imagination

2:34But nobody has any respect

2:38Anyway, they already expect you

2:41To all give a check to tax-deductible charity organizations

2:50♪

2:52Ah, you've been with the professors

2:56And they've all liked your looks

3:00With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks

3:07You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books

3:12You're very well read, it's well known

3:20But something is happening here

3:22And you don't know what it is

3:27Do you, Mister Jones?

3:32♪

3:36Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you

3:40And then he kneels

3:43He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heels

3:49And without further notice he asks you how it feels

3:54And he says, "Here is your throat back, thanks for the loan"

4:01And you know something is happening

4:05But you don't know what it is

4:08Do you, Mister Jones?

4:15♪

4:18Now, you see this one-eyed midget

4:20Shouting the word "Now"

4:25And you say, "For what reason?"

4:27And he says, "How?"

4:31And you say, "What does this mean?"

4:34And he screams back, "You're a cow"

4:37"Give me some milk or else go home"

4:43And you know something's happening

4:46But you don't know what it is

4:50Do you, Mister Jones?

4:56♪

5:00Well, you walk into the room

5:03Like a camel and then you frown

5:06You put your eyes in your pocket

5:09And your nose on the ground

5:13There ought to be a law against you comin' around

5:19You should be made to wear earphones

5:26'Cause something is happening

5:28And you don't know what it is

5:32Do you, Mister Jones?

5:36♪