Bob Dylan - Rank Strangers to Me (Down in the Groove)
Well, I wandered again to my home in the mountain
Where in youth's early dawn I was happy and free
I looked for my friends but I never could find them
Ev'rybody I met was a rank stranger to me.
Ev'rybody I met seemed to be a rank stranger
No mother or dad, not a friend could I see
They knew not my name and I knew not their faces
Ev'rybody I met, rank strangers to me.
"Well, they all moved away" said the voice of a stranger
"To some beautiful home on that bright, crystal sea"
Some beautiful day, well, I'll meet 'em in heaven
Where no one will be a stranger to me.
Ev'rybody I met seemed to be a rank stranger
No mother or dad, not a friend could I see
They knew not my name and I knew not their faces
I found they were all rank strangers to me.
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| Bosulvenowl6 is also absolutly right in the fact that it is a note for note theft of "Brennen on the Moor". I am sure Mr. Zimmerman would agree |
| Author: Chuckyarla |
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| Make your money while you can, before you have to stop, For when you pull that dead man's hand, your gamblin' days are up |
| Author: GregLockwood1 |
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| Always been a favorite of mine. When I was high school (15 years ago) I played this song in music class for an assignment explaining song structures verse/melody/etc. Everyone though it was lame and made fun of me, except for the two musicians in the class. Time has shown who the REAL losers were... |
| Author: jdury |
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| For anyone who thinks that Dylan stole this tune from the Clancy Brothers, this is a quote from Liam himself: "I met the young Dylan on 4th St. in the Village one morning as I was rushing to rehearsal 'Hey Liam, hey man. I wrote a song to the tune of Brennan on the Moor last night. Wanta hear it man?, only 15 verses man, wanna hear it'."- Liam Clancy. So Dylan told Liam about it. So it's more of a tribute really. |
| Author: thelaughingboy |
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| @Chuckyarla Bob Dylan and the Clancy's were good friends both being part of the folk revivals in their respective countries. They were well aware he took this tune from them, in fact there used to be a video on youtube of the Clancy's Singing Ramblin Gamblin Willie ;) |
| Author: DwnAszPunk |
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| Bob Dylan could sing a toilet paper commercial and it would be his own. Best song writer in the US and he is followed closely by Neil Young. |
| Author: 1mojoone |
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| The melody is from Ireland.
From a song called:
"Brennan On The Moor"
Bob got this melody from the Clancy brothers, the Clancy's came from Ireland |
| Author: Bosulvenowl6 |
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