Ballad of a Thin Man - Live at the ABC Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland - May 1966

You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
 You see somebody naked and say, "Who is that man?"
 You try so hard, but you don't understand
 Just what you will say when you get home
 Yes, because you know something is happening here
 But you don't know what it is
 Do you, Mister Jones?
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 You walk in so politely, you say, "Is this where it is?"
 Somebody points to you and says, "It's his"
 And you say, "What's mine?", somebody else says, "Where it is?"
 And you say, "Oh, my God, am I here all alone?"
 Yes, but you know something is happening here
 But you just don't know what it is
 For you, Mister Jones
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 You hand in your money to go watch the geek
 Who suddenly walks up to you when he hears you speak
 Saying, "How does it feel to be such a freak?"
 And you say, "Impossible", as he hands you a bone
 Yes, but you know something is happening
 But you don't know what it is
 Do you, Mister Jones?
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 You have many contacts among the lumberjacks
 To get your facts when someone attacks your imagination
 
 But nobody has any respect
 Anyway, they just expect you to take your check
 And give it to tax-deductible charity organizations
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 Ah, you've been with the professors, and they've all liked your looks
 With good lawyers and scholars you discussed lepers and crooks
 You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
 You're very well-read, that's well known
 Yes, but still something's happening
 And you don't know what it is
 Do you, Mister Jones?
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 The sword swallower, walks up to you and then he kneels
 He crosses himself and he clicks his high heels
 And without further notice, he asks you how it feels
 And says, "Here is your amount back, thanks for the loan"
 Yes, and you would give a million if something's happening
 And you wish you knew what it was
 Don't you, Mister Jones?
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 You see this one-eyed midget shouting the word "Now"
 And you say, "For what reason?", and he says, "How?"
 And you say, "Oh, my God, what does this mean?"
 And he screams back, "You're a cow"
 "Give me some milk or else go home"
 Yes, and you're positive something's happening
 And you know you gotta find out what it is
 Don't you, Mister Jones?
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 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 be carrying an all times potato arm
 Yes, because something is happening
 And you don't know what it is
 Do you, Mister Jones?