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 you, you say, Who is that man You try so hard But you don't understand Just what you will say When you get home Refrain Because something is happening here But ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones Verse 2 You raise up your head And you ask Is this where it is And somebody points to you and says It's his And you say What's mine And somebody else says Well, what is And you say, Oh my God, am I here all alone Refrain But something is happening And ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones Verse 3 You hand in your ticket And you go watch the geek Who immediately walks up to you When he hears you speak And says How does it feel to Be such a freak And you say, Impossible As he hands you a bone Refrain And something is happening here But ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones Verse 4 You have many contacts Among the lumberjacks To get you facts When someone attacks your imagination But nobody has any respect Anyway they already expect you To all give a check To tax-deductible charity organization Aw, you've been with the professors And they've all liked your looks With great lawyers you have Discussed lepers and crooks You've been through all of F Scott Fitzgerald's books You are very well read It's well known Refrain But something is happening here And ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones Verse 5 Well the sword swallower, he comes up to you And then he kneels He crosses himself And then he clicks his high heels And without further notice He asks you how it feels And he says, Here is your throat back Thanks for the loan Refrain And you know something is happening But ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mr Jones Verse 6 Now you see this one-eyed midget Shouting the word Now And you say, For what reason And he says, How And you say, What does this mean And he screams back You're a cow Give me some milk or else go home Refrain And you know something's happening But ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mr Jones Verse 7 Well, 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 oughtta be a law Against you comin' around You should be made To wear earphones Refrain 'Cause something is happening And ya' don't know what it is Do you, Mr Jones