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Artist: Bob Dylan
Track: All Along the Watchtower

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There must be some way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth

No reason to get excited,the thief, he kindly spoke
There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Bob Dylan release “All Along the Watchtower”?
Bob Dylan released “All Along the Watchtower” on December 27, 1967.
Q:When did Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead release “All Along The Watchtower”?
Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead released “All Along The Watchtower” on February 6, 1989.
Q:When did Bob Dylan release “All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - February/March 1978)”?
Bob Dylan released “All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - February/March 1978)” on April 23, 1979.
Q:When did Bob Dylan release “All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - March 1, 1978)”?
Bob Dylan released “All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - March 1, 1978)” on November 17, 2023.
Q:Who produced “All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - February/March 1978)” by Bob Dylan?
“All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - February/March 1978)” by Bob Dylan was produced by Don DeVito.
Q:Who wrote “All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - February/March 1978)” by Bob Dylan?
“All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - February/March 1978)” by Bob Dylan was written by Bob Dylan.
Q:Who wrote “All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - March 1, 1978)” by Bob Dylan?
“All Along the Watchtower (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - March 1, 1978)” by Bob Dylan was written by Bob Dylan.
Q:When did Bob Dylan & The Band release “All Along the Watchtower [Before the Flood]”?
Bob Dylan & The Band released “All Along the Watchtower [Before the Flood]” on June 20, 1974.
Q:Who wrote “All Along the Watchtower [Before the Flood]” by Bob Dylan & The Band?
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