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Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Track: All Along the Watchtower

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There must be some kind of way outta here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief

Business men, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody offered his word
Hey, hey

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, uh, but you and I, we've been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us stop talkin' falsely now
The hour's getting late, hey

Hey

All along the watchtower
Princes kept the view
While all the women came and went
Barefoot servants, too
Well, uh, outside in the cold distance
A wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl, hey

All along the watchtower

All along the watchtower
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did The Jimi Hendrix Experience release “All Along the Watchtower”?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience released “All Along the Watchtower” on September 21, 1968.
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Jimi Hendrix released “All Along the Watchtower - Live at Isle of Wight” in November 1971.
Q:Who wrote “All Along the Watchtower - Live at Isle of Wight” by Jimi Hendrix?
“All Along the Watchtower - Live at Isle of Wight” by Jimi Hendrix was written by Bob Dylan & Jimi Hendrix.
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