Song of the Day, 12 April 2006

[Bob Schroeck]

Everybody's building ships and boats,
Some are building monuments
And others jotting down notes.
Everybody's in despair,
Every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
Everybody's gonna jump for joy.
Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.
I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet.
But guarding fumes and making haste,
Just ain't my cup of meat.
Everybody's 'neath the trees,
Feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
All the pigeons gonna run to him.
Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.
Let me do what I wanna do, I can't decide them all
Just tell me where to pull
And I'll tell you who to call.
Nobody can get no sleep,
There's someone on everyone's toes.
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
Everybody's gonna wanna doze.
Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.
-- Manfred Mann, The Mighty Quinn

-- Bob
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For Jor-El so loved the Earth, he sent his only begotten son...

[bmull]

Bob, I have not heard the Dylan version before; however, a check on the part that did not sound right to me "But guarding fumes and making haste" keeps pointing at Dylan not Manfred Mann.
Here's a transcription of a version by Manfred Mann. I am not 100% positive on the backing vocals in the fadeout (marked by []) as they were a little hard to be sure of near the end.
THE MIGHTY QUEEN
Manfred Mann
Written by Bob Dylan - B. Feldman & Co.Ltd.
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Everybody's building ships and boats
Some are building monuments,
Others jotting down notes
Everybody's in despair
Every girl and boy
But, when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
Everybody's gonna jump for joy
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
I like to go just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet
But, jumping queues and making haste,
Just ain't my cup of meat
Everyone's beneath the trees feeding pigeons on a limb
But, when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
All the pigeons gonna run to him
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Let me do what I wanna do, I can't decide them all
Just tell me where to put 'em
And I'll tell you who to call.
Nobody, can get no sleep,
With someone on everyone's toes.
But, when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
Everybody's gonna wanna doze.
Come all without, [Yes, singin' a song] come all within
[Everybody]
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn

Come all without, [a song] come all within
[Here it comes now]
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
[Lets a body free]
Come all without, [yes, singin' a song] come all within
[Everybody]
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
[It's comin' along]
Come all without, come all within [yes, singin' a song]
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn

[Bob Schroeck]

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Bob, I have not heard the Dylan version before; however, a check on the part that did not sound right to me "But guarding fumes and making haste" keeps pointing at Dylan not Manfred Mann.

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You're quite right. I had trouble finding a Manfred Mann version of the lyrics on the Web, and tried to back-construct from memory and a copy of the Dylan lyrics. I obviously missed that line...

-- Bob
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For Jor-El so loved the Earth, he sent his only begotten son...