Lyrics for All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan cove... as interpreted by Nelly

All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan cove... Lyrics
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

Business men they
Drink my wine
There plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line
Know what any of it's worth

No reason to get excited
The thief he kindly spoke
There are many among us
Who feel that life is but a joke

But you and I we've been through all that, yes we have
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour is getting late

And all along the watchtower
Princes kept the view
While all the women, all the women
All the women came and went
Barefoot servants too
Outside in the cold distance
A wild cat did growl, la la la
Two riders, two riders approaching
The wind began to howl

The thief he take
My money take
The thief he take
My money take

Am I insane
Auf wiedersehen
Am I insane
The thief is safe

No reason to get excited

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DaveGod2288
04-30-2002

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Great song dave redid version from B. Dylan its unreal in concert

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Dublej
05-23-2002

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This is one of the awesomest songs ever done. It is probably one of the greatest songs ever. I could hear it over and over again.

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millencolinDMB
06-07-2002

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Dave's version is the best!! Especially the beginning! With the bass in it. I could listen to that forever!

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sean7711
06-08-2002

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dude this is the best cover ever done, i love how they improv in concerts to make it sound different everytime

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NerdyTheWell
06-19-2002

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Sean7711, perhaps you have never heard the Jimi Hendrix version. To compare Mr. Matthews to a rock god such as Jimi proves to me and the rest of those reading the posts that your mental compasity is sub par. Also, the Jimi hendrix version is a cover, making that best cover ever. Please feel free to respond and cuss and get defensive, i wouldn't expect anything less from someone who likes Dave Matthews.

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magpie0707
07-05-2002

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nerdythewall- quit looking up songs by bands you don't like, it only shows how lame you are. Leave us dave fans alone.

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diggit18
07-12-2002

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Jeez. Who wrote the last stanza of the song?? Auf Wiedersehen??? I don't think so. The last stanza is:

The man inside,
Deep inside...

And I do love Dave but the Hendrix version is still better. Probably the greatest single rock song in history, but that's a debate for another room.

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utsoccer22
07-14-2002

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i'm a dave fan but i'm also a hendrix fan.. i don't know that i could agree with the hendrix version being better.. hendrix couldn't sing like dave can.. dave's singin is what makes his version truly great... that's the way i feel about it anyway

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DMB84
07-18-2002

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Oh man. I always thought this song was cool, but never did I realize how awesome it was until I heard it in concert the other night. The sheer emotion Dave and the band puts into this song is amazing. This one of my fav. DMB songs. By the way, Nerdythewall, lay off the Dave fans were not hurtin anyone.

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Lucky1869_420
07-19-2002

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definitely the best cover ever done, I had the privilege of hearing them play this in concert over 12 times.

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sean7711
07-23-2002

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they havent played it at all really in the spring and summer - which sucks cuz i caught em twice over that time

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dmb07
08-01-2002

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This is by FAR the best version ever. It beats hendrix and dylan.

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bigkufan
08-07-2002

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Hmmmm.....

I'm a huge Dave fan, but I must say that the Hendrix version is better :-(

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JadedOne
08-10-2002

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I'm not going to argue whether Dave's or Jimi's version of this song is better... considering that these lyrics are posted as being Dave's... you want to comment on Jimi's version, then do it under his name. Anyhow, this song is AMAZING live. Not only can you feel the emotion coming from the vocals and instruments, but the crowd goes nuts as well. I heard this song a few weeks ago in Buffalo, and as the song was being played, there were fireworks going off in the distance, as if it were all planned. Simply powerful.

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DMBfreak05
08-22-2002

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This has to be, by far, the best version of this song. I now agree that this song has something to do with Jesus, which a lot of Dave songs do. I downloaded a whole bunch of other live versions, besides the Live at Chicago. Woodstock was good... i recommend it! ;)

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m4hollywood
08-25-2002

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ok, listen up NerdyTheWell, you really ticked me off with that comment of yours bud. First of all, "Mr. Matthews" cannot be compared to your "rock god" Jimi Hendrix, simply because his greatness surpasses that of Jimi's so tremendously, that it would be a waste of both your time and mine to try. Now, don't get me wrong, Hendrix was great, but no where near Dave. Secondly, you have absolutely no business what so ever being in this area of this site if you don't like dave, we don't need your idiotic comments here. And finally, the bit about how you wouldn't expect anything less from a dave fan, well, did you expect this? I didn't think so.


DMB PRIDE BABY!!!!

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Emnm0331
09-04-2002

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i never really liked this song..untill i heard it live in concert this summer. It was amazing...dont you love how he holds "the hour is getting late" note while the rest of the band begins to play?

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Davematthewsgrl7
09-09-2002

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the firest dave show i went to I told my mom if they play all along the watchtower i can die happy. They didnt but it was still amazing. The next show I went to they played and I called one of my best friends and said i can now step in front of a bus. He yelled at me not to.. but my god my life was complete

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sean7711
09-24-2002

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i have about 60 versions, and they all rock, hands down

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the Edge
10-16-2002

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m4hollywood, you actually think that Dave Matthews is better than a "rock god" like Jimi Hendrix? That shows how idiotic you really are. I commend NerdyTheWell for his opinion and all of you who think this is better should be shot for thinking so.

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MillerTime695
03-17-2003

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i think that this song is absolutley amazing, live version is defintly better, i think its the best song on folsom field. as it being better than jimi's version, id say they are both truly amazing and both deserve respect!!

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MillerTime695
03-17-2003

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this song is absolutley amazing for anyone who doesnt think so isnt a true dmb fan. the live version is defintly the best. as for this daves' version being better than jimis' i dont think either of them are better, i think they are both truly amazing songsand they both deserve the same amount of respect!! - besides they are of completely different eras so u cant even compare...

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rapunzel245
03-31-2003

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I am a HUGE DMB fan and i must say that i enjoy listening to the DMB version better than i like listening to the Jimi Henrdix version. I'm not at all comparing dave to jimi or the other way around i personaly just enjoy DMBs version more. As for someone saying the dave matthews can not even compare to jimi hendrix because "his greatness surpasses that of Jimi's so tremendously".......honey i HIGHLY doubt that, none the less though i love Dave.

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CoalMiner311
06-14-2003

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I think this song is one of the greatest songs ever wheter done by Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, or DMB. All I know is that none of you even mentioned Bob Dylan, He is the reason why all of you love this song. Without Bob Dylan, Dave wouldnt be playin it. So some respect for Dylan

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Silhouette
06-18-2003

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U2's or Dylan's version was the best.

Hendrix sucked, such a cheap magician. He had nothin' on Page and he knew it.

This version is good, good energy for a jam band, but still not as good as Dylan's or U2's.

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