All Along the Watchtower

Bob Dylan

"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.

Trivia about the song All Along the Watchtower by XTC

On which albums was the song “All Along the Watchtower” released by XTC?
XTC released the song on the albums “White Music” in 1978 and “Transistor Blast : The Best Of The BBC Sessions” in 1998.
Who composed the song “All Along the Watchtower” by XTC?
The song “All Along the Watchtower” by XTC was composed by Bob Dylan.

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