Lyrics: Bob Dylan
Music: Bob Dylan
Everybody's building ships and boatsNotes
Some are building monuments
And some are jotting down notes
Everybody's in despair
Every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna jump for joy
Chorus
Come on without, come on within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come on without, come on within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet (note 1)
But jumping queues 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
[chorus]
If you do what I want you to, I can't decide in my heart (note 2)
Tell me where to put it, and I'll tell you who to call
No one can get no sleep, with someone on everyone's toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna want a dose
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A cat's meow and a cow's moo, I can recite them all
Just tell me where it hurts you, honey
And I'll tell you who to call
There's someone on everyone's toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody's gonna want to doze
Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | ||||
30 Dec 1985 | Postcards Of The Hanging (bonus disc) | ||||
26 Mar 1987 | Dave's Picks Volume 36 | ||||
2 Jul 1989 | Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan | ||||
25 Mar 1990 | Spring 1990 (The Other One) | ||||
25 Sep 1991 | Dick's Picks Vol 17 |