Quinn The Eskimo ((aka Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann) - 1968)) ((Italian Version: L'esquimese (I Dik Dik) - 1968)) Composer(s): Bob Dylan First recording/First release by: Bob Dylan - 1967/Manfred Mann - 1968 Covered by multiple other artists
Ev'rybody's building the big ships and the boats Some are building monuments Others, jotting down notes Ev'rybody's in despair Ev'ry girl and boy But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here Ev'rybody's 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 It ain't my cup of meat Ev'rybody's just standing 'round 'neath the trees Feeding pigeons on a limb But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here them pigeons'll go to him Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
A cat's meow and a cow's moo, I can recite 'em all Just tell me where it hurts honey And I'll tell you who to call Nobody can get any sleep There's someone on ev'ryone's toes But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here Ev'rybody's gonna doze Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
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