This is the version from the Bob Dylan Album "Self Portrait" which has many subtle lyrical differences from the version on "Biograph" Bob Dylan / Manfred Mann / The Grateful Dead / The Hollies The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) (Bob Dylan) (VERSE 1):

^AWell, Every^Dbody's building ^Abig ships and ^Dboats ^ASome are making ^Dmonuments and ^Aothers are jotting down ^Dnotes ^AEverybody's ^Din dispair, ^Aevery girl and ^Dboy But when ^AQuinn, The Eskimo, ^Egets here Every^Dbody's gonna jump for ^Ajoy

(CHORUS):

^ACome all without, ^ECome all with^Ain, You'll ^Anot see ^Enothing like The ^DMighty ^AQuinn

(VERSE 2):

Whoa! You know I ^Alike to do just a-^Dlike the rest You know, I ^Alike my sugar ^Dsweet ^ABut, jumpin' queues and ^Dmakin' haste You know that ^Aain't my cup of ^Dmeat ^AEverybody's ^Dout there feeding ^Apidgeons out on a ^Dlimb But when ^AQuinn, The Eskimo, ^Egets here, Them ^Dpidgeons gonna run to ^Ahim

Whoa! (REPEAT CHORUS) [Well, that guitar now!] (GUITAR SOLO) (VERSE 3):

^AA cow's moo and a ^Dcat's meow You know, I- ^AI can recite them ^Dall ^ATell me where it ^Dhurts you honey and I'll ^Atell you who to ^Acall ^ANobody can ^Dget any sleep You know, there's ^Asomeone on everyone's ^Dtoes ^AQuinn, The Eski^Emo, gets here every^Dbody's gonna wanna ^Adoze

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Bob Dylan - The mighty quinn