The Old Man
Dave Van Ronk * Track #12 On No Dirty Names
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The Old Man by Dave Van Ronk
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Dave Van RonkAbout
A short, somber tune about the death of an old bum. It was written by Dave’s friend and frequent collaborator, Bob Dylan, who had recorded it in 1961 but kept it in the archives until the release of The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3.
The song itself is a play on a classic American ballad, “The Young M...
The Old Man Annotated
Sing you a song, it's not very long
About an old man never done wrong
How he died, no one can say
Found him dead in the street one day
Crowd gathered one fine morn'
Man whose clothes, shoes was torn
There on the sidewalk he did lay
They stopped and stared and went their way
Policeman come and he looked around
Get up, old man, I'm taking you down
Jab him with his bully club
The old man then rolled off the curb
Jabbed him again, loudly said
Call the wagon, this man is dead
The wagon come and they loaded in him
And I never saw that man again
Sang him a song, and it wasn't very long
About an old man never done wrong
How he died, no one can say
Found him dead on the street one day
The Old Man Q&A
Who wrote The Old Man's ?
The Old Man was written by Bob Dylan.
When did Dave Van Ronk release The Old Man?
Dave Van Ronk released The Old Man on Sat Jan 01 1966.