John Silliman Dodge - All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan _ Jimi Hendrix cover) _ PNC Live Studio

Well, I'd like to do one more song for you, and then we can get together in the back and talk. I'll tell you a little story, a true story. I'm a very fortunate fellow. I got to see Jimi Hendrix play three different times. Twice in Texas, once in Baltimore. I also got to record in Electric Lady, which is Jimi's studio in the West Village in New York. And the story goes, Jimi was walking out from a session at Electric Lady, probably an all-nighter, and across the street he spies Bob Dylan, and he yells out, Hey, Bob! I recorded one of your songs! And Bob says, Yeah! And I like it! Which is about as enthusiastic a response as you'll ever get from Bob Dylan. So Jimi has his version of this next tune, Bob has his, of course, and I'll leave you with mine. Thank you very much for coming. I appreciate your time and your attention. Your most valuable currency, my friends. There must be some way outta here Set the joker to the thief 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 A 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 Because the hour is getting late All along the watchtower Watchtower, princes kept the view While all the women came and went Barefoot servants, too Outside in the distance A wild cat did growl Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl All along the watchtower