Bob Dylan

Songwriter: Traditional

This old man, he played one
He played knick-knack on my drum
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played two
He played knick-knack on my shoe
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played three
He played knick-knack on my knee
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played four
He played knick-knack on my door
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played five
He played knick-knack on my hive
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played six
He played knick-knack on my sticks
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played seven
He played knick-knack up to heaven
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played eight
He played knick-knack on my plate
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played nine
He played knick-knack on my spine
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played ten
He played knick-knack now an' then
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman May 24, 1941), is an American singer-songwriter, writer, and artist who has influenced popular music and culture for more than five decades. Dylan has especially played a critical role in the American folk music revival.

Dylan’s songs are built from myriad political, social, philosophical and literary influences. Many of his anti-war and civil-rights-influenced songs set social unrest, as journalists widely named him the “spokesman for his generation” in the 1960s.

The musician has a signature change in voice and style in many different albums of his throughout the decades. He has notably explored and experimented with the genres of folk, rap, blues, and rock.

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