Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm goin' to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle-jangle mornin', I'll come followin' you

Though I know that evening's empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand
Left me blindly here to stand, but still not sleepin'
My weariness amazes me, I am branded on my feet
I have no one to meet
And my ancient empty street's too dead for dreamin'

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm goin' to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle-jangle mornin', I'll come followin' you

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
My senses have been stripped
My hands can't feel to grip
My toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancin' spell my way
I promise to go under it

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm goin' to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle-jangle mornin', I'll come followin' you

Though you might hear laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the Sun
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
And, but for the sky, there are no fences facin'
And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind
I wouldn't pay it any mind
It's just a shadow you're seein' that he's chasin'

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm goin' to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle-jangle mornin', I'll come followin' you

And take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand wavin' free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm goin' to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle-jangle mornin', I'll come followin' you