You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Okay, I'm not going crazy, there are two versions of this song. I have The Byrds doing the version that is on bobdylan.com and I have Bob Dylan himself doing the "Genghis Khan and his brother Don" version. So there...

version 1:
Clouds so swift
Rain won't lift
Gate won't close
Railings froze
Get your mind off wintertime
You ain't goin' nowhere
Whoo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrow's the day
My bride's gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair!

I don't care
How many letters they sent
Morning came and morning went
Pick up your money
And pack up your tent
You ain't goin' nowhere
Whoo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrow's the day
My bride's gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair!

Buy me a flute
And a gun that shoots
Tailgates and substitutes
Strap yourself
To the tree with roots
You ain't goin' nowhere
Whoo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrow's the day
My bride's gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair!

Genghis Khan
He could not keep
All his kings
Supplied with sleep
We'll climb that hill no matter how steep
When we get up to it
Whoo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrow's the day
My bride's gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair!

Copyright © 1967; renewed 1995 Dwarf Music

Version 2:
Clouds so swift and rain fallin' in
Gonna see a movie called "Gunga Din"
Pack up your money, put up your tent McGuinn
You ain't a-goin' nowhere

Ooh-whee -- ride me high
Tomorrow's the day that my bride's-a-gonna come
Ooh-whee -- we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair

Genghis Khan and his brother Don
Couldn't keep on keepin' on
We'll climb that bridge after it's gone
After we're way past it

Ooh-whee -- ride me high
Tomorrow's the day that my bride's-a-gonna come
Ooh-whee -- we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair

Buy me some rings and a gun that sings
A flute that toots and a bee that stings
A sky that cries and a bird that flies
A fish that walks and a dog that talks

Ooh-whee -- ride me high
Tomorrow's the day that my bride's-a-gonna come
Ooh-whee -- we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair

Ooh-whee -- ride me high
Tomorrow's the day that my bride's-a-gonna come
Ooh-whee -- we gonna fly
Down into the easy chair