Bob Dylan’s legendary “Mr. Tambourine Man,” one of the defining folk-rock tracks of the 1960s, has once again captured the spotlight—but this time, it’s not through a song recording. The original drafts of the song’s lyrics,

The draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man” went for over a half-million dollars at a weekend auction for dozens of items related to the iconic American singer-songwriter.

A spectacular haul of Bob Dylan memorabilia, including early drafts of the singer and songwriter’s number 1 hit “Mr. Tambourine Man” and an original oil painting, will soon go under the hammer.

Bob Dylan ’s typewritten drafts for his hit 1965 song “Mr Tambourine Man” have sold for more than £400,000 at auction in Nashville, Tennessee. The two yellow sheets of paper contain three progressive drafts of the lyrics with annotations on the third draft of the song.

Draft lyrics to Bob Dylan's 'Mr Tambourine Man' sell for USD 508K at auction, part of a collection generating nearly USD 1.5 million.

The original lyrics came from the personal collection of late American journalist Al Aronowitz and date back to early 1964.

Bob Dylan tinkered with multiple edits of Mr Tambourine Man before he was happy with the final version of what would become one of his most famous songs...

Two pages of lyrics, written in the kitchen of a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll journalist, offer glimpses into the Nobel Prize-winning musician’s writing process.

Draft lyrics to Bob Dylan's song "Mr. Tambourine Man" sold for $508K at an auction in Nashville over the weekend.