News Snapshot: Bob Dylan the “Railing Man”

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Sunday 1st December
Bob Dylan, His Spot Welder & a Pit Full of Iron Ore

On 18th November Bob Dylan opened an exhibition of his iron gates entitled Mood Swings. This came as a surprise to many, but not to those who knew all about the singer’s early days and the industrial heartland from which he hails…

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Robert Zimmerman was raised in Hibbing, Minnesota… a grand old town in Saint Louis County. At the edge of the town sits the largest open pit iron mine known to man, and this pit provided the raw materials for America’s industrial revolution.

The town was also home to some of the most skilled metal workers in the world. The locals called them… ‘The Railing Men’.

Bob Dylan forges Iron Gates
Stare inside the frames you’ll see his fate
In the place of bars,
Are scrap metal parts
And even one with a nice small bronze guitar
He’s seeing clearly now
Bob sings just like a singer, yes he does
He plays tunes just like a singer, yes he does
And he paints just like a singer
But he welds just like a Railing Man.

Iron ore’s always been his friend
This aint about starting another trend
But nobody would have guessed
That Dylan did possess
A forge, anvil, punches, visors, all the rest
With his tongs, his acetylene and his mask
Bob sings just like a singer, yes he does
He plays tunes just like a singer, yes he does
And he paints just like a singer
But he welds just like a Railing Man.

He loved railings from the start
But needed time to hone his art
So he practiced for years
Spent some time in music charts
And now he can start
Showing off his Gates
‘Cos it’s been a long wait
But ain’t it great that

Bob can now weld
Yes, I believe that he is compelled
So if you see him round your way
With a spot welder and spray
Please don’t let on that you knew him when
He was just a harmonica and a voice
Bob sings just like a singer, yes he does
He plays tunes just like a singer, yes he does
And he paints just like a singer
But he welds just like a Railing Man

Comments

  1. Love it! I listened to it twice!

  2. doodlebug says:

    Spot on.

  3. I can’t do any of these things. Mr Dylan and all of you are astoundingly creative.

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