You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Lyrics

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!

Credits

• Written by: Bob Dylan

Performances

This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but he has performed it in concert with Roger McGuinn on at least three occasions: 1998-10-24, 1999-10-30, and 2001-05-11.

Recordings

• The Byrds, A-side of single and on Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, 1968
• Unit 4+2, A-side of single, 1968
• Joan Baez, on Any Day Now, 1968
• Bob Dylan, on Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II, 1971
• Earl Scruggs with The Byrds, on His Family And Friends, 1971
• Bob Dylan & The Band, on The Basement Tapes, 1975 (recorded 1967)
• The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, on Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 2, 1989
• Mary Chapin Carpenter, on Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, 1993
• Cracker with Adam Duritz & Joan Osborne, on Garage d'Or bonus CD, 2000
• Maria Muldaur, on Heart Of Mine: Love Songs Of Bob Dylan, 2006

Bootlegs

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