There must be some kind of way out of here Said a joker to the thief There's too much confusion I can't get no relief Businessmen, they, they drink my wine Ploughmen dig my earth None will level on the line Nobody of it is worth Hey, hey
No reason to get excited The thief, he kindly spoke There are many here among us Who feel that life is but a joke, but, uh But you and I, we've been through that And this is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now The hour's getting late Hey
Hey
All along the watchtower Princes kept the view While all the women came and went Barefoot servants, too, but, uh Outside in the cold distance A wildcat did growl Two riders were approachin' And the wind began to howl Hey
Oh All along the watchtower Hear you sing around the watch Gotta beware, gotta beware, I will Yeah Ooh, baby All along the watchtower