In a devastating essay in Spy magazine, back in 1991, Joe Queenan sifted the wreckage and nominated these as Dylan's worst lyrics: "You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy / You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy."
I always thought that was a pretty funny lyric, given that Dylan's real name is Bob Zimmerman.
It makes me think of how Steve Allen used to mock the lyrics of Elvis' songs and other insipid rock 'n' roll by reading the lyrics out in a dry intonation, as if from a volume of (very bad) verse.
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She's my baby
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I don't mean maybe
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She's my baby doll
My baby doll
My baby doll.
I'm young for my age.
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