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Baby, Let Me Follow You Down Lyrics

Baby, let me follow you down.
Baby, let me follow you down.
Well, I'll do anything in this God almighty world
If you just let me follow you down.

Can I come home with you?
Baby, can I come home with you?
Yes, I'll do anything in this God almighty world
If you just let me come home with you.

Baby, let me follow you down.
Baby, let me follow you down.
Well, I'll do anything in this God almighty world
If you just let me follow you down.

Yes, I'll do anything in this God almighty world
If you just let me follow you down.
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Here's the way I was going to post the lyrics, but the moderator wouldn't put them up this way:



Introduction from Bob Dylan’s debut album, “Bob Dylan”, 1962:

I first heard this from - Ric von Schmidt. He lives in Cambridge. Ric’s a blues guitar player. I met him one day in the green pastures of - Harvard University.

Baby, let me follow you down. Baby, let me follow you down. Well, I'll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you down.

# I’ll buy you a diamond ring. Yes, I’ll buy you a wedding gown. Well, I’d do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you down. #

Baby, can I follow you home?

Baby, can I follow you home? I’ll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you home. #

I’d do anything for you.

I’d do anything in this world for you. I’ll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me come home with you. #

Can I come home with you? Baby, can I come home with you? Yes, I'll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me come home with you.

  • I’ll buy you a broken twine, Honey, just for you to climb. Well, I’ll do anything in this God almighty world If you just once drive me out of my mind. *

  • I’ll buy you a serpent skirt. I’ll buy you a velvet shirt. I’ll do anything in this God almighty world If you just don’t make me hurt. *

Baby, let me follow you down. Baby, let me follow you down. Well, I'll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you down.

Yes, I'll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you down.

(Verses annotated by * show added verses as performed on “The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966, The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert”, and verses annotated by # are also added verses as performed with The Band on Martin Scorcese’s documentary of The Band’s farewell concert, “The Last Waltz”.)


I know it's not perfect, but I did my best to do this song justice. I love the original and I love how Dylan has changed it and performed it differently so many times over the years. If anyone has any corrections or changes to make to these lyrics, just make a post. I'm almost positive that they're not 100% correct (as far as when they were played), but the words are all correct. Anywhoo, from me to you. Enjoy.

Thank you for the thorough breakdown!

Cover art for Baby, Let Me Follow You Down lyrics by Bob Dylan

This song is fantastic

Cover art for Baby, Let Me Follow You Down lyrics by Bob Dylan

Sounds like an adaption from Blind Boy Fullers "Mama let me lay it on you"

Cover art for Baby, Let Me Follow You Down lyrics by Bob Dylan

What a gorgeous melody.

Cover art for Baby, Let Me Follow You Down lyrics by Bob Dylan

The organ solo on the Royal Albert Hall version is ace.

Cover art for Baby, Let Me Follow You Down lyrics by Bob Dylan

Mmm, I much prefer the 1966 live version, but I enjoy the song in any form.

Cover art for Baby, Let Me Follow You Down lyrics by Bob Dylan

I really enjoyed him doing this during the Last Waltz. I think Eric (Ric) Von Schmidt may have written this song (probably like FackingHell said, as an adaptation), but Dylan learned it from Dave Van Ronk. At least that is what I remember from the film, "No Direction Home".