She Belongs to Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She's got everything she needs
She's an artist, she don't look back
She's got everything she needs
She's an artist, she don't look back
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
And paint the daytime black
[Verse 2]
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole
Down upon your knees
[Verse 3]
She never stumbles
She's got no place to fall
She never stumbles
She's got no place to fall
She's nobody's child
The Law can't touch her at all
[Instrumental Interlude]
She's got everything she needs
She's an artist, she don't look back
She's got everything she needs
She's an artist, she don't look back
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
And paint the daytime black
[Verse 2]
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole
Down upon your knees
[Verse 3]
She never stumbles
She's got no place to fall
She never stumbles
She's got no place to fall
She's nobody's child
The Law can't touch her at all
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 4]
She wears an Egyptian ring
It sparkles before she speaks
She wears an Egyptian ring
It sparkles before she speaks
She's a hypnotist collector
You are a walking antique
[Verse 5]
Bow down to her on Sunday
Salute her when her birthday comes
Bow down to her on Sunday
Salute her when her birthday comes
For Halloween buy her a trumpet
And for Christmas get her a drum
She wears an Egyptian ring
It sparkles before she speaks
She wears an Egyptian ring
It sparkles before she speaks
She's a hypnotist collector
You are a walking antique
[Verse 5]
Bow down to her on Sunday
Salute her when her birthday comes
Bow down to her on Sunday
Salute her when her birthday comes
For Halloween buy her a trumpet
And for Christmas get her a drum
About
Genius Annotation
“She Belongs to Me” appears on Dylan’s 1965 album, Bringing It All Back Home.
There are many women to whom this song has been attributed, including Joan Baez, Suzie Rotolo and Sara Lownds. It’s just as possible this is a song from a father to a daughter.
The title of this song is ironic. Attending to the lyrics (You will start out standing, but you will wind up peeking through her keyhole down upon your knees) uncovers a story quite contrary to what the title suggests, i.e., the lines of this song paint the picture that if anyone belongs to anyone in this relationship, it’s he that belongs to her.
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Credits
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Writer
Bass Guitar
Electric Guitar
Guitar
Vocals
Harmonica
Drums
Recorded At
Columbia Recording Studios - New York City, NY
Release Date
March 22, 1965
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