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Previously unpublished lyrics to a Bob Dylan song titled 'Go Away You Bomb' have been found in Sweden and are set to be sold through auction in London next month.
The track was written for Dylan's friend Izzy Young, who asked Dylan for a song that he could include in a book about opposing the atomic bomb. Dylan reportedly gave him the typewritten manuscript with the lyrics the next day, including handwritten deletions and alterations.
The lyrics include the lines, "I hate you cause yer man-made and man-owned an' man-handled. You might be miss-made an' miss-owned an' miss-handled an' miss-used / An' I hate you cause you could drop on me by accident an' kill me."
The song is set to be sold through Christies auctionhouse, and the lyrics are expected to go for between £25-35,000.
Nicolette Tomkinson, a director at Christies, said, "This unreleased song, written against the background of the threat of nuclear warfare, is not only a beautiful example of Dylan's songwriting, representing his political protest activities during that era, but is also a potent symbol of the anxieties of the American public in the early 1960s."
The lyrics were written in 1963 for Young, who organised Dylan's first concert in 1961
Young spoke about the decision to sell the manuscript, saying that the money will go towards keeping the Folklore Center in Stockholm running.
I have never sold anything important to me until now and the funds raised will help to keep the Folklore Centre in Stockholm going," Young said, according to The Guardian. "I'm a fun-loving Jewish boy who loves folk music and never gave up – that's why I'm still alive."
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