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Only a Hobo

First released 1963EnglishFolk41 recordingson 95 releasesISWC T-070.250.090-0

Written by

Bob DylanComposerSara CarterComposerBob DylanLyricistAunt Molly JacksonLyricistJohn Wallace CrawfordLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Only a HoboBob Dylan3:30
Only a HoboRod Stewart4:16
Only a HoboThe Johnson Mountain Boys2:36
Only a HoboRod Stewart4:22
Only a HoboBob Dylan3:30
Only a HoboBob Dylan2:31
Only a HoboRod Stewart4:17
Only a Hobo / Talkin' DevilBlind Boy Grunt
Only a HoboBob Dylan3:24
Only A HoboBob Dylan2:23
Only a HoboBob Dylan2:45
Only a HoboBob Dylan3:27
Only a HoboBob Dylan2:25
Only a HoboBlind Boy Grunt2:01
Only a HoboBob Dylan3:08
Only a HoboBob Dylan
Only a HoboBob Dylan
Only a HoboBob Dylan
Only a HoboHeron
Only A HoboRod Stewart4:14
Only a HoboHazel Dickens2:42
Only a Hobo (unreleased, Greatest Hits II)Bob Dylan3:25
Only a Hobo (Oscar Brand Show/World of Music, March '63)Bob Dylan2:01
Only a Hobo (Home of Eve and Mac McKenzie, 4-18-63)Bob Dylan2:22
Only a HoboBob Dylan3:37
Only a HoboBob Dylan2:48
Only a HoboBob Dylan3:21
Only A HoboBob Dylan3:24
Only a HoboDoug Jayne3:11
Only a HoboBob Dylan
Only a HoboBob Dylan2:46
Only A HoboBob Dylan3:28
Only a HoboBob Dylan2:03
Only a HoboBob Dylan
Only a Hobo (live)Bob Dylan2:08
Only A HoboPer Frost4:49
Only A HoboBob Dylan3:30
Only a HoboBernie Conrads & Bernhard Schumacher3:04
Only a HoboBob Dylan2:24
Only a Hobo (Broadside Ballads album version, NYC, 1963)Bob Dylan2:01
Only a HoboBenjamin Tod4:08

On these albums

Broadside Ballads, Volume 1
Broadside Ballads, Volume 1Various Artists · 1963
Great White Wonder
Great White WonderBob Dylan · 1969
Gasoline Alley
Gasoline AlleyRod Stewart · 1970
Bye and Bye / Through Time
Bye and Bye / Through TimeHeron · 1971
A Rare Batch of Little White Wonder
A Rare Batch of Little White WonderBob Dylan · 1973
A Rare Batch Of Little White Wonder
A Rare Batch Of Little White WonderBob Dylan · 1977
It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song
It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the SongHazel Dickens · 1987
I Shall Be Unreleased: The Songs of Bob Dylan
I Shall Be Unreleased: The Songs of Bob DylanVarious Artists · 1991
Gasoline Alley & Smiler
Gasoline Alley & SmilerRod Stewart · 1991
The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1–3: 1961–1991: Rare and Unreleased
The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1–3: 1961–1991: Rare and UnreleasedBob Dylan · 1991
The Mercury Anthology
The Mercury AnthologyRod Stewart · 1992
Vintage
VintageRod Stewart · 1993
Blue Diamond
Blue DiamondThe Johnson Mountain Boys · 1993
The Witmark Years: 1962-1964
The Witmark Years: 1962-1964Bob Dylan · 1994
Breakin' Ice
Breakin' IcePer Frost · 1995
Handbags & Gladrags
Handbags & GladragsRod Stewart · 1995
Broadside
BroadsideBob Dylan · 1995
And the Times They Were A-Changin'
And the Times They Were A-Changin'Various Artists · 1998
Cocaine Blues
Cocaine BluesBob Dylan · 1999
The Genuine Bootleg Series, Volume 4 - Fourth Time Around
The Genuine Bootleg Series, Volume 4 - Fourth Time AroundBob Dylan · 1999
Reason to Believe
Reason to BelieveRod Stewart · 1999
I Was So Much Younger Then
I Was So Much Younger ThenBob Dylan · 2000
I Was So Much Younger Then, Volume 2
I Was So Much Younger Then, Volume 2Bob Dylan · 2000
Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings
Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio RecordingsRod Stewart · 2002
Two in One 1969+1970
Two in One 1969+1970Rod Stewart · 2002
Feber 2: Andres Lokko - Folk
Feber 2: Andres Lokko - FolkVarious Artists · 2005
Gold
GoldRod Stewart · 2005
Walk Like A Duck, Smell Like A Skunk
Walk Like A Duck, Smell Like A SkunkBob Dylan · 2007
Maggie May & Other Stories
Maggie May & Other StoriesRod Stewart · 2008
Folk University
Folk UniversityDoug Jayne · 2010
2 for 1: Every Picture Tells A Story + Gasoline Alley
2 for 1: Every Picture Tells A Story + Gasoline AlleyRod Stewart · 2010
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964Bob Dylan · 2010
You Wear It Well
You Wear It WellRod Stewart · 2011
Maggie May: The Essential Collection
Maggie May: The Essential CollectionRod Stewart · 2012
It Could Even Be A Myth
It Could Even Be A MythBob Dylan · 2012
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971)
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971)Bob Dylan · 2013
50th Anniversary Collection: 1963
50th Anniversary Collection: 1963Bob Dylan · 2013
Folk Singer-Humdinger, Vol. 2: The Original Recordings 1961-1962
Folk Singer-Humdinger, Vol. 2: The Original Recordings 1961-1962Bob Dylan · 2014
Rod Stewart
Rod StewartRod Stewart · 2015
Live on Air, Volume One
Live on Air, Volume OneBob Dylan · 2016
Man on the Street Vol. 1
Man on the Street Vol. 1Bob Dylan · 2017
Handbags & Gladrags: The Essential Rod Stewart
Handbags & Gladrags: The Essential Rod StewartRod Stewart · 2018
The Broadcast Collection 1961–1965
The Broadcast Collection 1961–1965Bob Dylan · 2019
Bob Dylan The Live Collection Vol. 2
Bob Dylan The Live Collection Vol. 2Bob Dylan · 2021
Schöne Grüße
Schöne GrüßeBernies Autobahn Band · 2023
Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18
Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18Bob Dylan · 2025
Country Is Dead
Country Is DeadBenjamin Tod · 2026
The Roar of a Wave
The Roar of a WaveBob Dylan
The Witmark Demos
The Witmark DemosBob Dylan
Ten of Swords
Ten of SwordsBob Dylan
Private Zimmerman
Private ZimmermanBob Dylan

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