The man in me will do nearly any task,
And as for compensation, there’s little he would ask.
Take a woman like you
To get through to the man in me.

Storm clouds are raging all around my door,
I think to myself I might not take it any more.
Take a woman like your kind
To find the man in me.

Today Bob Dylan recorded the master version of “The Man In Me” for the album “New Morning” in 1970.

Here is the “New Morning” version:

Studio E
Columbia Recording Studios
New York City, New York
5 June 1970 

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Live versions:

Rundown Studios
Santa Monica, California
30 January 1978
Rehearsal for the 78-tour

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Festival Hall
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
15 March 1978

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Pavillon de Paris
Paris, France
6 July 1978

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The Point Depot
Dublin, Ireland
5 February 1991

But, oh, what a wonderful feeling
Just to know that you are near
Sets my heart a-reeling
From my toes up to my ears

The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein’ seen
But that’s just because he doesn’t want to turn into some machine
Took a woman like you
To get through to the man in me

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-Egil