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The Sandman Origins: Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) (15) RE: Origins: Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) 22 Dec 22

Could it be, like some other songs of the era, meaningless. Dylan is a clever wordsmith but doesn't always make sense! quote
you have hit the nail on the head, or as dylan said quote
    The jack and queen
    Have forsaked the courtyard
    52 gypsies
    Now file past the guards
    In the space where the deuce
    And the ace once ran wild
    Farewell, Angelina
    The sky is falling
    I'll see you in a while
    See the cross-eyed pirates sitting
    Perched in the sun
    Shooting tin cans
    With a sawed-off shotgun
    And the neighbors, they clap
    And they cheer with each blast
    But farewell, Angelina
    The sky's changing color
    And I must leave fast
    King Kong, little elves
    On the rooftop they dance
    Valentino-type tangos
    While the make-up man's hands

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