The Originals © by Arnold Rypens - MAGGIE'S FARM

MAGGIE'S FARM

Created on 27/11/2000
Latest update on 05/01/2026

Artist: Bob Dylan
Author: Bob Dylan
Label: Columbia
Year: 1965

Partly based on The Bentley Boys' Down On Penny's Farm ('29 - Columbia) which Dylan knew through Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music. (see there)

Covers:

1965:: Solomon Burke
1967:: Richie Havens
1969:: Flatt & Scruggs
1980:: Blues Band
1980:: Specials
1985:: Grateful Dead
1986:: U2
1989:: Tin Machine [with David Bowie]
1992:: Barbara Dickson
1992:: Walkabouts
1995:: Hugues Aufray [as Maggie la ferme]
2000:: Rage Against The Machine
2004:: Toots Hibbert
2007:: Stephen Malkmus [in film I'm Not There]
2010:: Ben Sidran
2024:: Timothée Chalamet [in film A Complete Unknown]
2025:: Margo Price

Many British cover versions during Maggie Thatcher's reign but nobody had the reflex to cover The Platters' Maggie Doesn't Work Here Anymore by the time she resigned.

Related items

Other originals by artist:

1962: HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, A
1962: RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' WILLIE
1962: YOU'RE NO GOOD
1963: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
1963: JOHN BROWN
1963: ONLY A HOBO
1963: ONLY A PAWN IN THEIR GAME
1963: OXFORD TOWN
1963: PERCY'S SONG
1964: ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO
1964: CHIMES OF FREEDOM
1964: IF YOU GOTTA GO, GO NOW
1964: I'LL KEEP IT WITH MINE
1964: IT AIN'T ME BABE
1964: MAMA, YOU BEEN ON MY MIND
1964: MY BACK PAGES
1964: WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN
1965: IT'S ALL OVER NOW BABY BLUE
1965: OUTLAW BLUES
1965: SHE BELONGS TO ME
1966: ABSOLUTELY SWEET MARIE
1967: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
1967: DEAR LANDLORD
1967: DOWN ALONG THE COVE
1967: DRIFTER'S ESCAPE
1967: I SHALL BE RELEASED
1967: I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT
1967: QUINN THE ESKIMO
1967: THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE
1967: TOO MUCH OF NOTHING
1967: YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE
1969: COUNTRY PIE
1970: FATHER OF NIGHT
1970: IF NOT FOR YOU
1970: MAN IN ME, The
1971: WALLFLOWER
1973: KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
1973: NOBODY 'CEPT YOU
1974: BUCKETS OF RAIN
1974: IDIOT WIND
1974: LILY, ROSEMARY AND THE JACK OF HEARTS
1974: YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LONESOME WHEN YOU GO
1975: ABANDONED LOVE
1975: CATFISH
1975: ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE
1975: SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE
1976: SEVEN DAYS
1978: CHANGING OF THE GUARDS
1979: GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY
1980: LET'S KEEP IT BETWEEN US
1980: PRESSING ON
1980: WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
1981: FUR SLIPPERS
1981: NEED A WOMAN
1983: CLEAN CUT KID
1983: FOOT OF PRIDE
1985: DARK EYES
1985: EMOTIONALLY YOURS
1989: RING THEM BELLS
1989: SERIES OF DREAMS
1989: WHAT GOOD AM I
1990: BORN IN TIME
1997: MILLION MILES
1997: MISSISSIPPI
1997: NOT DARK YET
1997: STANDING IN THE DOORWAY
2000: THINGS HAVE CHANGED
2006: THUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN
2009: THIS DREAM OF YOU
2012: EARLY ROMAN KINGS
2020: I'VE MADE UP MY MIND TO GIVE MYSELF TO YOU

Covers from artist:

1956: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
1960: K.C. MOAN
1960: THEY LAID JESUS CHRIST IN HIS GRAVE
1961: DOWN ON PENNY'S FARM
1961: BLACK JACK DAVID
1961: BUTCHER'S BOY, THE
1961: CANDY MAN
1961: COCAINE BLUES
1961: HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE
1961: IN THE PINES
1961: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
1961: WILL YOU GO, LASSIE, GO
1961: PRETTY POLLY
1961: DINK'S SONG
1961: PASTURES OF PLENTY
1961: WADE IN THE WATER
1961: DEATH DON'T HAVE NO MERCY
1961: RAILROADING ON THE GREAT DIVIDE
1961: RAMBLIN' ROUND
1961: REMEMBER ME (WHEN THE CANDLELIGHTS ARE GLEAMING)
1961: BONNY LASS OF FYVIE, THE
1961: TALKING BLUES
1961: LORD DON'T YOU KNOW I HAVE NO FRIEND LIKE YOU
1962: I AM A MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW
1962: DON'T TEAR MY CLOTHES
1962: CUCKOO, SHE'S A FINE BIRD, THE
1962: FIXIN' TO DIE BLUES
1962: HANDSOME MOLLY
1962: HIGHWAY 51 BLUES
1962: HOUSE CARPENTER, THE
1962: JESUS MAKE UP MY DYIN' BED
1962: MILK COW BLUES
1962: 1913 MASSACRE
1962: NO MORE AUCTION BLOCK
1962: SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN
1962: YOU DON'T MISS YOUR WATER
1962: BARBARA ALLEN
1962: WE SHALL BE FREE
1962: COME ALL YE TRAMPS AND HAWKERS
1962: KENTUCKY MOONSHINER
1962: I GOT THE FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES
1962: IT MAKES A LONG TIME MAN FEEL BAD
1962: MULE SKINNER BLUES
1962: HARD TRAVELING
1962: I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE
1962: BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
1962: KEEP YO' HANDS ON THE PLOW, HOLD ON
1962: HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN, THE
1963: TWO SISTERS, THE
1963: CORRINE CORRINA
1963: HONEY WON'T YOU ALLOW ME ONE MORE CHANCE
1963: POOR MAN
1963: TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME
1963: WORRIED BLUES
1963: PARTING GLASS, THE
1963: WALKIN' DOWN THE LINE
1963: LET ME DIE IN MY FOOTSTEPS
1963: MY NAME IS JOHN JOHANNA
1963: NOTTAMUN TOWN
1963: WHO'S GONNA BUY YOU RIBBONS (WHEN I'M GONE)
1963: LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL, THE
1963: SCARBOROUGH FAIR
1963: DELIVERANCE WILL COME
1963: CROPPY BOY, THE
1964: LOOKING GLASS
1964: LAST LETTER, THE
1964: RED IRON ORE
1964: 51ST FAREWELL TO SICILY
1964: BALLADE DES DAMES DU TEMPS JADIS
1964: PATRIOT GAME, THE
1964: SALLY FREE AND EASY
1964: NIGHTINGALE, THE
1965: CAN YOU PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOW
1965: I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL
1965: MILK COW BLUES
1965: POOR ME
1965: (I'M YOUR) HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN
1965: NINE BELOW ZERO
1965: TREES THEY GROW SO HIGH, THE
1965: FAREWELL TO TARWATHIE
1965: BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
1965: MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
1965: MY HORSES AIN'T HUNGRY
1966: I WISH I WAS A MOLE IN THE GROUND
1966: NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)
1966: ME AND MY CHAUFFEUR BLUES
1966: SHE'S FINE, SHE'S MINE
1967: SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
1967: THEY GOTTA QUIT KICKIN' MY DAWG AROUN'
1967: COME ALL YE TRAMPS AND HAWKERS
1967: POLET SHMELYA
1967: MR. BLUE
1967: BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND
1967: BUFFALO SKINNERS
1967: I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET
1967: I DON'T HURT ANYMORE
1967: BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT, THE
1968: GRAND COULEE DAM
1968: JOE HILL
1970: BLUE MOON
1970: I FORGOT MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW
1970: IT HURTS ME TOO
1970: JE T'APPARTIENS
1970: TAKE ME AS I AM (Or Let Me Go)
1970: COPPER KETTLE
1970: TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY
1970: BORDER AFFAIR, A
1970: THESE HANDS
1970: THIRSTY BOOTS
1970: THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING SO SOON
1970: DAYS OF 49
1970: ALLIGATOR MAN
1970: ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
1970: I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER
1970: ALBERTA, LET YO' HAIR HANG LOW
1970: RAILROAD BILL
1970: DONE LAID AROUND
1970: UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
1970: EARLY MORNING RAIN
1970: LITTLE SADIE
1971: PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN
1971: WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE
1973: BALLAD OF IRA HAYES
1973: BIG YELLOW TAXI
1973: LILY OF THE WEST, THE
1973: MR. BOJANGLES
1973: (NOW AND THEN THERE'S) A FOOL SUCH AS I
1973: PLAISIR D'AMOUR
1974: NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN, THE
1974: UP TO ME
1975: NEVER LET ME GO
1975: EASY AND SLOW
1975: DARK AS A DUNGEON
1975: TRACKS OF MY TEARS, THE
1975: YOUR CHEATIN' HEART
1975: WATER IS WIDE, THE
1976: IDIOT WIND
1978: PONY BLUES
1978: HELP ME UNDERSTAND
1980: MARY OF THE WILD MOOR
1980: SATISFIED MIND, A
1980: RISE AGAIN
1980: FEVER
1981: I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
1981: JESUS MET THE WOMAN AT THE WELL
1981: THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER
1981: ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN
1981: COLD COLD HEART
1983: ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
1983: TELL ME
1983: ANGEL FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND
1983: TAKE THY BURDEN TO THE LORD
1983: GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME
1984: DON'T START ME TO TALKIN'
1984: I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION
1985: CLEAN CUT KID
1986: PRECIOUS MEMORIES
1986: I WANNA RAMBLE
1986: OLD FIVE AND DIMERS LIKE ME
1986: ACROSS THE BORDERLINE
1987: USUAL, THE
1987: COUPLE MORE YEARS, A
1988: LET'S STICK TOGETHER
1988: NINETY MILES AN HOUR (DOWN A DEAD END STREET)
1988: PRETTY BOY FLOYD
1988: RANK STRANGERS
1988: SALLY SUE BROWN
1988: SHENANDOAH (ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI)
1988: WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN
1988: TAKE THY BURDEN TO THE LORD
1989: CRAZY LOVE
1989: PANCHO & LEFTY
1990: PEOPLE GET READY
1990: ROCK OF AGES
1992: ARTHUR MCBRIDE
1992: BOTTLE IT UP AND GO
1992: DIAMOND JOE
1992: FRANKIE AND ALBERT / FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
1992: FROG WENT A COURTIN'
1992: LITTLE MAGGIE (WITH A DRAM GLASS IN HER HAND)
1992: MISS THE MISSISSIPPI AND YOU
1992: SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
1992: TOMORROW NIGHT
1992: CANADEE-I-O
1992: YOU GONNA QUIT ME BLUES
1992: DUNCAN AND BRADY
1992: JIM JONES AT BOTANY BAY
1992: LOWLAND SEA, THE
1992: GIRL ON THE GREENBRIAR SHORE, THE
1992: HARD TIMES (COME AGAIN NO MORE)
1993: BROKE DOWN ENGINE
1993: ONE MORE ROUNDER GONE
1993: HENRY LEE
1993: I'VE GOT BLOOD IN MY EYES FOR YOU
1993: JACK-A-ROE
1993: STACK O' LEE BLUES
1993: 32-20 BLUES
1993: WORLD IS GOING WRONG, THE
1993: TWO SOLDIERS, THE
1993: LONE PILGRIM, THE
1993: BROKE AND HUNGRY
1994: YOU BELONG TO ME
1995: BOOGIE WOOGIE COUNTRY GIRL
1996: RING OF FIRE
1997: MY BLUE EYED JANE
1997: TO MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE
1997: RED RIVER SHORE
1997: ROVING GAMBLER, THE
2000: PASS ME NOT O GENTLE SAVIOUR
2001: RED CADILLAC AND A BLACK MOUSTACHE
2001: RETURN TO ME
2001: MISSISSIPPI
2001: HIGH WATER EVERYWHERE
2001: LOW DOWN DIRTY DOG BLUES
2005: A-11
2006: SOMEDAY BABY BLUES
2006: TIT-WILLOW
2006: RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
2006: MINGLEWOOD BLUES
2009: HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS (DOWN SANTA CLAUS LANE)
2009: I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU
2009: ADESTE FIDELES
2009: CAROL OF THE DRUM
2009: CHRISTMAS BLUES, THE
2009: CHRISTMAS ISLAND
2009: FIRST NOWELL, THE
2009: HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
2009: HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
2009: I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS)
2009: OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
2009: SILVER BELLS
2009: WINTER WONDERLAND
2009: CHRISTMAS SONG, THE
2009: DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR
2009: SCHNITZELBANK, DIE
2009: DO RE MI
2012: I'M A MAN
2014: THINGS WE SAID TODAY
2015: FULL MOON AND EMPTY ARMS
2015: I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU
2015: NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY, THE
2015: WHERE ARE YOU
2015: WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW
2015: CARDINAL, THE
2015: SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
2015: WHAT'LL I DO?
2015: THAT LUCKY OLD SUN
2015: FEUILLES MORTES, LES
2016: ALL THE WAY
2016: MAYBE YOU'LL BE THERE
2016: POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS
2016: SKYLARK
2016: THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
2016: YOUNG AT HEART
2016: ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE
2016: MELANCHOLY MOOD
2016: ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
2016: NEVERTHELESS (I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU)
2016: IT HAD TO BE YOU
2016: COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
2017: IT GETS LONELY EARLY
2017: THAT OLD FEELING
2017: THERE'S A FLAW IN MY FLUE
2017: AS TIME GOES BY
2017: BEST IS YET TO COME, THE
2017: BRAGGIN'
2017: CHEVALIER DE PARIS, LE (LES POMMIERS DOUX)
2017: DAY IN DAY OUT
2017: HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY
2017: HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN?
2017: I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU
2017: I COULDN'T SLEEP A WINK LAST NIGHT
2017: I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLAN (THE BLUE PAJAMA SONG)
2017: IT'S FUNNY TO EVERYONE BUT ME
2017: MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE
2017: ONCE UPON A TIME
2017: P.S. I LOVE YOU
2017: SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
2017: SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS, THE
2017: SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
2017: STARDUST
2017: WHERE IS THE ONE?
2017: WHY WAS I BORN
2017: AIN'T NO MAN RIGHTEOUS, NO NOT ONE
2017: THIS NEARLY WAS MINE
2017: TRADE WINDS
2017: BUT BEAUTIFUL
2017: IMAGINATION
2017: STORMY WEATHER (KEEPS RAINING ALL THE TIME)
2017: YOU GO TO MY HEAD
2017: THESE FOOLISH THINGS (REMIND ME OF YOU)
2020: IF LOVIN' IS BELIEVING
2020: BARCAROLLE
2023: STELLA BLUE
2024: ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONTCHARTRAIN
2024: DON'T FENCE ME IN

Some originals by author:

1962: BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
1962: HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, A
1962: RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' WILLIE
1963: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
1963: JOHN BROWN

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