Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance

Bob Dylan

About Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance

"Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance" is a song recorded by blues musician Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas in 1927, under the title "Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance". It was covered by Bob Dylan on his 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. In 1962, Origin Jazz Library released the album Henry Thomas Sings the Texas Blues. It included his "Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance", which was presumably the source of Dylan's version. Todd Harvey, in his book The Formative Dylan: Transmission and Stylistic Influences, 1961–1963, analyzes how Dylan dropped Thomas's verses, and adapted his choruses, utilizing Thomas's AAAC rhyming structure and four 4-bar phrases in 2/4 time. Harvey writes: "The text of Thomas's chorus remained constant throughout the song. Dylan wrote, for the most part, new text resulting in a four bar phrase verse with the fourth phrase acting as a refrain. He increased Thomas's tempo and added his own guitar accompaniment, placing harmonica solos between verses." 


Year:
1996
51 
#2

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Honey, just allow me one more chance
To get along with you
Honey, just allow me one more chance
Ah'll do anything with you
Well, I'm a-walkin' down the road
With my head in my hand
I'm lookin' for a woman
Needs a worried man
Just-a one kind favor I ask you
'Low me just-a one more chance

Honey, just allow me one more chance
To ride your aeroplane
Honey, just allow me one more chance
To ride your passenger train
Well, I've been lookin' all over
For a gal like you
I can't find nobody
So you'll have to do
Just-a one kind favor I ask you
'Low me just-a one more chance

Honey, just allow me one more chance
To get along with you
Honey, just allow me one more chance
Ah'll do anything with you
Well, lookin' for a woman
That ain't got no man
Is just lookin' for a needle
That is lost in the sand
Just-a one kind favor I ask you
'Low me just-a one more chance

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan ( /ˈdɪlən/; born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and artist. He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly reluctant figurehead of social unrest. A number of Dylan's early songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. Leaving his initial base in the culture of folk music behind, Dylan's six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" has been described as radically altering the parameters of popular music in … more »

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10 facts about this song

Album Classification
"Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance" is a song from Bob Dylan's second studio album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" which was released in 1963.
Genre Mix
The song is classified under the Folk Rock genre, demonstrating Dylan's penchant for fusing traditional folk with the energy of rock.
Original Artist
The song is a revised version of a traditional folk song, which was popularized by the blues musician Henry "Ragtime" Thomas in the 1920s.
Songwriting Credit
Bob Dylan shares songwriting credit on this song with Henry Thomas, even though he made significant alterations to the original song.
Performance Style
Dylan's version of the song is notable for its highly energetic vocal performance, a marked departure from the more mellow style he would adopt in later years.
Limited Live Performances
Despite being on one of his most famous albums, Dylan rarely performed this song live. He played it during his 1963 concert at New York's Town Hall, but it rarely featured in his setlists afterward.
Song Length
This song is quite brief, with a duration of just 2 minutes and 1 second, making it one of the shortest songs on "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan".
Album's Legacy
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is considered one of the most influential albums of the 1960s, and even though "Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance" isn't one of its best-known tracks, it contributes to the overall impact of the album.
Notable Cover
The British rock band The Hollies covered the song in 1969 on their album "Hollies Sing Dylan".
Cultural Impact
The song and its powerful vocal style has been cited as a significant influence in the evolution of rock music, specifically in vocal delivery and energy.

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