A manuscript written by Bob Dylan, featuring handwritten song lyrics for Blonde on Blonde, regarded by many as his most acclaimed album, is set to be auctioned.
The document, which features lyrics for Most Likely You Go Your Way, is expected to fetch between £12,000 (€13,781) and £15,000 (€17,226), according to auction house Sotheby's.
It was written in Nashville in 1966 while Dylan was working on his Blonde On Blonde album.
In addition to the musician's handwritten lines, it also includes lyrics written on a typewriter.
The document contains the lyrics: "You say disturb me and you don't deserve, well honey sometimes you lie, you say you're sorry, well I'll go at last... Let you pass."
These lyrics formed the basis of Most Likely You Go Your Way.
The document also contains 12 lines of lyrics for a second song, which was abandoned.
Showing the rapidity with which ideas flowed from his pen, the working manuscript for 'Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)’ offers an insight into the outpouring of fevered creativity from the lyrical genius that is Bob Dylan. #sothebysbooks https://t.co/baF3BZg4UX
— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) May 4, 2020
The auction opens on Tuesday and runs until May 12.
