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Lyric research by Parker Fishel

“It Takes a lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” was recorded on the same day as “Positively 4th Street” and “Tombstone Blues”.

The song was originally released on Dylan’s seminal album Highway 61 Revisited on August 30, 1965. Alternate versions and takes of the song can be heard on The Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) and The Bootleg Series, Volume 7: No Direction Home.

Dylan performed the album version of the song for the first time at The Concert for Bangladesh in 1971.

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    It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
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