Als we de versie van The Band, die officieel de demo van The Basement Tapes bij de hand had, even als eigenlijk origineel tellen, is dit de eerste coverversie. Van het (dan nog) echtpaar uit Canada, 1968.
Natuurlijk is er net als met All along the watchtower maar één echte cover die een zelfstandig werk inhoudt, maar eerst deze!
If your memory serves you well
We’re going to meet again and wait
So I’m going to unpack all my things
And sit before it gets too late
No man alive will come to you
With another tale to tell
And you know that we shall meet again
If your memory serves you well
(refrein)
This wheel’s on fire, rolling down the road
Best notify my next of kin
This wheel shall explode!
If your memory serves you well, I was going to confiscate your lace
And wrap it up in a sailor’s knot and hide it in your case
If I knew for sure that it was yours, and it was oh so hard to tell
And you knew that we shall meet again if your memory serves you well
(refrein)
If your memory serves you well, you’ll remember that you’re the one
Who called on me to call on them to get you your favours done
And after every plan had failed and there was nothing more to tell
You knew that we would meet again if your memory serves you well
(refrein)
