The original lyrics came from the personal collection of late American journalist Al Aronowitz and date back to early 1964.

Draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man” went for over a half-million dollars as part of a weekend sale of dozens of items related to the iconic American singer-songwriter.

Personal collection of late rock journalist Al Aronowitz, including 60 Dylan items, sold for $1.5 million at Julien's Auctions event

Bob Dylan is enjoying yet another wave of recognition with his story of coming to superstardom being told in the film A Complete Unknown. Now, BBC News reports that two pages of old paper containing the draft lyrics to one of his most famous songs have sold at auction for $508,000.

Bob Dylan's draft lyrics for his 1965 song Mr Tambourine Man have sold at auction for $508,000 (£417,471) in the US. The lyrics on two yellow sheets of paper are three typewritten drafts of the song - but not the final version.

Bob Dylan ’s typewritten drafts for his hit 1965 song “Mr Tambourine Man” have sold for more than £400,000 at auction in Nashville, Tennessee. The two yellow sheets of paper contain three progressive drafts of the lyrics with annotations on the third draft of the song.

The draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man” went for over a half-million dollars at a weekend auction for dozens of items related to the iconic American singer-songwriter

The original handwritten lyrics of an early draft of Bob Dylan's hit Mr. Tambourine Man have sold at auction for $508,000 (£417,000) The two yellowed sheets, featuring three typewritten drafts of the song alongside Dylan's handwritten notes,