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Neil Young Handwritten Song Lyrics for 'The Needle and the Damage Done'

Handwritten lyrics for 'The Needle and the Damage Done,' Young’s enduring lament about heroin addiction

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Handwritten lyrics for 'The Needle and the Damage Done,' Young’s enduring lament about heroin addiction

Handwritten lyrics by Neil Young for the song ‘The Needle and the Damage Done,’ unsigned and untitled, no date, penned in blue ballpoint on a pair of yellow 8.5 x 11 notebook pages. The first sheet reads: “I caught you knockin at my cellar door / I love you baby can I have some more / Oh oh the Damage done / I hit the city and I lost my band / I watched the needle take another man / Gone gone the damage done / east break.” The second sheet, in full: “I sing the song because I love the man / I know that some of you don't understand / milk blood to keep from runnin out / I've seen the needle and the damage done / a little part of it in everyone / But every junkie's like a settin sun.” In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing to one of the sheets. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Marvels of Modern Music
  • Dates: #667 - Ended June 22, 2023