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.

The lyrical drafts were among 60 items that were up for sale in the dedicated auction for acclaimed musician Dylan.

Draft lyrics of Bob Dylan's 'Mr. Tambourine Man' sold for over half a million dollars at a Nashville auction. Part of a sale of about 60 Dylan-related items, the collection included music sheets, photos,

The typewritten drafts were among 60 items on sale in an auction, most of them from the personal collection of music journalist Al Aronowitz.

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.

A spectacular haul of Bob Dylan memorabilia, including early drafts of the singer and songwriter’s number 1 hit “Mr. Tambourine Man” and an original oil painting, will soon go under the hammer.

Typewritten drafts of Bob Dylan song Mr Tambourine Man have sold for more than half a million dollars after they were auctioned in the USA.

Julien's Auctions racked up $1.5 million with a collection of items once owned by Bob Dylan, including song drafts and signed handwritten lyrics.

The sale of the drafted lyrics at a Jan. 18 auction accounted for one-third of the collection's total sale of $1.5 million