Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)

First written and recorded by Bob Dylan in 1967 during his Basement Tapes sessions, this song has become a band and fan favorite in its 40+ years of existence. Wiki:

The song is a tale with vaguely psychedelic lyrics. The subject of the song is the arrival of the mighty Quinn (an eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. The metaphorical lyrics have prompted suggestions that Quinn is God, a drug dealer, or simply a village elder. Dylan himself has said that the title character refers to actor Anthony Quinn’s role as an Eskimo in the 1959 movie The Savage Innocents. Dylan has also been quoted as saying that the song was nothing more than a “simple nursery rhyme”.

The Black Crowes (7/1/2008):

Phish (12/28/1998):

Manfred Mann (1974):

Bob Weir & Ratdog: