Christie's has a handwritten poem by a teenage Bob Dylan up for auction. Unfortunately for the auction house, Reuters uncovered that most of the poem's words are actually taken from the song "Little Buddy" by Canadian country singer Hank Snow. Here's an excerpt from the piece, which was submitted to the Herzl Camp newspaper in Wisconsin and signed "Bobby Zimmerman."
He was such a lovely doggy
And to me he was such fun
But today as we played by the way
A drunken man got mad at him
Because he barked in joy
He beat him and he’s dying here today.
And to me he was such fun
But today as we played by the way
A drunken man got mad at him
Because he barked in joy
He beat him and he’s dying here today.
Despite Dylan's plagiarism, the little scrap of paper is expected to sell for between $10,000 and $15,000 on June 23; the proceeds will go to a capital campaign for Herzl Camp.