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.

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.

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

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.

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 tinkered with multiple edits of Mr Tambourine Man before he was happy with the final version of what would become one of his most famous songs...

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.

The top seller at the auction was the original typewritten draft lyrics to “Mr. Tambourine Man,” which sold for $508,000. Other notable top sellers included a signed original 1968 oil on canvas painting by Dylan for $260,000. Dylan’s owned and used 1983 Fender Telecaster sold for $222,250.

Draft lyrics to Bob Dylan's 'Mr Tambourine Man' sell for USD 508K at auction, part of a collection generating nearly USD 1.5 million.

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 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,