“Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)” is a folk-rock song written by Bob Dylan and first recorded during The Basement Tapes sessions in 1967. … The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals.
I actually offered the Manfred Mann version first even though Bob Dylan wrote the song. I do not consider Dylan’s version fast enough to excite all the people and animals, what do you think? -Sheila Tolley
Dylan’s is not happy, too slow, and not uplifting.