Nobody knows where she came from She was everybody's lover and everybody's former friend With all of the known variations Her story gets told again and again She was probably born in Hollywood in the era of the King She hitchhiked Highway 61 and got elected Queen She ended up on Bleeker Street down in the underground And then somebody there called her sweet, and the story got around The fame- famous Jane The fame- famous Jane Fame- famous Jane They've forgotten all the details But they'll still remember her name We met for the first time in fiction We saw Jane run, so run Jane, run Jane has become an addiction You see, Jane has gotten serious and she carries a gun They talk about her purity and they talk about her grace They talk about standing on the corner with an electric violin case Suddenly she disappeared, but she'll be back again With a brand new face and circumstance and a whole new batch of friends But meanwhile the rumors circulate, but the story never ends Fame- famous Jane Fame- famous Jane Fame- the famous Jane When they've forgotten all details They'll still remember her name The fame- famous Jane The fame- the famous Jane The fame- famous Jane When they've forgotten all details They'll still remember the name When they've forgotten all details They'll still remember the name Of sweet Jane Queen Jane Approximately My sweet baby Jane