"Nothing Was Delivered"

Yester-day, I found an old note I'd made about the version of "Nothing Was Delivered" that's on Bob Dylan and the Band's Basement Tapes (incidentally, the album was released to-day in 1975).  I also had a handful of previous notes on the song, and when I referenced the Byrds' version, I discovered that all of the features I'd noticed are present there, too.

"Leave" in the line "The sooner you can leave" and "go" in the line "The sooner you can go" are both sung with a melisma (A G), giving a sense of movement.

"Rest" in the line "Take care of yourself; get plenty of rest" is sung with a melisma (A G in one vocal part and D B in the harmony), giving a sense of amount (for "plenty").

"Lies" in the line "Yes, for telling all those lies" is also sung with a melisma (A B), giving a sense of amount (for "all").  While Dylan sings this with a melisma, too, his articulation is different.