Escrita por Dewey Bunnell, foi gravada em 1974 e lançada em 26 de junho de 1974, no disco Holiday e depois em compacto que tinha In the country como Lado B, em 10 de julho de 1974. Foi produzida pelo lendário George Martin, o quinto Beatle. Martin também toca o piano. O título e parte da letra se referem ao Tin Woodman, o homem de lata, do Mágico de Oz. Foi o quarto top 10 nos Estados Unidos, chegando ao número 4 do Billboard HOT100. Chegou também ao número 5 no Canadá. Ivo Meirelles fez uma versão em português chamada Swing man, lançada em 2004, no disco Samba Soul.
A letra:
Sometimes
late
When things are real
And people share the gift of
gab
Between themselves
Some are quick
To take the bait
And
catch the perfect prize
That waits among the shelves
But Oz never did give nothing to the
Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have
And cause never was
the reason for the evening
Or the tropic of Sir Galahad
So please believe in me
When I say
I'm spinning 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round
Smoke glass stain'd
bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green
like bubbles
Oz never did give nothing to the Tin
Man
That he didn't, didn't already have
And cause never was the
reason for the evening
Or the tropic of Sir Galahad
So please
Believe in me
When I
say I'm spinning' round, 'round, 'round, 'round
Smoke glass
stain'd bright colors
Image going down, down, down,
down
Soapsud green like bubbles
No, Oz never did give nothing to the
Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have
And cause never was
the reason for the evening
Or the tropic of Sir Galahad
So please believe in me
A versão do America:
A versão de Daring Greatly:
A versão de Ivo Meirelles: