Another obvious characteristic of Dylan's lyrical vocabulary is the absence of four-letter words. Perhaps a product of a generation, or an indication of his upbringing, in comparison to The Rolling Stone Top 500, Dylan uses far fewer words of a colourful nature. Here is the breakdown with Dylan's word count on the left, RS500's on the right:

(*)damn       8       11
fuck(*)         0       26
love(*)      429    1127
shit              2       28