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Bob Dylan - Live 1962–1966: Rare Performances From the Copyright Collections - John Brown (live at Town Hall, New York, NY – April 1963)
Live 1962–1966: Rare Performances From the Copyright Collections
Disc 1
01. Blowin’ in the Wind (live at Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY – April 1962)
02. Corrina, Corrina (live at Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY – April 1962)
03. John Brown (live at Town Hall, New York, NY – April 1963)
04. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (live at Town Hall, New York, NY – April 1963)
05. Bob Dylan’s Dream (live at Town Hall, New York, NY – April 1963)
06. Seven Curses (live at Town Hall, New York, NY – April 1963)
07. Boots of Spanish Leather (live at Town Hall, New York, NY – April 1963)
08. Masters of War (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY – October 1963)
09. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY – October 1963)
10. When the Ship Comes In (live at the March on Washington, D.C. – August 1963)
11. The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (live at Royal Festival Hall, London, UK – May 1964)
12. Girl From the North Country (live at Royal Festival Hall, London, UK – May 1964)
13. Mr. Tambourine Man (live at Royal Festival Hall, London, UK – May 1964)
14. It Ain’t Me, Babe (live at Royal Festival Hall, London, UK – May 1964)
15. To Ramona (live at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI – July 1964)
16. Chimes of Freedom (live at Royal Festival Hall, London, UK – May 1964)
Disc 2
01. One Too Many Mornings (live at BBC Studios, London, UK – June 1965)
02. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) (live at the Oval, City Hall, Sheffield, UK – April 1965)
03. Love Minus Zero / No Limit (live at the Odeon, Liverpool, UK – May 1965)
04. Gates of Eden (live at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK – May 1965)
05. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (live at the Odeon, Liverpool, UK – May 1965)
06. She Belongs to Me (live at Royal Albert Hall, Manchester, UK – May 1965)
07. Maggie’s Farm (live at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA – September 1965)
08. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (live at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI – July 1965)
09. Desolation Row (live at TCN 9 TV, Sydney, Australia – April 1966)
10. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (live at the Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, UK – May 1966)
11. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (live at the Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, UK – May 1966)
12. Ballad of a Thin Man (live at the ABC Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland – May 1966)
13. Visions of Johanna (live at the ABC Theatre, Belfast, Ireland – May 1966)
John Brown went off to war to fight on a foreign shore.
His mama sure was proud of him!
He stood straight and tall in his uniform and all.
His mama's face broke out all in a grin.

"Oh son, you look so fine, I'm glad you're a son of mine,
You make me proud to know you hold a gun.
Do what the captain says, lots of medals you will get,
And we'll put them on the wall when you come home."

As that old train pulled out, John's ma began to shout,
Tellin' everybody in the neighborhood:
"That's my son that's about to go, he's a soldier now, you know."
She made well sure her neighbors understood.

She got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile
As she showed them to the people from next door.
And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun,
And these things you called a good old-fashioned war.

Oh! Good old-fashioned war!

Then the letters ceased to come, for a long time they did not come.
They ceased to come for about ten months or more.
Then a letter finally came saying, "Go down and meet the train.
Your son's a-coming home from the war."

She smiled and went right down, she looked everywhere around
But she could not see her soldier son in sight.
But as all the people passed, she saw her son at last,
When she did she could hardly believe her eyes.

Oh his face was all shot up and his hand was all blown off
And he wore a metal brace around his waist.
He whispered kind of slow, in a voice she did not know,
While she couldn't even recognize his face!

Oh! Lord! Not even recognize his face.

"Oh tell me, my darling son, pray tell me what they done.
How is it you come to be this way?"
He tried his best to talk but his mouth could hardly move
And the mother had to turn her face away.

"Don't you remember, Ma, when I went off to war
You thought it was the best thing I could do?
I was on the battleground, you were home . . . acting proud.
You wasn't there standing in my shoes."

"Oh, and I thought when I was there, God, what am I doing here?
I'm a-tryin' to kill somebody or die tryin'.
But the thing that scared me most was when my enemy came close
And I saw that his face looked just like mine."

Oh! Lord! Just like mine!

"And I couldn't help but think, through the thunder rolling and stink,
That I was just a puppet in a play.
And through the roar and smoke, this string is finally broke,
And a cannon ball blew my eyes away."

As he turned away to walk, his Ma was still in shock
At seein' the metal brace that helped him stand.
But as he turned to go, he called his mother close
And he dropped his medals down into her hand.