《John Brown(Witmark Demo - 1963)》歌词

歌曲： John Brown(Witmark Demo - 1963)

所属专辑：The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)

歌手： Bob Dylan

时长： 04:20

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John Brown went off to war called to battle on a foreign shore [00:00:27]

And his mother she sure was proud of him! [00:00:32]

When he stood so straight and tall in his uniform and all [00:00:38]

His mother’s face broke out in a glowing grin [00:00:43]

She said Son you look so fine I'm so glad you're a son of mine [00:00:48]

You make me proud to know you hold a gun [00:01:00]

Do what your captain says an’ lots of medals you will get [00:01:04]

Then we'll hang them on the wall when you come home [00:01:09]

As that evening train pulled out John's ma began to shout [00:01:15]

Telling everybody in the neighborhood: [00:01:21]

That's my son that's about to go he's a soldier now you know [00:01:25]

And she made well sure her neighbors understood [00:01:30]

She got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile [00:01:50]

Then she showed them to the people from next door [00:01:56]

And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun [00:02:03]

And this thing they called a good old-fashioned war [00:02:07]

A good old-fashioned war [00:02:14]

After all his letters home his mail had ceased to come [00:02:17]

And she hadn’t heard a word for nine months or more [00:02:21]

Then one letter finally came Go down and meet the train [00:02:27]

Your son is coming home from the war [00:02:32]

Oh she smiled and went right down she looked everywhere around [00:02:50]

But she could not find her soldier son in sight [00:02:55]

But as all the people passed she saw her son at last [00:03:01]

And when she did she could hardly believe her eyes [00:03:05]

His young face was all shot up and one hand had been blown off [00:03:10]

And he wore a metal brace around his waist [00:03:14]

He whispered kind of slow in a voice she did not know [00:03:19]

And she could not even recognize his face [00:03:23]

She said Oh my darling son Lord tell me what they’ve done [00:03:32]

How is it that you ended up this way [00:03:38]

He tried his best to speak but his mouth could hardly move [00:03:45]

And his mother had to turn her face away [00:03:49]

Don't you remember Ma when I went off to war [00:04:00]

You thought it was the best thing I could do [00:04:05]

When I was on that battleground you were home an’ acting proud [00:04:10]

Be glad that you weren’t standing in my shoes [00:04:16]

And I thought when I was there ‘God what am I doing here [00:04:23]

Just tryin’ to kill somebody or DIE tryin' [00:04:27]

But the thing that scared me most when my enemy came up close [00:04:32]

I saw his frightened face looked just like mine [00:04:37]

Lord just like mine! [00:04:42]

Then I couldn't help but think through that thunder and the stink [00:04:58]

I was only one more puppet in their play [00:05:03]

And through the roar and smoke that string it finally broke [00:05:09]

And a blast of fire blew my eyes away [00:05:12]

When the young man tried to walk his mother was still in shock [00:05:20]

As she saw that metal brace that helped him stand [00:05:25]

But as they turned to go he held his mother close [00:05:29]

And he dropped his medals down into her hand[00:05:33]