John Brown (Live at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY - November 1994) Bob Dylan

[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
“Oh son, you look so fine, I’m glad you’re a son of mine
Make me proud to know you hold a gun
Do what the captain says, lots of medals you will get
We’ll put them on the wall when you come home”

[Verse 3]
That old train pulled out, John’s ma began to shout
Tellin’ ev’ryone 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

[Verse 4]
She got a letter once in a while, her face broke into a smile
She showed them to the people from next door
They bragged about her son with his uniform and gun
And these things she called a good old-fashioned war

[Verse 5]
Then the letters ceased to come, for a long time they did not come
They ceased to come for about ten months or more
When a letter finally came saying, “Go down and meet the train
Your son’s a-coming home from the war”