LYRICS & MUSIC BY BOB DYLAN
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Oxford Town, Oxford Town
Ev'rybody's got their heads bowed down
The sun don't shine above the ground
Ain't a-goin' down to Oxford Town. |
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He went down to Oxford Town
Guns and clubs followed him down
All because his face was brown
Better get away from Oxford Town. |
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Oxford Town around the bend
He comes to the door, he couln't get in
All because of the color of his skin
What do you think about that, my frien' ? |
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Me and my gal, my gal's son
We got met with a tear gas bomb
I don't even know why we come
Goin' back where we come from. |
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Oxford Town in the afternoon
Ev'rybody singin' a sorrowful tune
Two men died 'neath the Mississippi moon
Somebody better investigate soon. |
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ANNOTATION
Source/Precedents
Comments
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Political/Humour |
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The Critics
Notes
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ALTERNATIVE RECORDINGS
Bob Dylan
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FREEWHEELIN' Track 7 |
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Other Artists
For extensive information on alternate versions see Olof
Björner's excellent ...
It
Ain’t Me, Babe
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RECORDING DETAILS
| Recorded: |
6 December 1962 |
| Release Date : |
27 May 1963 |
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Columbia Studio A, New York, New York, U.S.A. |
| Master Number: |
CO 77022-1 |
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1 |
| Producer: |
John Hammond |
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| Company: |
CBS |
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| Record: |
Side A Track 7 (27 May 1963) |
| CD: |
Track 7 (Date) |
| Time: |
1.48 minutes |
Musicians:
| Bob Dylan |
Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica |
All Recording Data usually from Record /Compact Disc Cover,
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Clinton Heylin, Dylan : Behind Closed Doors - The Recording Sessions
1960-1994 Penguin Books 1996
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