John Brown (Live)-Bob Dylan

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:时间戳工具V2.0_20200810] [offset:0] [00:02.16]John Brown went off to war to fight on a foreign shore [00:06.57] [00:07.14]His mama sure was proud of him [00:09.93] [00:11.88]He stood straight and tall in his uniform and all [00:16.02] [00:16.53]His mama's face broke out all in a grin [00:19.44] [00:21.36]Oh son you look so fine I'm glad you're a son of mine [00:25.26] [00:27.18]You make me proud to know you hold a gun [00:29.76] [00:31.92]Do what the captain says lots of medals you will get [00:36.12]And we'll put them on the wall when you come home [00:39.33] [00:40.71]As that old train pulled out John's ma began to shout [00:45.18] [00:45.99]Tellin' ev'ryone in the neighborhood： [00:50.04]That's my son that's about to go he's a soldier now you know [00:54.96] [00:55.50]She made well sure her neighbors understood [00:58.83] [01:01.20]She got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile [01:06.09]As she showed them to the people from next door [01:09.24] [01:10.47]And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun [01:15.12]And these things you called a good old-fashioned war [01:17.58]Oh Good old-fashioned war [01:18.36] [01:21.87]Then the letters ceased to come for a long time they did not come [01:26.67]They ceased to come for about ten months or more [01:29.49] [01:30.96]Then a letter finally came saying Go down and meet the train [01:35.55]Your son's a-coming home from the war [01:45.81] [01:50.58]She smiled and went right down she looked everywhere around [01:54.90]But she could not see her soldier son in sight [01:58.05] [01:59.40]But as all the people passed she saw her son at last [02:03.81]When she did she could hardly believe her eyes [02:07.32] [02:08.52]Oh his face was all shot up and his hand was all blown off [02:12.96]And he wore a metal brace around his waist [02:16.20] [02:17.49]He whispered kind of slow in a voice she did not know [02:21.96]While she couldn't even recognize his face [02:25.02] [02:26.91]Oh Lord Not even recognize his face [02:32.22] [02:37.65]Oh tell me my darling son pray tell me what they done [02:42.30]How is it you come to be this way [02:45.33] [02:46.56]He tried his best to talk but his mouth could hardly move [02:51.30]And the mother had to turn her face away [02:54.03] [02:55.68]Don't you remember Ma when I went off to war [02:59.79] [03:00.30]You thought it was the best thing I could do [03:02.94] [03:04.47]I was on the battleground you were home [03:07.77]Acting proud [03:09.00]You wasn't there standing in my shoes [03:12.30] [03:13.38]Oh and I thought when I was there God what am I doing here [03:17.94]I'm a-tryin' to kill somebody or die tryin' [03:20.79] [03:22.26]But the thing that scared me most was when my enemy came close [03:26.94]And I saw that his face looked just like mine [03:29.61] [03:31.65]Oh Lord Just like mine [03:36.63] [03:41.19]And I couldn't help but think through the thunder rolling and stink [03:45.75]That I was just a puppet in a play [03:48.30] [03:50.13]And through the roar and smoke this string is finally broke [03:54.54]And a cannonball blew my eyes away [03:57.60] [04:01.20]As he turned away to walk his Ma was still in shock [04:05.52] [04:06.27]At seein' the metal brace that helped him stand [04:09.21] [04:10.59]But as he turned to go he called his mother close [04:14.85]And he dropped his medals down into her hand