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  1. ‘John Brown’ by Bob Dylan is an anti-war poem that ironically refers to a mother and her soldier son. The poem creates a stark contrast between the fascination of war and the futility of it. This imaginary story about John Brown is a portrayal of all the soldiers wounded or suffered in war.

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  2. A beautiful, comprehensive volume of Dylan’s lyrics, from the beginning of his career through the present day-with the songwriter’s edits to dozens of songs, appearing here for the first time. BUY

    • 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.
    • 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 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.
    • 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’ 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.
    • 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.
  3. John Brown Lyrics: 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...

  4. Jan 6, 2019 · Summary and analysis of John Brown by Bob Dylan. John Brown is an interesting anti-war lyric which describes the horrors of war and the ease with which young men find themselves trapped in one. The idea of being a hero in the battlefield is as tantalizing as it is fatal. This idea of heroism in often driven by a false sense of bravado and ...

  5. Sep 20, 2018 · The poem John Brown by Bob Dylan expresses how soldiers are just treated like puppets in the hands of warmongers. They are expected to obey their orders and slaughter their enemies without a hint of remorse or sympathy.