Oxford Town
Bob Dylan * Track #9 On The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
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Oxford Town by Bob Dylan
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Bob DylanProduced by
John Hammond & Tom WilsonWrited by
Bob DylanAbout
The song was composed in response to an open invitation from Broadside magazine for songs about one of the top news events of 1962: the enrollment of a black student, James Meredith, in the University of Mississippi on October 1. Among other submissions was Phil Ochs' song “Ballad of Oxford, Mississ...
Oxford Town Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oxford Town, Oxford Town
Everybody's got their heads bowed down
Sun don't shine above the ground
Ain't a-going down to Oxford Town
[Verse 2]
He went down to Oxford Town
Guns and clubs followed him down
All because his face was brown
Better get away from Oxford Town
[Verse 3]
Oxford Town around the bend
Come to the door, he couldn't get in
All because of the color of his skin
What do you think about that, my friend?
[Verse 4]
Me, my girl, my girl's son
We got met with a tear gas bomb
I don't even know why we come
Going back where we come from
[Verse 5]
Oxford Town in the afternoon
Everybody singing a sorrowful tune
Two men died 'neath the Mississippi moon
Somebody better investigate soon
Oxford Town Q&A
Who wrote Oxford Town's ?
Oxford Town was written by Bob Dylan.
Who produced Oxford Town's ?
Oxford Town was produced by John Hammond & Tom Wilson.
When did Bob Dylan release Oxford Town?
Bob Dylan released Oxford Town on Mon May 27 1963.