The closing track of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, a rambling comic song loosely modelled on Lead Belly's We Shall Be Free.
The words
A string of tall tales and jokes about politicians, women and celebrities from a singer who insists he will be free.
A series of absurd vignettes: the singer finds himself in improbable situations with famous and ordinary people, each verse ending in a punchline. Between them a refrain promises that he will be free. The tone is satirical and goofy, poking at the news and the culture of the early sixties. It ends the album on a laugh after its protests and love songs.
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The words
A string of tall tales and jokes about politicians, women and celebrities from a singer who insists he will be free.
A series of absurd vignettes: the singer finds himself in improbable situations with famous and ordinary people, each verse ending in a punchline. Between them a refrain promises that he will be free. The tone is satirical and goofy, poking at the news and the culture of the early sixties. It ends the album on a laugh after its protests and love songs.
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