A traditional Australian convict ballad, the second track on Good as I Been to You, sung over intricate fingerpicked guitar.
The words
A convict sentenced to transportation to Australia vows to break free and take revenge on his jailers.
Jim Jones is a prisoner shipped from England to the penal colony at Botany Bay. The song follows his voyage and his harsh treatment, and ends with his resolve to escape, join the outlaws in the bush and turn on those who held him. It is a song of defiance more than despair. Dylan sings it alone with acoustic guitar, in a measured, weathered voice that suits the old story.
A traditional song
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen
The words
A convict sentenced to transportation to Australia vows to break free and take revenge on his jailers.
Jim Jones is a prisoner shipped from England to the penal colony at Botany Bay. The song follows his voyage and his harsh treatment, and ends with his resolve to escape, join the outlaws in the bush and turn on those who held him. It is a song of defiance more than despair. Dylan sings it alone with acoustic guitar, in a measured, weathered voice that suits the old story.
A traditional song
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1992
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