"#Arthur McBride is an incredible #IrishBallad about two cousins who go camping one Christmas morning and encounter a sergeant who tries to enlist them with a bribe. When they refuse, the sergeant threatens to cut off their heads, so they kill the sergeant and his companions, then ask him if he needs recruits.

"The story, rich in sarcasm, is told in the most polite language yet spares none of the gory details"

- Peter Stone Brown review of #BobDylan's #GoodAsIBeenToYou
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9K8OuhNsnc

"In #JimJones, a prisoner's convict ship is overtaken by pirates, giving him hope for freedom. When the pirates are beaten back by soldiers he fantasizes revenge."
- Peter Stone Brown, review of #BobDylan's #GoodAsIBeenToYou

🎵 I'd rather have joined that pirate ship than gone to Botany Bay 🎵

🎵 I'd rather have drowned in misery than gone to New South Wales 🎵

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANxxCMrgk2w

#TrailOfTheBuffalo covered by #BobDylan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plnZjGpdeWk

One of my favorites, great energy driving the story. Love how the electric guitar meanders in the beginning and then kicks everyone into gear.

This song, a cousin to #DiamondJoe on #GoodAsIBeenToYou, inspired 1975's Isis. @reclinernotes writes about this connection at https://reclinernotes.com/2021/09/12/isis
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