Album tersebut rilis pada 1963 sebagai album panjang kedua Bob Dylan.
Album The Freewheelin' berisi lagu-lagu ciptaannya yang kemudian banyak dibawakan ulang oleh grup musik folk.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Oxford Town" dari Bob Dylan.
Capo di fret 4
[Intro]
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Oxford town, Oxford town, everybodies got their heads bowed down
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The sun dont shine above the ground, better get away from Oxford town.
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He went down to Oxford town, guns and clubs they followed him down
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All because his face was brown, better get away from Oxford town.
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Oxford town around the bend, come to the door but he couldn't get in
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All because of the colour of his skin, what'd ya think about that my friend?
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Me and my girl and my girl's son, we got met by a tear gas bomb
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Dont even know why we come, we're going back where we come from.
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Oxford town in the afternoon, everybodies singing a soft tune
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Two men died under the mississippi moon, somebody better investigate soon.
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