Masters of War

This article is about the Bob Dylan song. For other uses, see Master of War.
"Masters of War"
Song by Bob Dylan
from the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
ReleasedMay 27, 1963
RecordedApril 24, 1963
GenreFolk
Length4:34
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)Traditional/Jean Ritchie
Lyricist(s)Bob Dylan

"Masters of War" is a song by Bob Dylan, written over the winter of 1962–63 and released on the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in the spring of 1963.[1] The song's melody was adapted from the traditional "Nottamun Town."[2] Dylan's lyrics are a protest against the Cold War nuclear arms build-up of the early 1960s.[3]

  1. ^ Sounes 2001, p. 131
  2. ^ "Nottamun Town, bobdylanroots.com". Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hentoff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).