Masters 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).