"Maggie's Farm" is a song written by Bob Dylan, recorded on January 15, 1965, and released on the album Bringing It All Back Home on March 22 of that year. Like many other Dylan songs of the 1965–66 period, "Maggie's Farm" is based in electric blues. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on June 4, 1965, and peaked at #22 on the chart.
Lyrics
The lyrics of the song follow a straightforward blues structure, with the opening line of each verse ("I ain't gonna work...") sung twice, then reiterated at the end of the verse. The third to fifth lines of each verse elaborate on and explain the sentiment expressed in the verse's opening/closing lines.
"Maggie's Farm" is frequently interpreted as Dylan's declaration of independence from the protest folk movement. Punning on Silas and Laura McGhee's Farm, where he had performed "Only a Pawn in Their Game" at a civil rights protest in 1963 (featured in the film Dont Look Back), McGhee or Magee's Farm recasts Dylan as the pawn and the folk music scene as the oppressor. The middle stanzas ridicule various types in the folk scene, the promoter who tries to control your art (fining you when you slam the door), the paranoid militant (whose window is bricked over), and the condescending activist who is more uptight than she claims ("She's 68 but she says she's 54"). The first and last stanzas detail how Dylan feels strait-jacketed by the expectations of the folk scene ("It's a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor" and "they say sing while you slave"), needing room to express his "head full of ideas," and complains that, even though he tries his best to be just like he is, "everybody wants you to be just like them".
Maggie's Centres are a network of drop-in centres in Great Britain, which
aim to help anyone who has been affected by cancer. They are not intended as a replacement for conventional cancer therapy, but as a caring environment that can provide support, information and practical advice. They are located near, but are separate from, existing NHS hospitals.
The Scottish registeredcharity (registration number SC024414) which promotes, builds and runs the centres is formally named the Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Trust, but refers to itself simply as Maggie's. It was founded by and named after the late Maggie Keswick Jencks, who died of cancer in 1995. Like her husband, architectural writer and critic Charles Jencks, she believed in the ability of buildings to uplift people. The buildings that house the centres have been designed by leading architects, including Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Richard Rogers.
Well, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Wake up in the morning, fold my hands, pray for rain Got a head full of ideas, that are drivin' me insane It's a shame the way they makes me scrub the floor Ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more Ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more Hands you a nickel, hands you a dime Asks you with a grin if you're havin' a good time Then he fines you every time you slam the door I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more Ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more Ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more Well, she talks to the servants about man and God and law Everybody knows she's the brains behind pa She's sixty eight, says she's twenty four Ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more Ain't gonna work for Maggie's pa no more Ain't gonna work for Maggie's father no more He puts his cigar out in your face just for kicks Bedroom window is made out of bricks The national guard hangs 'round his door I ain't gonna work for Maggie's father no more Ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Try my level best to be just like I am Everybody wants me to be just like them They sing while you slave and I just get bored
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He now says he is in possession of the kennel door and window that contain bullet holes from the June 2021 shooting, which he claims proves Alex Murdaugh did not kill his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.
But the original Murdaugh estate contained a whopping 1,700 acres — including the kennel where the disgraced legal scion shot his wife Maggie, 52, and son, Paul, 22, to death in 2021 ... horse farm.
Jim grew up on a farm near Caldwell where he learned to work hard, but also enjoyed his animals and time hunting pheasants with his dog Maggie along the canal that ran through their farm ... He farmed ...
MaggieBeer's very difficult year, with personal health struggles and continuing grief over her daughter's death, has taken another turn for the worse with her company recording a $28.2million loss.
In the scene, Maggie reveals that she has figured out who he’d been cheating on her with. Valeria, their neighbor who also happens to be bunking with them after the mysterious attack on the farm that has now turned deadly.
The senior helped lead the Cadets to the team title at the 7th Mile Farm Invitational by winning the individual race with a time of 16.27.10 on the 3.1 mile course ...Maggie Kyriakides, SavannahChristian volleyball.
In the scene, Maggie reveals that she has figured out who he’d been cheating on her with. Valeria, their neighbor who also happens to be bunking with them after the mysterious attack on the farm that has now turned deadly.
On Thursday night in its annual pink match for breast cancer awareness, No ... 3, 2021 ... In the fourth meeting on the Farm between the two teams, Duke came out swinging, with captain MaggieGraham scoring twice just 14 seconds apart ... 1 Florida State ... .
Chicago Tribune
11 Nov 2024
Chicago Tribune
11 Nov 2024