Long Ago, Far Away - The Brothers Four (四兄弟) Lyricist:Bob Dylan Composer:Bob Dylan To preach of peace and brotherhood Oh what might be the cost A man he did it long ago And they hung him on a cross Long ago far away These things don't happen Nowadays The chains of slaves they dragged the ground With heads and hearts hung low But it was during Lincoln's time And it was long ago Long ago far away Things like that don't happen No more nowadays The war guns they went off wild The whole world bled it's blood Men's bodies floated on the edge Of oceans made of mud Long ago far away Those kind of things don't happen No more nowadays One man died of a knife so sharp One man died from the bullet of a gun One man died of a broken heart To see the lynchin' of his son Long ago far away Things like that don't happen No more nowadays Bloody heaters kill them slaters During roaming time People cheat what rain And eyes is mind Long ago Long ago far away Things like that don't happen No more nowadays To preach of peace and brotherhood Oh what might be the cost A man he did it long ago And they hung him on a cross Long ago far away These things don't happen No more nowadays These things don't happen No more nowadays These things don't happen No more nowadays Do they