It was written in the summer of 1964 and was first performed at his October 31,1964, concert at New York's Philharmonic Hall where Dylan introduced it as "It's Alright, Ma, It's Life, and Life Only".
It was written in the summer of 1964 and was first performed at his October 10,1964, concert at Philadelphia Town Hall. At a later concert in New York City's Avery Fisher Hall, Dylan introduced it as "It's Alright, Ma, It's Life, and Life Only".