Re similarity of early verses of Patriot Game & God On Our Side: the latter is surely not plagiarism, nor quite parody, but a deliberate reply, with implied acknowledgments, to the sentiments of the former: "My name is O'Hanlon, I'm just turned sixteen" ~~ "My name it is nothing, my age it means less": Dylan is assuming that his hearers know Behan's song and will recognise his differing attitudes to these autobiographical facts.

What significance this has re the theme of this thread may be a matter for consideration; but I don't feel a charge of plagiarism would lie.

~Michael~