Van Morrison - Lost John Lyrics
Ha!This heres a story about lost johnLost john done flew the coop!Hee!How many long gone?Lost john standin by the railroad trackWaitin for the freight train to come backFreight train came back and never made no stopLost john thought hed have to ride on topWell hes long, long, long gone (woo-yeah)And hes long, long, long goneYeah, lost john came into the country womans houseSat down it was quiet, just as quiet as a mouseShe said, now mister lost john, be my friend,Be my friend up until the end.cause hes long, long, long gone (what Im talkin bout)Now that hes long, long, long gone(yeah came into the country womans house)Lost john came into a country womans houseSat there as quiet, quiet as a mouseSaid, mister lost john be my friend,Be my friend until the end.Well, Im long, long, long goneWell, Im long, long, long goneYeah, she said, lost john dont you have no fear,Im sending for the porter, gonna buy some beer.He said, now woman dont you buy no beer,The companys on my trail and-a soon be herecause Im long, long, long gone(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)Well hes long, long, long gone(make it a pair of shoes instead)Well they caught lost johnPut em in the penCell break went downAnd now hes out againIf anybody asks youWho sung this songTell em lonnie doneganBeen ere and goneWell hes long, long, long gone (ooone)Well hes long, long, long gone (one more time)Well hes long, long, long gone(he goin, he goin)Well hes long, long, long gone.(ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba).[talking part ending leads into goin home]:Thankyou! thankyou! (oh yeah mike - yea). thankyou very much. now we like to have a surprise for you tonight, and bring on a friend of mine from way back, dr john. (wooooo) yeah. were gonna doA, were gonna do this song that was written by a, way back aways a british trumpet player/guitarist (ha ha ha ha ha) ken colyer (yeah thats the man). goes like this... one, okay, one...[leads into goin home]
