Lost John lyrics

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Ha!
This here`s a story about Lost John

Lost John done flew the coop!

Hee!

How many long gone?

Lost John standin` by the railroad track
Waitin` for the freight train to come back
Freight train came back and never made no stop
Lost John thought he`d have to ride on top

Well he`s long, long, long gone (woo-yeah)
And he`s long, long, long gone

Yeah, lost John came into the country woman`s house
Sat down it was quiet, just as quiet as a mouse
She said, Now Mister Lost John, be my friend,
Be my friend up until the end.

`Cause he`s long, long, long gone (what I`m talkin` `bout)
Now that he`s long, long, long gone
(Yeah came into the country woman`s house)

Lost John came into a country woman`s house
Sat there as quiet, quiet as a mouse
Said, Mister Lost John be my friend,
Be my friend until the end.

Well, I`m long, long, long gone
Well, I`m long, long, long gone

Yeah, she said, Lost John don`t you have no fear,
I`m sending for the porter, gonna buy some beer.
He said, Now woman don`t you buy no beer,
The company`s on my trail and-a soon be here

`Cause I`m long, long, long gone
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Well he`s long, long, long gone
(Make it a pair of shoes instead)

Well they caught Lost John
Put `em in the pen
Cell break went down
And now he`s out again

If anybody asks you
Who sung this song
Tell `em Lonnie Donegan
Been `ere and gone

Well he`s long, long, long gone (ooone)
Well he`s long, long, long gone (one more time)

Well he`s long, long, long gone
(He goin`, he goin`)
Well he`s 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. We`re gonna do this a, we`re 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 that`s the man). Goes like this... one, okay, one...
[leads into Goin` Home]

(Transcribed by ear; corrections requested and welcomed!
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