Tytuł: Lost John

• Wykonawca: Van Morrison
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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 there as quiet, just as quiet as a mouse
   She said, 'Now Mister Lost John, be my friend
   Be my friend up until the end.'
  
   Well ('cause) he's long, long, long gone
   (Well, l'm talkin' 'bout it)
   Now 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 (he's) long, long, long gone
  
   Yeah, she said
   'Lost John a-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 cop's is on my trail and-a soon be here'
  
   Well, I'm long, long, long gone
   (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
   Well, he's long, long, long gone
  
   (Makin' a pair of shoes of his own)
  
   Well, they caught Lost John
   Put 'em in the pen
   Summer break and gone
   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, ah)
  
   Well, he's long, long, long gone
   (He's goin', he's goin')
   Well he's long, long, (long) gone
  
   (Bib-idy-ba-ba-ba-ba-baah)
  
   Hey, baby!
   (Thank you)
   Thank you!
  
   Oh yeah, Mike (yeah)