Lost John Lyrics - Lonnie Donegan

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 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) 

VM: Thankyou very much. 

Now we would like to have a surprise for you tonight 

I'd like to bring on a friend of mine from way back, Dr John 

Yeah. 

We're gonna do this-a, we're gonna do this song 

That was written by a, while back by this-a British-a trumpet player/guitarist 

Ken Colyer 

(Yeah, that's the man) 

Goes like this 

One, okay 

One