Long Gone Lyrics
Long Gone (rehearsal sequence) - Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
Pops did you hear the story of long John Dean
Not yet drummer
A bold bank robber from Bowlin' Green
Was sent to the jail house yesterday
But late last night he made his getaway
He was long gone from Kentucky
Long gone ain't he lucky
Long gone what I mean
A long gone John from Bowlin' Green
Long John stood on the railroad tie
Waitin' for freight train to come by
Freight train came by puffin' and flyin'
Oughta seen long John grabbin' that blind
He was long gone from Kentucky
Long gone ain't he lucky
Long gone what I mean
Long gone John from Bowlin' Green
They caught him in Frisco to seal his fate
At San Quentin they jailed him one evening late
But out on the ocean John did escape
'Cause the guards forgot to close the Golden Gate
He was long gone from Kentucky
Long gone ain't he lucky
Long gone what I mean
A long gone John from Bowlin' Green
While they offered a reward to bring him back
Even put bloodhounds on his track
Pops did you hear the story of long John Dean
Not yet drummer
A bold bank robber from Bowlin' Green
Was sent to the jail house yesterday
But late last night he made his getaway
He was long gone from Kentucky
Long gone ain't he lucky
Long gone what I mean
A long gone John from Bowlin' Green