Long John

Long John - "Lightning" Washington and group/James "Iron Head" Baker and his Quartet/Will Crosby

It's a long John it's a long John

He's a long gone he's a long gone

Like a turkey through the corn

Like a turkey through the corn

Through the long corn through the long corn

Well my John said well my John said

In the ten chap ten in the ten chap ten

If a man die if a man die

He will live again he will live again

Well they crucified Jesus

Well they crucified Jesus

Like a turkey through the corn

Like a turkey through the corn

Sister Mary cried sister Mary cried

My child is lost my child is lost

Well long John well long John

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone

Mister John John mister John John

Old big eye John old big eye John

Oh John John oh John John

It's a long John it's a long John

Says come on gal says come on gal

And shut that do and shut that do

Says the dogs is comin'

Says the dogs is comin'

And I've got to go

And I've got to go

It's a long John it's a long John

He's long gone he's long gone

It's a long John it's a long John

He's a long gone he's a long gone

Well a two three minutes

Well a two three minutes

Let me catch my win'

Let me catch my win'

In a two three minutes

In a two three minutes

I'm gone again I'm gone again

He's long John he's long John

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone

Well my John said

Well my John said

Just before he did just before he did

Well I'm goin' home

Well I'm goin' home

See Mary Lid see Mary Lid

He's John John he's John John

Old John John old John John

With his long clothes on

With his long clothes on

Just a skippin' through the corn

Just a skippin' through the corn

Well my John said well my John said

On the fourth day on the fourth day

Well to tell my rider well to tell my rider

That I'm on my way that I'm on my way

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone

It's a long John it's a long John

Gonna call this summer gonna call this summer

Ain't gon' call no mo ain't gon' call no mo

If I call next summer if I call next summer

Be in Baltimore be in Baltimore

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone

He's long gone he's long gone