Key: A major
Intro 1
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D
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Verse 1
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Ha!
This here's a story about, Lost John
Lost John done flew the coop!
Verse 2
Hee!
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How many long gone?
Verse 3
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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
Verse 4
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G
long gone (woo- yeah)
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And he's long, long, long gone
Verse 5
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.'
Verse 6
long, long gone
(Well, l'm talkin' 'bout it)
Now he's long, long,
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G
long gone
(Yeah, came into the country
woman's house)
Verse 7
woman's house
Sat there as quiet, quiet as a mouse
Said, 'Mister Lost John be my friend
Be my friend until the end.'
Verse 8
Verse 9
G
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'
Verse 10
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A
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A
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Well, I'm long, long, long gone
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Well, he's long, long,
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long gone
Verse 11
of his own)
Well, they caught Lost John
Put 'em in the pen
Summer break and gone
And now he's out again
Verse 12
Who sung this song
Tell 'em Lonnie Donegan
Been 'ere and gone
Verse 13
long gone (ooone)
Verse 14
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A
C
Well, he's long, long, long gone
Well he's long, long,
(long) gone
(Bib- idy- ba- ba- ba- ba- baah)
Hey, baby! (Thank you)
Thank you!
Verse 16
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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.
Verse 17
a British- a trumpet player guitarist
Ken Colyer
(Yeah, that's the man)
Verse 18
Goes like this
One, okay
One
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