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Lost John
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Chris Barber
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Ha!
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This here's a story about, Lost John
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Lost John done flew the coop!
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Hee!
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How many long gone?
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Lost John standin' by the railroad track
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Waitin' for the freight train to come back
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Freight train came back and never made no stop
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Lost John thought he'd have to ride on top
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Well, he's long, long, long gone (woo-yeah)
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And he's long, long, long gone
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Yeah, lost John came into the country woman's house
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Sat down there as quiet, just as quiet as a mouse
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She said, 'Now Mister Lost John, be my friend
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Be my friend up until the end.'
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Well ('cause) he's long, long, long gone
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(Well, l'm talkin' 'bout it)
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Now he's long, long, long gone
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(Yeah, came into the country woman's house)
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Lost John came into a country woman's house
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Sat there as quiet, quiet as a mouse
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Said, 'Mister Lost John be my friend
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Be my friend until the end.'
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Well, I'm long, long, long gone
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Well, I'm (he's) long, long, long gone
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Yeah, she said
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'Lost John a-don't you have no fear
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I'm sending for the porter, gonna buy some beer'
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He said, 'Now woman don't you buy no beer
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The cop's is on my trail and-a soon be here'
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Well, I'm long, long, long gone
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
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Well, he's long, long, long gone
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(Makin' a pair of shoes of his own)
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Well, they caught Lost John
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Put 'em in the pen
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Summer break and gone
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And now he's out again
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If anybody asks you
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Who sung this song
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Tell 'em Lonnie Donegan
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Been 'ere and gone
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Well, he's long, long, long gone (ooone)
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Well, he's long, long, long gone (one more time, ah)
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Well, he's long, long, long gone
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(He's goin', he's goin')
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Well he's long, long, (long) gone
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(Bib-idy-ba-ba-ba-ba-baah)
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Hey, baby!
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(Thank you)
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Thank you!
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Oh yeah, Mike (yeah)
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VM: Thankyou very much.
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Now we would like to have a surprise for you tonight
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I'd like to bring on a friend of mine from way back, Dr John
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Yeah.
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We're gonna do this-a, we're gonna do this song
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That was written by a, while back by this-a British-a trumpet player/guitarist
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Ken Colyer
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(Yeah, that's the man)
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Goes like this
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One, okay
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