| 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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| One |