Long John

Now another man
Another man done gone
From the county farm
And they got me running
Long chain on
Well, they got me running
Oh, Long John

And it's Long John, Long John, baby
God knows I got to go
Yes, they got me running
Like a turkey through the corn

There's Old Long John, you know
Up over the prison walls
Out across the field

He's a-takin' the trees and timber
Runnin' up along the ridge
You listen back and hear the dogs comin'

Runs up to his woman's door
Says, "Hurry up, gal
Now shut that door
Oh, dogs a-comin'
I got to go
You give me two, three minutes
That I catch my wind
Oh, two, three minutes, babe
I'm a-gone again"

And it's Lord, Lord, Long John, baby
God knows I got to go
Yes, they got me running
Like a turkey through the corn

Now Long John had
Wear the strangest shoes
That you ever did see
They got a heel in front
They got a heel behind
And you never could tell
Which way he's goin'

And it's Lord, Lord, Long John, baby
God knows I got to go
Yes, they got me running
Like a long chain on

Now they crucified Jesus
They hung him on the cross
Sister Mary cried
"My child is lost"
But the Bible said
Ten, chapter ten
"Every man who die
He gonna live again"

And it's Lord, Lord
Ooh, baby, and I got to go
Now they got me running
Like a turkey through the corn

Now you see me next summer
Babe, you see me no more
Now you see me next summer
In Baltimore
You give me five minutes
Babe, just to catch my wind
Oh, two, three minutes, babe
I'm a-gone again

And it's Long John
God knows I got to go
Yes, they got me running
Like a turkey through the corn

Now another man
Another man done gone
From the county farm