Long Gone

Did you ever hear the story of Long John Dean
A bold bank robber from Bowling Green
Was sent to the jailhouse yesterday
But late last night he made his getaway

He's long gone
From Kentucky
Long gone
Ain't he lucky
Long gone and what I mean
He's long gone John from Bowling Green

Long John stood on the railroad tie
A-waiting for a freight train to come by
Freight train came just a-puffin' and flyin'
You ought to see Long John grabbin' that blind

He's long gone
From Kentucky
Long gone
Ain't he lucky
Long gone and what I mean
He's long gone John from Bowling Green

Now they caught him in Frisco and sealed his fate
In San Quentin they jailed him one evening late
But out on the ocean John did escape
'Cause the guards forgot to close the Golden Gate

He's long gone
From Kentucky
Long gone
Ain't he lucky
Long gone and what I mean
He's long gone John from Bowling Green

Now they offered a reward to bring him back
Even put bloodhounds on his track
Those doggone bloodhounds lost his scent
Now nobody knows where Long John went

He's long gone
From Kentucky
Long gone
Ain't he lucky
Long gone and what I mean
He's long gone John from Bowling Green

A gang of men tried to capture Dean
So they chased him with a submarine
Dean jumped overboard, grabbed the submarine
And made that gang catch a flyin' machine

He was long gone
From San Quentin
Long gone
Oh, he's still a-sprintin'
Long gone, I'm tellin' you
So shut your mouth and shut mine, too, ah-ha

Long gone
From Kentucky
Long gone

Oh man, he's lucky
Long gone

Grab that blind
Long gone

Oh, that man's flyin'
Long gone
They tell me he's still a-sprintin'
Long gone
This cat's gone
Long gone
I hope he finds a pad
'Cause it's kinda tough
Scarping out in the open