l It's a long John
He's a long gone
Like a turkey through the corn
Through the long corn

Well my John said
In the ten chap ten
"If a man die
He will live again"
Well they crucified Jesus
And they nailed him to the cross
Sister Mary cried
"My child is lost!"

Well long John
He's long gone
He's long gone
Mister John John
Old Big-eye John
Oh John John
It's a long John

Says-uh: "Come on gal
And-uh shut that do'"
Says "The dogs is comin'
And I've got to go"

It's a long John
He's long gone
It's a long John
He's a long gone

"Well-a two three minutes
Let me catch my win'
In-a two three minutes
I'm gone again"

He's long John
He's long gone
He's long gone
He's long gone

Well my John said
Just before he did
"Well I'm goin' home
See Mary Lid"

He's John John
Old John John
With his long clothes on
Just a-skippin' through the corn

Well my John said
On the fourth day
Well to "tell my rider
That I'm on my way"

He's long gone
He's long gone
He's long gone
It's a long John

"Gonna call this summer
Ain't gon' call no mo'
If I call next summer
Be in Baltimore"
He's long gone Lyrics from a song in Public Domain