Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
I'm a Long John
I'm a long time gone
Like a turkey through the corn
With my long clothes on
Well, I had a-listened
What my good gal said
Well, I'd a been sleepin'
In my good gal's bed
But I didn't listen
I just rambled about
Well, now I'm on a chain gang
With my teeth poked out
I'm a Long John
I'm a long time gone
Like a turkey through the corn
With my long clothes on
I got a heel in the front
I got a heel behind
Well, you can't quite tell
I'm a-runnin' or a-flyin'
I'm a way out yonder
Y'know, ahead of them hounds
Ain't a hound in town
That can run me down
I'm a Long John
I'm a long time gone
Like a turkey through the corn
With my long clothes on
I'm a-standin' on the corner
With a dollar in my hand
Y'know, I'm waitin' for the cold things
That the white folks send
Sendin' old cold taters
And a chitterling stew
And they send an old hog eye
And a cold tuft too
I'm a Long John
I'm a long time gone
Like a turkey through the corn
With my long clothes on
Long John was written by Traditional.
Dave Van Ronk released Long John on Mon Jan 01 1962.