Doc Watson — Lost John Live In New York / 1970

[Intro] There's a lot of different kinds of blues tunes And some of 'em aren't really blues at all They just have a sort of a blues flavor An old tune that I've always liked ever since the first time I heard it And I guess there's a jillion versions of this if you can hunt 'em all up Uh, in American folk music A tune called "Lost John" John liked to hobo the trains, that was the way he got around And so it's, uh, sort of a train-flavored tune, too [Verse 1] Lost Johnny walkin' along in the rain Around the curb come a faster train John made a grab but he never got aboard It left him a-sittin' on the old railroad He's long gone, long gone, long gone, lost John [Verse 2] No hat on his head, no shoes on his feet He's a-beggin' to women for his bread and a need A woman once said, "Now, looky here, John I'll take my broom and gonna hurry along" Long gone, he's long gone, long gone, lost John [Verse 3] Had an old dog, his name was Will He runnin' lost John to the top of the hill He's long gone, long gone, long gone, lost John