Well, I'm long, long, long gone
Waitin' for the freight train to come back
Be my friend until the end”
One more time
Summer break and gone and now he's out again
Freight train come back and never made no stop
Lost John done flew the coop
Well, he's long, long, long gone
Well, they caught Lost John, put him in the pen
Lost John thought he'd have to ride on top
Well, he's long, long, long gone
(Makin' a pair of shoes of his own)
Lost John came into a country woman's house
How many long gone?
She said, “Now Mister Lost John, be my friend
Well, he's long, long, long gone
I'm sending for the porter, gonna buy some beer”
And he's long, long, long gone
Well, he's long, long, long gone
Be my friend up until the end”
She said, “Lost John don't you have no fear
Said, “Mister Lost John, be my friend
He said, “Now woman don't you buy no beer
(He's goin', he's goin')
Well, I'm long, long, long gone
(Well, I'm talkin' 'bout it)
Lost John standin' by the railroad track
(Yeah, he came in country woman's house)
Yeah, Lost John came into the country woman's house
Sat there as quiet, quiet as a mouse
Tell 'em Lonnie Donegan been here and gone
The cop is on my trail and soon be here”
Well, he's long, long, long gone
And he's long, long, long gone
Sat down there as quiet, just as quiet as a mouse
Well, I'm long, long, long gone
If anybody asks you who sung this song
Well, he's long, long, long gone
