Lost John

The ugliest feller that I ever seen
 Was Long Lost John from Bowlin' Green
 No hat on his head, no shoes on his feet
 Beggin' the women for his bread an' meat
 One woman said, "Johnny, what can you eat?"
 He said, "Forty-nine biscuits an' a ham o' meat"
 An' he was long gone. He was long gone
 He was long, long gone from Bowlin' Green
 Now get along John, get along boy
 Now Lost John standin' on a railroad track
 A-waitin' for a freight train to come back
 Along come a train skippin' an' a-flyin'
 Missed the cowcatcher but he caught the blind
 He was long gone
 He was long, long gone from Bowlin' Green
 Now Lost John he walked in a woman's house
 Crept right in just quiet as a mouse
 The woman said, "Lost John, take a chair
 And I'll send the porter for a bucket o' beer"
 He said, "Never mind the bucket an' never mind the beer
 The hound's on my trail an' I can't stay here
 Got to get along
 I'm long gone. I'm long gone from Bowlin' Green
 The ugliest feller that I ever seen
 Was Long Lost John from Bowlin' Green
 His eyes was red, his gum was blue
 Lotta mercy keep that fella in view
 He's long gone
 He's long, long gone from Bowlin' Green