Country John - Allen Toussaint

Country John lives his life

Mostly working at the mill

And other than his wife

A single dream is his only thrill

Gotta get away, Gotta see the land

Gotta see the world, Gotta be a man

Gotta get away, Gotta see the land

Gotta see the world, Gotta be a man

In the evening when the sun begins to fade

And work is over, and supper is too

A chevy guitar case comes out from underneath the bed

And Country John will do his dues

Say now!

Between the moonshine and the shining of the moon

And his sway back a woman by his side

And he would soon find that the lining of his tomb

From way back was too hard to divide

Say now!

Gotta get away, Gotta see the land

Gotta see the world, Gotta be a man

Gotta get away, Gotta see the land

Gotta see the world, Gotta be a man

All the others and the young folk too

Rock with John while he did his dues

The moonshine and the shadows through the vine

They all rocked with John too

Gotta get away, Gotta see the land

Gotta see the world, Gotta be a man

Gotta get away, Gotta see the land

Gotta see the world, Gotta be a man