Allen Toussaint - Country John lyrics
[Allen Toussaint - Country John lyrics]
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, man
Gotta get away, gotta see the land
Gotta see the world, gotta be a man, man
In the evening when the sun begins to fade
And work is over, and supper is too
A shabby 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) Leaving
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) In the morning
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Leaving
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Got your woman
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) I have taken
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Is forsaken
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 pine
They all rocked with John too
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) As I'm leavin'
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) I am leavin'
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) I have taken
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Is forsaken
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Leaving
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) In the morning
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Leaving
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Got your woman
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Too much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) I have taken
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Too much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Is forsaken
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, man
Gotta get away, gotta see the land
Gotta see the world, gotta be a man, man
In the evening when the sun begins to fade
And work is over, and supper is too
A shabby 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) Leaving
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) In the morning
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Leaving
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Got your woman
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) I have taken
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Is forsaken
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 pine
They all rocked with John too
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) As I'm leavin'
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) I am leavin'
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) I have taken
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) So much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Is forsaken
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Leaving
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) In the morning
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Leaving
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Got your woman
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Too much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) I have taken
(Gotta get away, gotta see the land) Too much
(Gotta see the world, gotta be a man
Man) Is forsaken