The Band - Knockin' Lost John lyrics
[The Band - Knockin' Lost John lyrics]
I went down to Duffy's bar
With depression on my mind
Just to blow off a little
Steam and try to unwind
Times were getting tough with
No relief in sight last straw I lost my job
Next straw your life
Knock on knockin' lost John
The Great Depression was going strong
Hard times comin' on
Long gone knockin' lost John
Born on the south side
Got my schoolin' at the pool hall
Saturday night we get back
To back, Sunday mornin', wall to wall
Never seen nothing like it
People jumpin' out of windows and going mad
That's not half as bad as
Losin' what you never had
Back in 1929 it was livin' hell
Crime was on the rise when the bottom fell
Keepin' poverty pocket high upon the hill
Back door you lock it, they'll break it still
With depression on my mind
Just to blow off a little
Steam and try to unwind
Times were getting tough with
No relief in sight last straw I lost my job
Next straw your life
Knock on knockin' lost John
The Great Depression was going strong
Hard times comin' on
Long gone knockin' lost John
Born on the south side
Got my schoolin' at the pool hall
Saturday night we get back
To back, Sunday mornin', wall to wall
Never seen nothing like it
People jumpin' out of windows and going mad
That's not half as bad as
Losin' what you never had
Back in 1929 it was livin' hell
Crime was on the rise when the bottom fell
Keepin' poverty pocket high upon the hill
Back door you lock it, they'll break it still