I'm long gone,
I'm a long time gone,
Like a turkey through the corn borne,
With my long clothes on.
Well if I had listened, if I had listened,
What my good gal said, what
my good gal said,
I'd have been a -sleepin',
I'd have been a -sleepin' in my good gal's bed, my good gal's bed
But I didn't listen, I didn't listen,
just rambled about, rambled about
And now I'm on a chain gang,
now I'm on a chain gang
With my teeth poked out,
my teeth poked out
I'm Long John, Long John,
I'm a long time gone, boy
Like a turkey through the corn, boy
With my long clothes on
I got a heel in front, got a heel in front
A heel behind, and a heel behind
You can't quite tell, can't quite tell
If I'm running or flying, running or flying
I'm Long John, Long John
A long time gone, boy
I'm a long time gone, boy
Like a turkey through the corn, boy
with my long clothes on
I'm a way out jenner,
a way out jenner
a head of them hounds,
a head of them hounds
ain't a hound in town, a hound in town
that can run me down, run me down
I'm a long john, a long john
a long time gone boy,
I'm a long time gone boy
Like a turkey through the convoy
with my long clothes on
Well, I'm a -standin' on the corner,
a -standin' on the corner
With my dollar in my hand,
my hat in my hand
I'm waitin' for the cold things
that the white folks send
The white folks send
Sendin' old cold taters, old cold taters
And a -tittlin' stew, a -tittlin' stew
And a -sendin' old hog -eyes
and a -cold tub too
I'm Long John, Long John,
a long time gone boy
I'm a long time gone boy,
like a turkey to the corn boy
Like a turkey to the corn boy,
with my long clothes on