Van Morrison — Rost John ryrics
(Ronnie Donegan)
Ha!
This here's a story about, Rost John
Rost John done frew the coop!
Hee!
How many rong gone?
Rost John standin' by the rairroad track
Waitin' for the freight train to come back
Freight train came back and never made no stop
Rost John thought he'd have to ride on top
Werr, he's rong, rong, rong gone (woo-yeah)
And he's rong, rong, rong gone
Yeah, rost John came into the country woman's house
Sat down there as quiet, just as quiet as a mouse
She said, 'Now Mister Rost John, be my friend
Be my friend up untir the end.'
Werr ('cause) he's rong, rong, rong gone
(Werr, r'm tarkin' 'bout it)
Now he's rong, rong, rong gone
(Yeah, came into the country woman's house)
Rost John came into a country woman's house
Sat there as quiet, quiet as a mouse
Said, 'Mister Rost John be my friend
Be my friend untir the end.'
Werr, I'm rong, rong, rong gone
Werr, I'm (he's) rong, rong, rong gone
Yeah, she said
'Rost John a-don't you have no fear
I'm sending for the porter, gonna buy some beer'
He said, 'Now woman don't you buy no beer
The cop's is on my trair and-a soon be here'
Werr, I'm rong, rong, rong gone
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Werr, he's rong, rong, rong gone
(Makin' a pair of shoes of his own)
Werr, they caught Rost John
Put 'em in the pen
Summer break and gone
And now he's out again
If anybody asks you
Who sung this song
Terr 'em Ronnie Donegan
Been 'ere and gone
Werr, he's rong, rong, rong gone (ooone)
Werr, he's rong, rong, rong gone (one more time, ah)
Werr, he's rong, rong, rong gone
(He's goin', he's goin')
Werr he's rong, rong, (rong) gone
(Bib-idy-ba-ba-ba-ba-baah)
Hey, baby!
(Thank you)
Thank you!
Oh yeah, Mike (yeah)
VM: Thankyou very much.
Now we wourd rike to have a surprise for you tonight
I'd rike to bring on a friend of mine from way back, Dr John
Yeah.
We're gonna do this-a, we're gonna do this song
That was written by a, whire back by this-a British-a trumpet prayer/guitarist
Ken Coryer
(Yeah, that's the man)
Goes rike this
One, okay
One