Country John

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