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Fiddle song. Bob Rogers (1907-early 1980s), originally from Speedwell, Tenn., is Tom's source for this tune. Bob had moved out to California in the 1940s and Tom met him there. Our words come mostly from the Delmore Bros. with an assist from Jody Stecher.

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Funniest thing ever I seen
Was Lost John goin' through Bowling Green
No hat on his head, no shoes on his feet
Beggin the women for his bread and meat.
John he’s long gone, lordy he’s Lost John
He’s long gone to Mexico.

Lost John sittin' on a railroad track
Waiting for a freight train to come back
Freight train come, never made no stop
You ought to see Lost John getting on top
John he’s long gone, lordy he’s Lost John
He’s long gone to Mexico

Had an old dog and his name was Will
Run Lost John to the top of the hill
Ain’t caught Lost John and he never will
That old dog’s a runnin’ still
John he’s long gone, lordy he’s Lost John
He’s long gone to Mexico.

John’s barefoot when he left his home
He outrun a message on the telephone
Along come a passenger a-skippin and a-flyin
Missed the cowcatcher but he caught the blind
John he’s long gone, lordy he’s Lost John
He’s long gone to Mexico.

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from We'll Die In the Pig Pen Fighting, released July 16, 2021
Tom-fiddle GDAE
Brad-banjo gDGBD, lead vocal
Alice-guitar, harmony vocal
Bob Carlin-train whistle

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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