John the Revelator wrote the book of the seven seals Who's that writin' (John the Revelator) Who's that writin' (John the Revelator) Who's that writin' (John
hurriedly And joined up with the John Birch Society, I got me a secret membership card And started off a-walkin' down the road. Yee-hoo, I'm a real John
win and who gets to lose? It's like a rolling dice in the belly of the blues And blues never fade away Hey hey the colors run when the rain falls But blues
demons inside And it won't be long before you and me run To the place in our hearts where we hide And I guess that's why they call it the blues Time
on that bus And it's all over now Don't you worry no more Gonna go west to the sea The greyhound is swaying And the radio is playing Some blues for
When I first thought to hobo'in, hobo'in, I took a freight train to be my friend, oh Lord You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, Hobo'd a long, long
Every night I wander all by myself Every night I wander all by myself Thinkin' about the woman I love, lovin' someone else Boo-hoo, I just can't keep
Yes I'm a stut-stut-stutterin' man And I can't ta-ta-ta-talk worth a damn And I can't ta-ta-ta-talk worth a damn Sometimes I wanta cry cry Sometimes I
[Spoken:] Did you read about the flood? It happened long time ago, in a little country town, way back in Mississippi It rained and it rained, it rained
Blues. It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet Industrial Revolution put it on its feet But it's a long, long way Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
Well I wish, I was a catfish Swimin in the, the deep blue sea I have all you pretty women Fishin after me Showin up after me Oh well Ow well Oh yeah Oh
evening breeze, The cool, cool night, Is where I wanna be Oh yeah Oh yeah Work, work people, tell me about it, Work out, work out I got the blues for
I have the blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes I have the blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes It was a miserable feeling, now
Blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes Blues before sunrise, with tears standing in my eyes Such a harbored feeling, boys, I do despise I have
Standin' at the station when the train come by Deep down in my heart, baby, feel an achin' pain How long, oh, baby how long? Baby how long, baby how long
