Lost John’s sitting on the railroad track Waiting for a booster, ain’t due to come back He’s long gone, long gone Lost John hiding like a weasel in the rye Bottle full of trouble and the devil in his eye He’s long gone, long gone He’s long lost John from Bowling Green Lost John cutting through the Indiana Corn Thousand people chasing him have...Learn More

Well it's early in the morning Lordy when I rise, oh babe Well it's early in the morning When I rise, well Well it's early in the morn—in the morning Oh, when I rise, oh babe You know I gotta have a little missing river In my right side, well Ah lord, I got a roll on Ah, Alberta Ah, Rosa Well, oh lord girl, well Well whosoever—ever told her He...Learn More

All out on the old railroad, all out on the sea All out on the old railroad, far as I can see, far as I can see Swing and turn, jubilee, live and learn, jubilee Some will come on Saturday night, some will come on Sunday If you give ‘em half a chance, they’ll be back on Monday… If I had no horse to ride, I would go a-crawlin’ Up and down the rocky...Learn More

Your love stripped me to the bone I got nothing left to call my own Your love wandered like a moon That swelled up red and left too soon Your love shook me like a train That bruised the tracks and cut the rain Your love was hot like kerosene It burned so dirty and felt so mean Your love tore me like a storm That raised the roof that kept me...Learn More

Well the devil wears those hypocrite shoes, that suits me (x3) If you don’t mind, he’ll step on you… Now if this ain’t the holy ghost, I don’t know (x3) Never really felt any love before… Tobacco and snuff you’d better quit (x3) When you get to heaven there’s nowhere to spit… The rich man died, well he lived so well (x3) When he died, he got a...Learn More

[bonus track] Jack of diamonds wants his time He’s a starving friend of mine Jack of diamonds is a hard card to play Jack of diamonds wants a meal Gonna borrow, beg or steal… Jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds… I played him against a king I never won a thing… I tore myself apart Trying to play the jack of hearts… I played him against a...Learn More

I know that God’s not dead, He’s still alive (x3) I can feel Him in my hand, I can feel Him in my feet I can feel Him all over me I talked to him this morning… He found me when I was lost… He healed me when I was sick… He kicked me when I was down… He picked me up again… God’s not dead, he’s still alive…...Learn More

I sat alone inside a Mars Hill diner It was my first time to North Carolina Chicken-fried steak, corn bread and okra Lord I started getting choked up And 40-year-old Jane at university Told me she read the Bible literally She played a banjo tune and smoked a joint with me I was only 23, I was only 23 Driving all around the Blue Ridge Mountains It...Learn More

You goin' to Banglin', tell all my boys You goin' to Banglin', tell all my boys The time I had in Illinois Illinois, Illinois Illinois, in Illinois You'll get there before I do You'll get there before I do Tell my boys I'm comin' too Comin' too, Comin' too Tell my boys I'm comin' through Tell my boys I'm comin' through Tell me where you stayed...Learn More

Hunkered down in my nest today I am a dusty-winged bird of prey Every time someone passes by I cast an imperious eye And I squawk a mighty squawk This yellow-taloned hawk Likes to watch a single sunbeam Illuminate the dust of our history I didn’t mean to scare you that day But I’ve heard that all the soft words are the first to fly away Perching...Learn More

There’ll be no more weeping and wailing (x3) I’m going home to live with God, my Lord Well soon I will be done with the trouble of this world (x3) I’m going home to live with God, my Lord Well I’m going up to meet King Jesus I’m gonna shake his loving hand I’m gonna tell Him all about my troubles As I’ve been travelling through this land Well...Learn More

Jack had no water Well, certainly had no friends Jack had no water Certainly had no friends He had no water Certainly had no friends Ah conductor What type of train been gone? What type of train been gone? Ah, come here woman Well, what's the matter now? Come here woman What's the matter now? It must have been my fault No no no, I'll make it...Learn More