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aka "Long Gone" or "Lonesome John" or "Long Gone Like a Turkey Through the Corn" or "Long Gone (from Bowling Green". Traditional African-American slavery work song. John and Alan Lomax recorded “Long John" sung by a man identified as “Lightning” and a group of his fellow black convicts at Darrington State Prison Farm in Texas in 1934.
When performed with vocals this is the typical refrain -
Long gone, long gone.
Lost John sittin' on a railroad track,
Waiting for the freight train to come back;
Freight train come, never made no stop,
You ought to seen Lost John gettin' on top. - Licensing
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Lost John / Long Gone written by [Traditional] instrumental
Lost John / Long Gone written by [Traditional] English
Lost John Boogie written by Wayne Raney English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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| Lost John Boogie | Wayne Raney | April 15, 1948 | First recording in September 1947 First release |
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| Lost John Boogie | The Honky Tonk Playboys | 2010 | |||
| Lost John Boogie | Blue Grass Boogiemen | January 8, 2012 | Live | ||
| Lost John Boogie | The Green Line Travelers | 2015 |
Que c'est loin written by Fernand Bonifay, Lonnie Donegan French
C'est Long Long Long written by Mya Simille French
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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| C'est Long Long Long | Dick Rivers | 1965 | First release |