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Sleepy John

from Lonesome Road by Mandolin Jack

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I drove into Brownsville
Brownsville, Tennessee
I parked up and walked around
To see what I could see
I met the ghost of Sleepy John
He shook me by the hand
I said, why John - you’re dead and gone
I don’t understand.

CHORUS
I’m just doing the best I can
I’m doing the best I can
Life has it’s ups
And has it’s downs
I take like a man
I’m doing the best I can

Well, I’ve seen my life before me
The bitter and the sweet
Now I know how luck can turn
In the space of one heartbeat
But the girls I left behind me
Are standing in a line
They smile at me & all agree
The fault was never mine.

Out here in the dark
It’s coming on to rain
I wonder if I’ll ever see
My hometown again;
Ten thousand miles behind me
So many more to go
I’ve worn out my walking shoes
More times ‘n I - care to know

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from Lonesome Road, released January 1, 2014
Copyright: Chris Tulloch

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Mandolin Jack London, UK

Mainly a songwriter - in Americana mood ; with some mandolin, a bit of guitar, some boogie-woogie keyboards and starting to get to grips with some lap-steel!

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