They Took John Away-The Springfields

[ti:They Took John Away] [ar:Dusty Springfield] [al:Christmas Greeting] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]They Took John Away - The Springfields [00:01.53]Written by：Sharp [00:03.06]They took John away this mornin' [00:04.72] [00:05.61]They took John away this mornin' [00:07.54] [00:08.22]They took John away this mornin' [00:10.22] [00:10.77]And he ain't comin' home no more [00:13.44]He ain't comin' home no more [00:15.75]Now John was a hard working fella [00:17.76] [00:18.32]Who shove a coal from mourn till dusk [00:20.82]He was married [00:21.74]To a girl named Stella [00:23.46]In no me place by the spent and her [00:26.35]Stella was a half line woman [00:28.35]Who didn't care about settling down [00:31.15]So and John went to work each mornin' [00:33.87]That when Stella starts messing around [00:35.60]That's the reason why they took John away this mornin' [00:38.90] [00:39.50]They took John away this mornin' [00:41.94]They took John away this mornin' [00:44.52]And he ain't comin' home no more [00:47.30]He ain't comin' home no more [00:49.60]Now John got a postman letter [00:51.54] [00:52.18]And it said Stella was so true [00:54.43]She was frightened with a toll together [00:57.53]Oh her mother and fast and low [01:00.41]While John was digging in that cave man [01:02.36] [01:02.92]I woke up like a lumber jack [01:04.61] [01:05.18]Now Stella was making woopy [01:07.55] [01:08.13]Stella making a bull jike [01:09.75]That's the reason why they took John away this mornin' [01:12.83] [01:13.50]They took John away this mornin' [01:15.44] [01:16.04]They took John away this mornin' [01:18.01] [01:18.53]And he ain't comin' home no more [01:21.32]He ain't comin' home no more [01:23.57] [01:25.10]While John left the cave man holy [01:27.20]He took the car valley he me back home [01:29.81]But the shadows in the hollow window [01:32.30] [01:32.86]Tell Stella wasn't home alone [01:35.63]So seeking in the back board screen door [01:38.05]While I'm alone the looking fire [01:40.18]And the smoke cleared the way [01:42.15]Dear brothers [01:42.77] [01:43.55]John was the only one alive [01:45.26]That's the reason why they took John away this mornin' [01:47.82] [01:48.82]They took John away this mornin' [01:51.17]They took John away this mornin' [01:53.78]And he ain't comin' home no more [01:56.59]He ain't comin' home no more [01:59.12]Cause' he'd had his first date on prison [02:01.53]Cause' he'd had his first date on prison [02:04.11]Cause' he'd had his first date on prison [02:06.09] [02:06.74]And he ain't comin' home [02:09.11]No more