Little
John lived on a mountainside,
Never
thought much about taking on a bride,
Finally
he upped and he married one day,
She
didn't like the country so she done run away
Poor
little John, poor little John,
Your
Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone
What
you gonna do, livin' all alone,
Your
Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone
Little
John say what a fool I be,
Hot
tone woman make a monkey outa me,
Life
gets lonesome on the mountainside,
Guess
that's the reason little John sit and cried
Poor
little John, poor little John,
Your
Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone
What
you gonna do, livin' all alone,
Your
Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone
Little
John don't know what he gonna do,
Lose
one woman, don't wanna try for two,
Guess
he'll get along without no help,
Live
all his life on the mountain by hisself
(repeat
chorus to fade)