Crazy John - Tom Paxton

Crazy John

Where you gonna run to today

Crazy John

So early to be up and away

They never can hear you John

So how can you teach them

They never come near you John

So how can you reach them

Crazy John

Can I come along when you go

Crazy John

You tell them what they don't want to know

They never can hear you John

They have no desire

They're beginning to fear you John

And the hate's getting higher

When you wade in the water

The people can't see the old reflections

When you stand in the road

The people can't read the old directions

When the people get lost

They start building a cross

Crazy John

Why you wanna go back again

Crazy John

Talking with the desperate men

Crazy John

For taking those chances

When you could be lazy John

Just playing for dances

When you wade in the water

The people can't see the old reflections

When you stand in the road

The people can't read the old directions

When the people get lost

They start building a cross

Crazy John I want to be crazy too