Handsome John (Live)

[Verse 1] I didn't know him as well as I tell everyone I did Hell he was nearly fifty and I was only a kid But even way back in those missing years when he was still just catching on There was nobody better than Handsome John [Verse 2] The next time I saw him he walked off to Paradise In a way that I would say that I'm still taking for advice For with a plain spoken word and a simple melody You can see this world with dignity [Chorus] Oh boy Look no further for your real McCoy Here comes the singing mailman from Maywood, Illinois Oh boy [Verse 3] Well the last time I that saw him he danced off to Lake Marie Whеn I realized I was crying out in tears of victory For with a fеw still missing and a new one coming on There was still nobody better than old Handsome John [Chorus] Oh boy Look no further for your real McCoy Here comes the singing mailman from Maywood, Illinois Oh boy Oh boy