Buttermilk John

[Verse 1:]

Now Buttermilk John played the steel guitar

It made a mournful sound

From the cotton fields of Arkansas

To the streets of that Nashville town

[Chorus:]

Oh John, oh John, play all night long

Play till my tears run dry

Oh John, oh John, play one last song

Before you take that final ride

[Verse 2:]

Now Buttermilk John sure loved Miss Jean

She never left his side

Was the sweetest love I’ve ever seen

The Holy Bible was their guide

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]

Now Buttermilk John was a godly man

I loved him like a son

Now he’s gone on to the Glory Land

With Jesus he, he will run

[Chorus]

[Outro:]

Oh John, oh John, play one last song

Before you take that final ride