The Byrds - Old John Robertson

Old John Robertson
He wore a Stetson hat
People everywhere would
Laugh behind his back

No one cared to take
Any time to find out
What he was all about
Fear kept them out

Children laughed and played
And didn't know his name
They could tell when he
Was coming just the same

Walking slow with old John's
Crippled wife by his side
Then she sighed, then she died

Magic words from him
Entrancing children's ears
But they laughed at him
When he went to hide his tears

All in vain was no game
For he'd lost an old friend
In the end, in the end

Old John Robertson
He wore a Stetson hat
People everywhere would
Laugh behind his back

No one cared to take
Any time to find out
What he was all about
Fear kept them out

Old John Robertson
He wore a Stetson hat
People everywhere would
Laugh behind his back

No one cared to take
Any time to find out
What he was all about
Fear kept them out

Children laughed and played
And didn't know his name
They could tell when he
Was coming just the same

Walking slow with old John's
Crippled wife by his side
Then she sighed, then she died

Magic words from him
Entrancing children's ears
But they laughed at him
When he went to hide his tears

All in vain was no game
For he'd lost an old friend
In the end, in the end

Old John Robertson
He wore a Stetson hat
People everywhere would
Laugh behind his back

No one cared to take
Any time to find out
What he was all about
Fear kept them out

The Byrds - Old John Robertson (Audio)

Music video by The Byrds performing Old John Robertson (Audio). Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

The Byrds - Old John Robertson (Audio/Single Version)

Music video by The Byrds performing Old John Robertson (Audio/Single Version). Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

The Byrds - Old John Robertson

Old John Robertson

Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Old John Robertson · The Byrds / The Byrds The Notorious Byrd Brothers ℗ Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records,...

Old John Robertson

A tribute to the Byrds using a Rickenbacker 370/12RM.

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