Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Roll on John, artist - Bob Dylan. Date of issue: 24.10.2013
Song language: English
Roll on John |
| Doctor, doctor, tell me the time of day |
| Another bottle’s empty |
| Another penny spent |
| He turned around and he slowly walked away |
| They shot him in the back and down he went |
| Shine your light, |
| Move it on, |
| You burned so bright, |
| Roll on John |
| From the Liverpool docks to the red light Hamburg streets |
| Down in the quarry with the Quarrymen. |
| Playing to the big crowds |
| Playing to the cheap seats |
| Another day in your life on your way to your journey’s end |
| Shine your light, |
| Move it on, |
| You burned so bright, |
| Roll on John |
| Sailing through the trade winds bound for the sun |
| Rags on your back just like any other slave |
| They tied your hands and they clamped your mouth |
| Wasn’t no way out of that deep dark cave |
| Shine your light, |
| Move it on, |
| You burned so bright, |
| Roll on John |
| I heard the news today, oh boy |
| They hauled your ship up on the shore |
| Now the city’s gone dark |
| There is no more joy |
| They tore the heart right out and cut it to the core |
| Shine your light, |
| Move it on, |
| You burned so bright, |
| Roll on John |
| Put on your bags and get ‘em packed |
| Leave right now you won’t be far from wrong |
| The sooner you go, the quicker you’ll be back |
| You’ve been cooped up on an island far too long |
| Shine your light, |
| Move it on, |
| You burned so bright, |
| Roll on John |
| Slow down you’re moving way too fast |
| Come together right now over me |
| Your bones are weary you’re about to breathe your last |
| Lord, you know how hard that it can be |
| Shine your light, |
| Move it on, |
| You burned so bright, |
| Roll on John |
| Roll on John, roll through the rain and snow |
| Take the right hand road and go where the buffalo roam |
| They’ll trap you in an ambush before you know |
| Too late now to sail back home |
| Shine your light, |
| Move it on, |
| You burned so bright, |
| Roll on John |
| Tiger, Tiger burning bright |
| I pray the lord my soul to keep |
| In the forest of the night |
| Cover him over and let him sleep |
| Shine your light, |
| Move it on, |
| You burned so bright, |
| Roll on John |