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John of Liverpool
Words and Music by Jeffrey Skinner
Copyright 2022 = Vollmond Music
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Vs 1
He was christened in the Mersey
Guess there must have been a plan
But to this day, no one knows
How this boy became the man
Who really understands?
Vs 2
Then he sweated in a Cavern
Took on Hamburg town
But when he flew into Idlewild
Turned the world around
Tore Manhattan down
Ch1
And he was invincible
Flew above the rules
And all the children screaming
For John of Liverpool
John of Liverpool
On December 8, 1980, I was in a recording studio in Toronto, and I was annoyed that the guitar I had borrowed for the session wouldn't stay in tune. I was about to start a take when the engineer called me into the control room. When he told us all what had happened, we packed it in for the day. Nobody had the heart to continue. Lennon was a hero to me growing up. Sad, sad day.
Vs 3
But a spectre followed him
Just behind the beat
And there was blood on the pavement
Up at 72nd street
But this story's not complete
Ch2
Yeah he was impossible
Great hearted fool
Now and forever
He'll be John of Liverpool
Saint John of Liverpool
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