Crazy John - Tom Paxton

Crazy John, where you gonna run to today

Crazy John, so early to be up and away

They never can hear you, John, so how can you teach them

They never come near you, John, so how can you reach them

Crazy John, can I come along when you go

Crazy John, you tell them what they don’t want to know

They never can hear you, John, they have no desire

They’re beginning to fear you, John, and the hate’s getting higher

When you wade in the water, the people can’t see the old reflections

When you stand in the road, the people can’t read the old directions

When the people get lost, they start building a cross

Crazy John, why you wanna go back again

Crazy John, talking with the desperate men

You have to be crazy, John, for taking those chances

When you could be lazy, John, just playing for dances

When you wade in the water, the people can’t see the old reflections

When you stand in the road, the people can’t read the old directions

When the people get lost, they start building a cross

Crazy John, I want to be crazy too