G [VERSE 1] G Little John lived on a mountainside, C D G Never thought much about taking on a bride, G Finally he upped and he married one day, C D G She didn't like the country so she done run away [CHORUS] C G Poor little John, poor little John, C D G Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone C G What you gonna do, livin' all alone, C D G Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone
[INSTRUMENTAL] G C-D-G x2 [VERSE 2] G Little John say what a fool I be, C D G Hot tone woman make a monkey outa me, G Life gets lonesome on the mountainside, C D G Guess that's the reason little John sit and cried [CHORUS] C G Poor little John, poor little John, C D G Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone C G What you gonna do, livin' all alone, C D G Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone [INSTRUMENTAL] G C-D-G x2 [VERSE 3] G Little John don't know what he gonna do, C D G Lose one woman, don't wanna try for two, G Guess he'll get along without no help, C D G Live all his life on the mountain by hisself [CHORUS] C G Poor little John, poor little John, C D G Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone C G What you gonna do, livin' all alone, C D G