JOHN KNEW
As sung by The Primitive Quartet on "35th Anniversary" (2009)

1. A man known as John the Baptist came preaching the coming of Christ.
Well, he was thrown way down in jail for condemning the king and his wife.
The king came down and talked to John, saying, "John, you can go free.
Just take back all o' the things you said concerning the queen and me."

CHORUS: John knew (John knew), John knew (John knew)
The man he was preaching about.
John knew (John knew), John knew (John knew)
There was not even a doubt.
The lame did walk; the blind did see.
The lepers were healed of their spots.
John knew (John knew), John surely knew,
The man he was preaching about.

2. John sent two of his disciples to Jesus and told them to say:
"Are you the one who is to come, or should we seek another way?"
And when they saw the miracles, they knew without a doubt.
They came back to report to John, "That's the man you're preaching about." CHORUS TWICE