Lost John was also recorded by Van Morrison with Lonnie Donnegan, Lonnie Donnegan, and John Lennon. Here are Lennon's lyrics:

LOST JOHN

Well, he's long, long, lost John
Long, long, lost John.

Lost John standing by the railroad track
A-waitin' for the freight train to come back.
The freight train come back but never made a stop
Lost John thought he'd have to ride the top

Well, he's long, long, lost John
yeah, long, long, lost John.

Well, lost John standing by the railroad track
A-waitin' for the freight train to come back.
The freight train come back but never made a stop
Lost john thought he'd have to ride the top.

Well, he's long, long, long lost John
Well, he's long, long, lost John.

Well, lost john standing by the railroad track
A-waitin' for the freight train to come back.
The freight train come back but never made a stop
Lost John thought he'd have to ride the top.

Well, long, long, long John
well, oh yeah.

I got it about at half past three
you don't look out, she's gonna spew on me
I'm gonna run, railroad bill
I'm gonna ru....

Notes: Version recorded by John Lennon