Old John Robertson

Old John Robertson He wore a Stetson hat People everywhere would Laugh behind his back No one cared to take Any time to find out What he was all about Fear kept them out Children laughed and played And didn't know his name They could tell when he Was coming just the same Walking slow with old John's Crippled wife by his side Then she sighed, then she died Magic words from him Entrancing children's ears But they laughed at him When he went to hide his tears All in vain was no game For he'd lost an old friend In the end, in the end Old John Robertson He wore a Stetson hat People everywhere would Laugh behind his back No one cared to take Any time to find out What he was all about Fear kept them out

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captainsoul1953
captainsoul1953Crosby plays bass and Chris Hillman plays guitar on this
ChicagoKid5
ChicagoKid5@rdoyle29 Yes, that is correct. This appeared as a bonus track on the 1996 expanded reissue of "Younger Than Yesterday", with this instrumental version of "Mind Gardens" as an uncredited hidden track at the end.
fasterthanbolt
fasterthanboltAwesome song, great band
lyonslaforet
lyonslaforetI love how the Byrds sing the line: "no one care to take the time to find out".
MacFeeley
MacFeeleyRuined for me by some incredibly bad drumming from Mike Clark
memphismanify
memphismanifyFucking brilliant
Michael Boyce
Michael BoyceNo,just the Lp version has the Phasing not the Single...It happens during the Baroque section break before the next to last verse.
Richard Doyle
Richard DoyleWrong record though. This is on "The Notorious Byrd Brothers".
TheCrashesshit
TheCrashesshitIs this considered phasing, or do you mean flanging?
Walt Fechter
Walt FechterFor me, this tune always brought Dennis Hopper to mind.
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