Mad John's Escape

by Donovan

From the album: A Gift From a Flower to a Garden

Track 2 of 22 on A Gift From a Flower to a Garden (1967).

Duration: 2:18

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Lyrics for Mad John's Escape

Mad John came down from Birmingham very hastily And from Borstal he had ran He made it down to Torquay Good boy Mad John Mad John holed up In an allotment shed by a railroad siding In came the man for the watering can He didn't see John hiding Good boy Mad John Chorus: Mad mad Mad John, etc. Mad John met Jill in a transport cafe By the juke box loud And over double eggs chips and beans They made a solemn vow And Jill paid the bill

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  16. Lay Of The Last Tinker
  17. The Tinker & The Crab
  18. Widow With Shawl (A Portrait)
  19. The Lullaby Of Spring
  20. The Magpie
  21. Starfish-On-The-Toast
  22. Epistle To Derroll