"Long John Dean" lyrics

You ever hear the story about Long John Dean?
A bold bank robber from Bowlin' Green
He went to the jailhouse the other day
Last night made his getaway

And well, he's long gone from old Kentucky
Long gone, got away lucky
Well, he's long gone, that's what I mean
Long gone from Bowlin' Green

They sent a posse to bring him back
They put bloodhounds on his tracks
But the doggone bloodhounds lost the scent
No one knows where Long John went

Well, he's long gone from old Kentucky
Long gone, got away lucky
Well, he's long gone, that's what I mean
Long gone from Bowlin' Green

I never will forget 'til the day I die
I fell in love with a woman held high
She held the ace, I held the deuce
Tails she wins, heads I lose

Well, he's long gone from old Kentucky
Well, he's long gone, got away lucky
Well, he's long gone, that's what I mean
Long gone from Bowlin' Green