There was once a prince who acted strangely in that He thought life was stupid and it was for him so He made up a world in which he liked the things we liked But he had different reasons why he liked them
He liked butter for its color He would order toast and color Waitresses, confused would utter Sir, I've never heard of toast and color
He'd get angry and begin to choke them The law would come, and they'd arrest and book him So his life was a mess of trouble Still he kept it up
He had dogs, a hundred cocker spaniels and he Called them panties, 'cause they did that mostly, and he Did not care at all if they would bark and fetch sticks Run and jump, roll over, and play dead tricks
No, he liked them only for their panting So he would run them ragged, but one day they got fed up And chased the prince right up against the fence And the prince was eaten by his panties
Sittin' by the window, waitin' for the dawn. Waitin' for a girl a-long time gone. Long time gone is a lonesome sound. Long time blues is a hard way done.
Walkin' by the river. Walkin' in the rain. Down by the depot waitin' for the train. Long time gone is the evening train. Long time blues is an achin' pain. Long time blues is an achin' pain.
Listen to the sparrow singin' their song. Listen for a voice a long time gone. Long time gone is a silent song. Long time blues keep a-comin' on. (Repeat first verse)