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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Small Faces
Performer
Ronnie Lane
Bass Guitar
Kenney Jones
Drums
Steve Marriott
Guitar
Ian McLagan
Vocals
Stanley Unwin
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ronnie Lane
Composer
Steve Marriott
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ronnie Lane
Producer
Steve Marriott
Producer
Glyn Johns
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
There was an old man who lived in the greenwood
nobody knew him or what he had done
but mothers would say to their children, "Beware of Mad John."
John would sing with the birds in the morning
laugh with the wind in the cold end of night
but people from behind their curtains, said he's not quite right.
John had it sussed he was living the life of a tramp
yes his bed was the cold and the damp but the sun was his friend
he was free
So here was a wise one who loved all the haters
he loved them so much that their hate turned to fear
and shaking from behind their curtains the loved ones would hear.
Writer(s): Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott
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