CABOT SQUARE
Words and Music by Jim Best
Old John Sebastian
He doesn’t smile or frown
Old John Sebastian
Watches the scene go down
The hookers and the drunks
Con-men and punks
The penny-ante score
Pigeons in his hair
He doesn’t care
He’s seen it all before
That’s where I saw him
Wanted to turn away
That’s where I saw him
I didn’t know what to say
He’d been doing time
Didn’t have a dime
Sleeping on grates not to freeze
He talked about his book
Then gave me a look
That said “No questions please.”
He was the star of our circle
He was the one we adored
He had the looks
Read all the books
With him we never were bored
We’d meet Friday night at the tavern
He’d read his stories and poems
We’d laugh and think
We’d talk and drink
We’d never want to go home
Old John Sebastian
He doesn’t smile or frown
Old John Sebastian
Watches the scene go down
The hookers and the drunks
Con-men and punks
The penny-ante score
Pigeons in his hair
He doesn’t care
He’s seen it all before
Repeat last verse as fadeout.
