Ry Cooder

President Kennedy

Ry Cooder


Late one Friday evening everybody was sad 
We lost the best president we ever had 
But he's gone home, gone back home 
He's staying away too long 

Rode from town to town holdin' up for our rights 
Some low down rascal took the President's life 
But he's gone home, gone back home 
He's staying away too long 

Mrs. Kennedy got a mansion on the Island, stayed 9 months, all
she'd be 
She have another mansion, soon as she reach Washington, D.C. 
But he's gone home, gone back home 
He's staying away too long 

Everybody votes, they don't know what's goin' on 
If Goldwater get it, we won't have no home 
But he's gone home, gone back home 
He's staying away too long 

While horses and cars all in a row 
I think Mr. Kennedy have a right to this long white robe 
But he's gone home, gone back home 
He's staying away too long