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I, John

(William Johnson / George Mcfadden / Ted Brooks)


Copyright Blackwood Music Co.

Original by Arizona Dranes in 1926


Private recordings - February 1966 - Early 1967 (Exact date unknown) - Rocca Place - Hollywood

 FRA1 8112 - Incomplete
December 1, 1999 FTD 74321 72666-2 Elvis In A Private Moment


RCA studio session - June 8-10, 1971 - RCA's Studio B - Nashville

 June 9, 6-9 pm, 10 pm-1-am, 1:30-4:30 am

APA4 1294-02


Overdub session for RCA studio - February 8, 1972 - RCA's Studio B - Nashville

 APA4 1294-02
April 1972 LP RCA LSP 4690 He Touched Me
Outtakes:
Take 1: October 2011 CD FTD 506020-975028 He Touched Me





Oh well


* I John saw a mighty number
(A-movin') way up in the middle of the air
Oh well, I John saw a mighty number
(A-movin') way in the middle of the air


* Repeat


Well, there were three gates in the east
(And there were) three gates in the west (let me tell you 'bout)
Three gates in the north (Hallelujah! there were)
Three gates in the south


Well that makes twelve gates to the city
Oh square and wide (Hallelujah!)


* Repeat


Well, old John declared he saw a man
He had twelve bright stars in-a his right hand
Well, his eyes flashed fire like a burnin' sun
Old John got scared and he wanted to run


Well, he wanted to run but his feet wouldn't go
'Cause his conscience cuttin' like a two-edged sword
And he heard a voice that said: John, you take a look
And read what you see, and you write it in a book


He saw twelve angels in the east
(And there were) twelve angels in the west
(Hallelujah brother!) Twelve angels in the north
Twelve angels in the south


That's a total of forty-eight angels to the city
Oh square and wide (Hallelujah!)


* Repeat