Caretaker

<p>[Verse 1]<br/>I live in the cemetery<br/>&#x27;Old Caretaker&#x27; they call me<br/>In the wintertime I rake the leaves<br/>And in the summer I cut the weeds<br/>When a funeral comes<br/>The people cry and pray<br/>They bury their dead<br/>Then they all go away<br/>But through their grief<br/>I can still see<br/>Their hate and greed and jealousy<br/>So here I work<br/>And I somehow hide<br/>From a world that rushes<br/>By outside<br/>But each night<br/>When I rest my head<br/>I&#x27;m contented<br/>As the peaceful dead<span><br/>[Chorus]<br/>But who&#x27;s going to cry<br/>When old John dies?<br/>Who&#x27;s going to cry<br/>When old John dies?<span><br/><br/>[Verse 2]<br/>Once I was a young man<br/>Dashing with the girls<br/>Now no one wants an old man<br/>When I lost my handsome curls<br/>But I want to say<br/>When my time comes<br/>Lay me facing<br/>The rising sun<br/>Put me in a corner<br/>Where I buried my pup<br/>Tell the preacher to pray<br/>Then cover me up<br/>Don&#x27;t lay flowers<br/>Where my head should be<br/>Maybe God would<br/>Let some grow for me<br/>And all the little children<br/>That I love like my own<br/>Will they be sorry<br/>That Old John&#x27;s gone?<br/><inread-ad></inread-ad>[Chorus]<br/>But who&#x27;s going to cry<br/>When old John dies?<br/>Who&#x27;s going to cry<br/>When old John dies?<span>