Jack The Lad - John Martyn

Call me ugly, call me crazy, call me mad

You don’t know just what I might call you

Tell me a story, tell it up

Tell it up, tell up your name

Tell it up, tell it up, tell up your name

Call me Jack Adaptor, call me Jack of Spades

Call me Jack of Diamonds, I don’t care for names

They call me Jack Adjuster, they can call me Jack Alive

The call me Just, the just one, I survive

I’m Jack the Lad

I’m always Jack the Lad

I’m Jack the Lad, always Jack the Lad

It’s a good day for running

It’s a good day to learn just how to stay

It’s a good day for moving on

It’s a good day for just walking away

I’m Jack the Lad, call me Jack the Lad

They call me Jack the Lad

My name is Jack the Lad

I got skin as thick as a potato

They try to skin me and still call me Jack

I got skin as thin as a tomato

Always watch my little red back

Call for Jack the Minder

Jack the Joiner, Jack the Thief

One day, I’ll jack it in

I’ll go and take myself some small release

I’m Jack, I’m Jack the Lad

Call me, call me Jack the Lad

Call for Jack the Minder, call for Jack the Thief

Call for Jack the Horner, one day I’ll jack it in

Play blue blood on the corner, play it blue blood

I’m Jack the Lad with a blue blood vein

I’m Jack the Lad with a blue blood vein

I’m Jack the Lad, with a blue blood vein

It wasn’t just one man in the lion’s den

I know for a fact that there were two

Cos I myself was there right there and then

I said to Daniel and the lion too

Don’t fear, you know that Jack is here

You know I’m Jack the Lad, don’t fear

Don’t worry, Daniel!

My name is Jack

I’m at your back, don’t fear the lion’s roar

Don’t fear that lion, Daniel

Cause my name is Jack, I’m at your back

And I’m the only Jack the Lad

I’m Jack the Lad, they call me Jack the Lad

I’m the lion’s den, everywhere I go

In the pub around the corner

They call me Jack, you know that I am Jack the Lad

What a terrible thing to be

Call me Jack the Lad

One day you will, aye, it’s Jack the Lad

Come on Daniel, bring on your lion

Well they call me Jack Adjuster

Just the lies they tell about you drive me mad

They call me Jack Adapter, Jack of Spades

The lies they tell about me drive me mad

My name, my name is Jack the Lad

My name, my name, my name is Jack the Lad

My name is Jack the Lad