I, John (1966) Songtext
von Elvis Presley

Oh well, I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way up in the middle of the air
Well, I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way in the middle of the air
Got to mighty move

I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way up in the middle of the air
Well, I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way in the middle of the air

And there were three gates in the east
Three gates in the west
Three gates in the north
Three gates in the south
12 gates to the city, all square wide
Hallelujah, got to mighty move


I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way up in the middle of the air
Well, I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way in the middle of the air
Got to mighty move

But I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way up in the middle of the air
Well, I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way in the middle of the air

When John declared that he saw a man
He held 12 bright stars in his right hand
Well, his eyes flashed fire like the burning sun
Old John got scared and he wanted to run

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

He saw 12 angels in the east (oh, yeah)
12 angels in the west (in the west, now)
12 angels in the north (hey-hey-hey)
12 angels in the south
48 angels to the city, four squared wide
Hallelujah, got to mighty move


Well, I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way up in the middle of the air
Well I, John, he saw mighty numbers (praise His name)
Way in the middle of the air
Got to mighty move

I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way up in the middle of the air
Well, I, John, he saw mighty numbers
Way in the middle of the air