I go to church with the man who wrote
this song

Thanks so much i have searched for days for this song it was one of my favorites as a child!javascript:paste_string(document.PForm.message,' ')

I realize this thread is a little old but in case you haven't found the words yet here you go

A man known as John the Babtist came preaching the coming of Christ
But he was thrown way down in jail for condeming the king and his wife.
The king came down and talked to John saying "John you can go free, just take back all the things you said concerning the queen and me."

chorus
John knew(John knew)
John knew(John knew)
the man he was preaching about
John knew(John knew)
John knew(John knew)
there was not even a doubt(a doubt)
The lame did walk, the blind did see. the lepers were healed of there spots
John knew(John knew)
John surely knew the man he was preaching about

JOhn sent two diciples to Jesus and told them to say
Are you the one who is to come or should we seek another way
When they beheld the miracles,then they knew with out a doubt
They came back to report to John "thats the man you're preaching about!"

repeat chorus

Searching for the words to John Knew. Bluegrass gospel sung by the primitives. Thank you.