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 [Traditional, arranged by Bones] Well John Hardy was a desperate little man Carried a razor every day. He killed a man on the West Virginia Line Lord you should have seen John Hardy gettin' away. And John Hardy made it to the Eastbound bridge But the eastbound train was late. The sheriff came by and took him by the hand Sayin', Johnny walk along with me. And John Hardy had a pretty little girl The dress she wore was blue. She came a-skippin' through the old jail hall Singin', Poppy I'll be true to you. And John Hardy had another little girl The dress she wore was red. She followed John Hardy to his hanging ground Singin', Poppy I would rather be dead. And the night John Hardy was to be hung There came a storm and a hail. The wind blew the hanging scaffold down And they threw John Hardy back in jail. Boys I've been to the East And I've been to the West I've been this wide world around. I've been to the river and I've been baptized Now take me to my buryin' ground. [Print version] [Next song] |
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