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sir douglas quintet - the story of john hardy lyrics

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[spoken]: this is the story of john hardy

[sung]:
well, john hardy, he was a desperate little man
he wore two guns every day
he shot a man on the way to the ‘virginia line
gonna get john hardy by and by, oh lord
gonna get john hardy by and by

well john hardy went out on that green stone ridge
and there he thought he was free
up came the deputy and grabbed him by the arm
said “johnny come and go with me, poor boy”
said “johnny come and go with me, poor boy”

well john hardy had a mother and a father too
he sent for them to come and go his bail
but there was not no bail for that mother and man
so they took john hardy back to jail, boy boy
they took john hardy back to jail

now listen…

well john hardy he had a pretty little wife
the dresses she wore were blue
she came to the jailhouse in a crazy tone
said “johnny i’ll be true to you, poor boy,’
said “johnny i’ll be true to you”
well john hardy was standin’ in his cell
his tears was rollin’ down his eye
he said i’ve been the death of many a poor boy
but now i’m ready to die, poor boy
now i’m ready to die, poor boy

well i’ve been to the east and i’ve been to the west
i’ve been this whole wide world ’round
well i’ve been to the east river and i’ve been baptized
now take me to my hangin’ ground, poor boy
now take me to my hangin’ ground
whoa, take me to my hangin’ ground, poor boy
take me to my hangin’ ground, poor boy…
[fade out]

<< [transcribed directly from cd 8aug2024 caj]

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