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John Hardy was a desperate little man |
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He carried a gun every day |
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He shot down a man on the west Virginia line |
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And they seen John Hardy getting away poor boy |
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Seen John Hardy getting away |
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But they cornered John Hardy on a tomb stone ridge |
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He thought that he was free |
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But a deputy sheriff came and caught him by the arm |
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And said Johnny come and go with me poor boy |
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Johnny come and go with me |
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John Hardy had a mother and a father too |
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Trying to go his bail |
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There was no bail out for murdering a man |
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They put old John Hardy back in jail poor boy |
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Throwed John Hardy back in jail |
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John Hardy he had a pretty little wife |
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The dress that she wore was blue |
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She ran to the jail house and fell down on her knees |
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She said Johnny I’ve been true to you yes I have |
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Johnny I’ve been true to you |
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John Hardy stood inside his cell |
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The tears a rolling from his eyes |
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Said I’ve been the death of many an honest man |
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Now I am going to die oh lord |
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Now I am going to die |
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Well I’ve been to the east and I’ve been to the west |
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And I’ve been this whole wide world round |
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I’ve been to the north and I’ve been to the south |
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Now take me to my hang man’s ground oh lord |
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Take me to my hang man’s ground |
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