JOHN HARDY




1. Oh, John Hardy was a desperate little man
   Strapped on his guns every day
   Shot down a man on the West Virginia line
   You ought to see John Hardy getting away
   You ought to see John Hardy getting away

2. When he run up to Virginia around East Stone Bridge
   Thought he would surely be free
   And alone came a Marshall with a gun in his hand
   Said: Johnny come along with me
   Johnny come along with me

3. Oh, John Hardy came to save a little woman
   The dress she wore was blue
   And she howled up to Johnny as he rode on out of town
   Said: Johnny, I'll be true to you
   Johnny, I'll be true to you

4. I was let in to travel from the East to the West
   From the North to the South in the town
   But when the sun comes up tomorrow they'll take John Hardy down
   And shone to his hanging ground
   They'll gonna let John Hardy swing down

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