Johnny Was

Woman hold her head and cry

'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died

From a stray bullet

Woman hold her head and cry

Explaining to her was a passerby

Who saw the woman cry

Wondering how can she work it out

Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah

Gift of Jah is life

She cried, ah-um, I-I know

Johnny was a good man

Johnny was a good, good

Good, good, good, good

Good, good, good, good, man

Johnny was a good man

She cried

She cried

Wo-ooh, woman hold her head and cry

As her son has been shot down in the street and died

Just because of the system

Woman hold her head and cry

Comforting her I was passing by

She complained, then she cried

Cry, yeah I know now

No I know, I know now

(Johnny was a good man)

Said I know

(Never did a thing wrong)

Johnny was a good man

Can a woman tender care

She cried, never did a thing wrong

Cease towards the child she bear

Johnny was a good man

Woman cry

Woman

She cried, wo-oh she cried

Yeah, Johnny was a good man

Can a woman tender care

Cease towards the child she bear