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John Hardy
album cover
John Hardy was released on April 17, 2017 by SRI Records as a part of the album Comin' Again
April 17, 2017
LabelSRI Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

John Hardy was a desperate little man
He carried two guns every day
Shot down a man on the West Virginia line
You ought to have seen John Hardy get away, poor boy
Seen John Hardy get away
John started to catch that eastbound train
So dark he could not see
Up stepped the police and took him by the arm
Saying "John, come along with me, poor boy
John, come along with me"
John Hardy's father came for him
Come for to go his bail
Well, no bail was allowed for a murderin' man
They shoved John Hardy back in jail, poor boy
Shoved John Hardy back in jail
They took John Hardy to his hanging ground
Hung him there for to die
The very last words I heard him say
"My forty guns never told a lie, poor boy
My forty guns never told a lie"
"Well, I've been to the East, I've been to the West
I've traveled this whole wide world 'round
I've been to the river, I've been baptized
Now I'm on my hanging ground, poor boy
Now I'm on my hanging ground"
John Hardy had a loving little wife
Children she had three
He cared no more for his wife and his child
Than he did for the rocks in the sea, poor boy
Did for the rocks in the sea
Than he did for the rocks in the sea, poor boy
Did for the rocks in the sea
Written by: Glenn Yarbrough
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