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John Hardy oh he was a desperate little man
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Carried a gun everyday
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Well he shot down a man on a West Virginia line

They seen John Hardy gettin' away, poor boy,

Seen John Hardy gettin' away

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But they cornered John Hardy on a tombstone bridge
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Thought that he was free
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But a deputy sheriff came and caught him by the arm

He said, Johnny come and go with me, poor boy,

Johnny come and go with me

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John Hardy had a mother and a father too
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Tryin to go his bail
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There was no bail out for the mother and man

They put ole John Hardy back in jail, poor boy,

Throw 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 through the jailhouse, she fell down on her knees

She said Johnny I been true to you, yes I have, 

Johnny I been true to you


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John Hardy he stood inside his cell
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The tears are rollin from his eyes
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I've been the death of many an honest man

Now I am going to die alone, now I am goin to die

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Well I've been to the east, and I've been to the west
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I've been this whole wide world round
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I've been to the north, and I've been way down south