John Hardy

John Hardy oh he was a deperate little man
Carried a gun everyday
Well he shot down a man on a
West Virginia line
And they seen
John Hardy gettin away, poor ole boy ,
Seen John
Hardy gettin away
But they cornered
John Hardy on a tombstone bridge
Thought that he was free
But a deputy sheriff came and caught him by the arm
He said, Johnny come and go with me, poor ole boy,
Come and go with me
John Hardy had a mother and a father too
Tryin to go his bail
But there was no bail out for the mother and man
They put ole
John Hardy back in jail, poor ole boy,
Throw John
Hardy back in jail
John Hardy had a pretty little wife
The dress that she wore was blue
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
John Hardy he stood inside his cell
The tears rollin from his eyes
Ive been the death of many an honest man
Now I am going to die alone, now
I am goin to die
Well Ive been to the east, and
Ive been to the west
Ive been this whole wide world round
Ive been to the north, and
Ive been way down south
Now take me to my hangmans ground,
Take me to my hangmans ground