Johnnys Song

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Johnny was working hard just 
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like his father,
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cutting lumber at the sawmill all 
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day through.
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In the evening hanging out at the 
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diner,
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watching Betty working, and her 
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eyes so blue.


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Betty was the girl he'd always 
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wanted,
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but she was married to a man doing
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 time.
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He was violent and mean, Bobby was
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 his name.
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She knew when he got out, he'd do 
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another crime.


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He got out on parole, and heard 
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she was untrue,
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so he beat her up real bad, and 
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drove away.
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She explained how she had fallen 
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down the stairs again,
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but Johnny knew the truth, and 
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swore he'd make him pay.


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He put the hammer down, and 
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thundered down the road.
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He drove all night from town to 
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town.
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But Bobby knew he'd come, so he 
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waited,
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and at the break of dawn he shot 
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poor Johnny down.


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He set fire to the body and 
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headed home.
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Betty was closing up the diner 
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when he came.
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She bolted the door but he brought 
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gasoline,
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and through the flames she called 
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out Johnny's name...