John Hardy

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John Hardy, he was a desperate 
little man
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He carried two guns every day
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He shot a man on the West Virginia 
line
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I seen John Hardy getting’ away poor
 boy
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I seen John Hardy getting’ away

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John Hardy went up on that Keystone 
bridge
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He thought he was free
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Up came a man and he caught him by 
the arm
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Said "Johnny, come and go with me 
poor boy,
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Johnny, come and go with me"

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John Hardy had a mother and a father
 too
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He begged them to come and go his 
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bail
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There was no bail allowed for the 
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murderin’ man
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They chased John Hardy back in jail 
poor boy
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They chased John Hardy back in jail

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John Hardy he had a pretty little 
wife
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And the dress she wore was blue
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She come to the jailhouse with a 
loud shout
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Said “Johnny I been true to you poor
 boy,
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Johnny I been true to you”

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John Hardy, was standing in his cell
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And tears are rollin’ down his eyes
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Said, "I have been at the death of
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 many a poor man
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And now I am ready to die poor boy
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And now I am ready to die"

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I’ve been to the east I've been to 
the west
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I've been the whole wide world 
around
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I've been to the river and I've been
 to baptized
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Take me to my hanging ground Lord, 
Lord
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And take me to my hanging ground