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John Hardy Lyrics by Anne Kirkpatrick

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[Verse 1]
\nJohn Hardy he was a desperate little man
\nCarried two guns everyday
\nShot a man on the West Virginia line
\nLord, you oughta seen John Hardy gettin’ away
\nJohn Hardy he got to be so rich
\nThought that he could be free
\nBut up came a man and took him by the arms
\nSaying, “Johnny come along with me”
\n
\n[Verse 2]
\nJohn Hardy he had a little pretty girl
\nThe dress that she wore was blue
\nShe came skipping through the old jail hail saying
\n“[?] I’ll be true to you”
\nJohn Hardy he had another little girl
\nThe dress that she wore was red
\nShe fall in love with John Hardy through his hanging ground
\nSaying, “[?] I’d rather be dead”
\n
\n[Verse 3]
\nI’ve been to the east and I’ve been to the west
\nI’ve been this wide world around
\nI’ve been to the river and I’ve been back down
\nAnd now I’m standing on my hanging ground
\nGo dig my grave so long and wide
\nGo dig it wide and deep
\nPut a picture of a pretty girl and my feet
\nAnd 45 and bayonet my head\n\n
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Anne Kirkpatrick

Anne Kirkpatrick

About “John Hardy” by Anne Kirkpatrick

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"John Hardy" appears on "Annie’s Songs".

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