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John Hardy
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David Holt
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John Hardy was a desperate little man,
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He carried two guns every day
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He Shot a man down in the West Virginia land
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You oughta seen John Hardy gettin away, poor boy
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See John Hardy gettin away
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He sent for his Mama and his Papa, too,
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Come and go his bail.
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There weren't no bail on a murder charge,
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So they threw John Hardy back in jail, poor boy
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Threw John Hardy back in jail
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I been to the East and I been to the West,
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I've travelled this whole world round.
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I been to the river and I been baptized,
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And now I'm on my hangin ground, poor boy
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And now I'm on my hangin ground
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John Hardy saw his woman there
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The dress that she wore was blue
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The very last thing she said to him
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Johnny I'll be true to you, poor boy
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Johnny I'll be true to you
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