JOHN HARDY

JOHN HARDY HE WAS A DESPERATE LITTLE MAN
HE CARRIED TWO GUNS EVERY DAY
HE SHOT DOWN A MAN ON THE WEST VIRGINIA LINE
YOU OUGHTA SEEN JOHN HARDY GETTIN' AWAY LORD

THE FIRST ONE TO VISIT JOHN HARDY AT HIS CELL
WAS A LITTLE GIRL DRESSED IN RED
SHE CAME DOWN TO THAT OLD JAIL CELL
SHE SAID I HAD RATHER SEE YOU DEAD

I'VE BEEN TO THE EAST AND I'VE BEEN TO THE WEST
I'VE TRAVELED AROUND THIS WORLD
I'VE BEEN TO THAT RIVER AND I'VE BEEN BAPTIZED
SO TAKE ME TO MY BURNING GROUND, OH LORD