John Hardy Songtext
von The Tarriers

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

You oughta see John Hardy gettin′ away, poor boy
See John Hardy gettin' away
John Hardy was a desperate little man
He carried a gun every day
He killed a man on the Blue Mountain Line
You oughta see John Hardy gettin′ away, poor boy
See John Hardy gettin' away

John started to catch that eastbound train
So dark he could not see
Along came a police and took him by the hand
He said, "John Hardy, come and go along with me, poor boy
John Hardy, come and go along with me"


He said, "John Hardy, come and go along with me, poor boy
John Hardy, come and go along with me"
John Hardy's father came to him
He came for to go his bail
But they wouldn′t give bail to a murderin′ man
So they throwed John Hardy back in jail, poor boy
They throwed John Hardy back in jail

They took John Hardy to the hanging ground
Hung him there to die
The very last words I heard him say
"I want a cool drink of water 'fore I die, Lord God
A cool drink of water ′fore I die
I want a cool drink of water 'fore I die, Lord God
A cool drink of water ′fore I die"

"I want a cool drink of water 'fore I die, Lord God
A cool drink of water ′fore I die
I want a cool drink of water 'fore I die, Lord God
Cool drink of water 'fore I die"