John Hardy
John Hardy oh he was a deperate little man
Carried a gun everyday
Well he shot down a man on a West Virginia line
And they seen John Hardy gettin' away, poor ole boy,
Seen John Hardy gettin' away
But they cornered John Hardy on a tombstone bridge
Thought that he was free
But a deputy sheriff came and caught him by the arm
He said, Johnny come and go with me, poor ole boy,
Come and go with me
John Hardy had a mother and a father too
Tryin to go his bail
But there was no bail out for the mother and man
They put ole John Hardy back in jail, poor ole boy,
Throw John Hardy back in jail
John Hardy had a pretty little wife
The dress that she wore was blue
She ran through the jailhouse, she fell down on her knees
She said Johnny I been true to you, yes I have,
Johnny I been true to you
John Hardy he stood inside his cell
The tears rollin from his eyes
I've been the death of many an honest man
Now I am going to die alone, now I am goin to die
Well I've been to the east, and I've been to the west
I've been this whole wide world round
I've been to the north, and I've been way down south
Now take me to my hangman's ground,
Take me to my hangman's ground
John Hardy
John Hardy, oh, ele era um homem desesperado
Carregava uma arma todo dia
Bem, ele atirou em um homem na linha da Virgínia Ocidental
E viram John Hardy escapando, coitado,
Viram John Hardy escapando
Mas eles cercaram John Hardy em uma ponte de túmulo
Pensaram que ele estava livre
Mas um delegado veio e o pegou pelo braço
Ele disse, Johnny, venha comigo, coitado,
Venha comigo
John Hardy tinha uma mãe e um pai também
Tentando pagar sua fiança
Mas não havia fiança para a mãe e o homem
Colocaram o velho John Hardy de volta na cadeia, coitado,
Joguem John Hardy de volta na cadeia
John Hardy tinha uma esposa linda
O vestido que ela usava era azul
Ela correu pela cadeia, caiu de joelhos
Ela disse, Johnny, eu fui fiel a você, sim, fui,
Johnny, eu fui fiel a você
John Hardy estava dentro da cela
As lágrimas rolando de seus olhos
Eu fui a causa da morte de muitos homens honestos
Agora vou morrer sozinho, agora vou morrer
Bem, eu estive no leste, e estive no oeste
Eu rodei esse mundo todo
Eu estive no norte, e fui bem para o sul
Agora me leve para o meu lugar de enforcamento,
Me leve para o meu lugar de enforcamento