John Hardy was a desperate little man

Song John Hardy was a desperate little man
Artist The Carter Family
Album The Best Of The Carter Family

Lyrics

[00:17.41] John Hardy was a desperate little man
[00:21.77] He carried two guns every day
[00:25.76] He shot a man on the West Virginia line
[00:29.77] And you ought to see John Hardy getting away
[00:36.97] John Hardy got to the east stone bridge
[00:41.31] He thought that he would be free
[00:45.17] And up stepped a man and took him by the arm
[00:49.22] Saying Johnny, walk along with me
[00:56.66] He sent for his poppy and his mommy too
[01:00.99] To come and go his bail
[01:04.87] But money won't go on a murdering case
[01:08.95] And they locked John Hardy back in jail
[01:16.46] John Hardy had a pretty little girl
[01:20.90] The dress that she wore was blue
[01:24.78] As she came skipping through the old jail hall
[01:28.94] Saying Poppy, I been true to you
[01:36.32] John Hardy had another little girl
[01:40.54] The dress that she wore was red
[01:44.73] She followed John Hardy to his hanging ground
[01:48.72] Saying Poppy, I would rather be dead
[01:56.25] "I've been to the east and I've been to the west
[02:00.53] I've been this wide world around
[02:04.50] I've been to the river and I've been baptized
[02:08.53] And it's now I'm on my hanging ground"
[02:16.01] John Hardy walked out on his scaffold high
[02:20.02] With his loving little wife by his side
[02:24.20] And the last words she heard poor John-O say
[02:28.33] "I'll meet you in that sweet bye and bye"
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