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[00:22.74]John Hardy he was a desperate little man
[00:27.17]he carried two guns every day
[00:30.41]
[00:30.97]he shot a man on the west v*rginia line
[00:35.16]might have seen John Hardy getting away poor boy
[00:39.34]might have seen John Hardy getting away
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[01:03.22]John Hardy went up upon that freestone bridge
[01:07.53]there he thought he would be free
[01:11.18]Up stepped a deputy and he caught him by the arm
[01:15.55]saying Johnny come and go with me poor boy
[01:19.79]Johnny come and go with me
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[01:43.47]John Hardy had a mother and a father too
[01:47.40]he sent for them to come and go his bail
[01:50.89]there was not no bail out for a murdering man
[01:55.08]they shaved John Hardy back in jail poor boy
[01:59.26]and they shaved John Hardy back in jail
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[02:22.15]John Hardy had a purdy little wife
[02:26.20]that mrs oh she wore what blew
[02:28.95]
[02:29.77]she came to the jailhouse with a loud shout
[02:33.75]she saying Johnny ive been true to you poor boy
[02:37.37]
[02:37.87]Johnny ive been true to you
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[02:59.97]John Hardy was standing in his cell
[03:03.97]with tears a rolling down his eye
[03:07.33]ive been the death of a many poor boy
[03:11.32]and now i am ready to die lord lord
[03:15.25]now i am ready to die
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[03:36.97]I've been to the east i've been to the west
[03:40.84]i've been this whole wide world round
[03:44.65]i've been to the east river and i've been baptised
[03:48.33]now take me to my hanging ground lord now
[03:52.34]take me to my hanging ground