| Song | Johnny Was |
| Artist | Bob Marley |
| Album | Rastaman Vibration [Deluxe Edition] |
| 作曲 : Rita Marley | |
| 作词 : Marley | |
| (wo-o-o-o! wo-o-o-o! wooo!) | |
| Woman hold her head and cry, | |
| 'cause her son had been shot down in the street and died | |
| From a stray bullet. | |
| Woman hold her head and cry; | |
| Explaining to her was a passerby | |
| Who saw the woman cry (cry) | |
| Wondering how can she work it out, | |
| Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah! | |
| Gift of jah is life. (life) | |
| She cried: ah-um, i - i know! | |
| "johnny was a good man," i - i know! (never did a thing wrong) | |
| "johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, | |
| Good, good, good man", (johnny was good man) | |
| She cried - she crie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ied! | |
| Wo-ooh! woman hold her head and cry, | |
| As her son had been shot down in the street and died | |
| Just because of the system. (system) | |
| Woman hold her head and cry; | |
| Comforting her i was passing by. | |
| She complained, then she cry: | |
| Oh-ooh-wo-ah, cry (ah-ah), yeah, i know now (ah-ah), | |
| No i know, i know now: (johnny was a good man) | |
| Said i know, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm. (never did a thing wrong) | |
| Ah! ah! (johnny was a good man) | |
| Can a woman tender care, she cried, (never did a thing wrong) | |
| Cease towards the child she bear? (johnny was a good man) | |
| Wo-ho-ho-ooh! woman cry, woman - (never did a thing wrong) | |
| She cried, wo-oh! she cried, yeah! (johnny was a good man) | |
| Can a woman tender care | |
| Cease towards the child she bear? (never did a thing wrong) | |
| Wo-now, cry! (johnny was a good man) |
| zuò qǔ : Rita Marley | |
| zuò cí : Marley | |
| woooo! woooo! wooo! | |
| Woman hold her head and cry, | |
| ' cause her son had been shot down in the street and died | |
| From a stray bullet. | |
| Woman hold her head and cry | |
| Explaining to her was a passerby | |
| Who saw the woman cry cry | |
| Wondering how can she work it out, | |
| Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah! | |
| Gift of jah is life. life | |
| She cried: ahum, i i know! | |
| " johnny was a good man," i i know! never did a thing wrong | |
| " johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, | |
| Good, good, good man", johnny was good man | |
| She cried she crieieieieieieieied! | |
| Woooh! woman hold her head and cry, | |
| As her son had been shot down in the street and died | |
| Just because of the system. system | |
| Woman hold her head and cry | |
| Comforting her i was passing by. | |
| She complained, then she cry: | |
| Ohoohwoah, cry ahah, yeah, i know now ahah, | |
| No i know, i know now: johnny was a good man | |
| Said i know, mmmmmmmmmm. never did a thing wrong | |
| Ah! ah! johnny was a good man | |
| Can a woman tender care, she cried, never did a thing wrong | |
| Cease towards the child she bear? johnny was a good man | |
| Wohohoooh! woman cry, woman never did a thing wrong | |
| She cried, wooh! she cried, yeah! johnny was a good man | |
| Can a woman tender care | |
| Cease towards the child she bear? never did a thing wrong | |
| Wonow, cry! johnny was a good man |