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Johnny was

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  (Wo-o-o-o! Wo-o-o-o! Wooo!)  (Wo-o-o-o! Wo-o-o-o! Wooo!)
  Woman hold her head and cry,  Woman hold her head and cry,
  'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died  'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died
  From a stray bullet.  From a stray bullet.
      
  Woman hold her head and cry;  Woman hold her head and cry;
  Explaining to her was a passerby  Explaining to her was a passerby
  Who saw the woman cry (cry)  Who saw the woman cry (cry)
  Wondering how can she work it out,  Wondering how can she work it out,
  Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah!  Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah!
  Gift of Jah is life. (life)  Gift of Jah is life. (life)
  She cried: Ah-um, I - I know!  She cried: Ah-um, I - I know!
1  "Johnny was a good man," I - I know!                                  "Johnny was a good man," I - I know! (never did a thing wrong) 1
1  (never did a thing wrong)   1
  "Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good,  "Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good,
  good, good, good man", (Johnny was good man)  good, good, good man", (Johnny was good man)
  she cried - she crie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ied!  she cried - she crie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ied!
      
  Wo-ooh! Woman hold her head and cry,  Wo-ooh! Woman hold her head and cry,
  As her son had been shot down in the street and died  As her son had been shot down in the street and died
  Just because of the system. (system)  Just because of the system. (system)
      
  Woman hold her head and cry;  Woman hold her head and cry;
  Comforting her I was passing by.  Comforting her I was passing by.
  She complained, then she cry:  She complained, then she cry:
  Oh-ooh-wo-ah, cry (ah-ah), yeah, I know now (ah-ah),  Oh-ooh-wo-ah, cry (ah-ah), yeah, I know now (ah-ah),
  no I know, I know now: (Johnny was a good man)  no I know, I know now: (Johnny was a good man)
  Said I know, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm. (Never did a thing wrong)  Said I know, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm. (Never did a thing wrong)
  Ah! Ah! (Johnny was a good man)  Ah! Ah! (Johnny was a good man)
  Can a woman tender care, she cried, (Never did a thing wrong)  Can a woman tender care, she cried, (Never did a thing wrong)
  Cease towards the child she bear? (Johnny was a good man)  Cease towards the child she bear? (Johnny was a good man)
  Wo-ho-ho-ooh! Woman cry, woman - (Never did a thing wrong)  Wo-ho-ho-ooh! Woman cry, woman - (Never did a thing wrong)
  She cried, wo-oh! She cried, yeah! (Johnny was a good man)  She cried, wo-oh! She cried, yeah! (Johnny was a good man)
  Can a woman tender care  Can a woman tender care
  Cease towards the child she bear? (Never did a thing wrong)  Cease towards the child she bear? (Never did a thing wrong)
  Wo-now, cry! (Johnny was a good man)  Wo-now, cry! (Johnny was a good man)
      


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