Lyrics

[Verse 1] John Hardy was a fightin' man Carried a razor everyday Well he killed a man in Mobile town You ought to see my Johnny get away Ought to see my Johnny get away [Verse 2] Now John Hardy was standin' at the bar So drunk he could not see Along came a man with a warrant in his hand Cryin' Johnny boy why don't you come with me Johnny boy why don't you come with me [Chorus] Well get away, get away Poor John [Verse 3] Now John Hardy had a pretty little girl Kept her dressed in blue Saw her in the hangin' crowd Cryin' Johnny boy I'll be true to you Johnny boy I'll be true to you [Verse 4] Now I've been to the north and I've been to the south Been this whole world 'round Been to the east and I've been to the west And this will bе my buryin' ground This will be my buryin' ground [Chorus] Well get away Poor John [Verse 5] Now I'vе been this wild world over Yes, I've been this whole world 'round I've been to the river And I've been baptized Take me to my buryin' grounds [Chorus] Well get away Poor John Get away Poor John