Lead Belly - Goodnight Irene

John Hardy

John Hardy, he was a desperate little man
Carried two guns every day
Shot a man down by the West Virginia line
They saw John Hardy get away
They saw John Hardy get away

They cornered John Hardy on the Tombstone bridge
He thought that he was free
'Til a deputy sheriff came and grabbed him by the arm
Said "Johnny, come along with me"
"Johnny, come along with me"

John Hardy, he stood inside his cell
Tears running down his eyes
Said "I've seen the death of many a poor boy
Now I'm ready to die
Now I'm ready to die"

Well, I've been to the east and I've been to the west
I've been the whole world round
I've been to the north and I've been to the south
Now I'm going to my hanging ground
I'm going to my hanging ground



Credits
Writer(s): Huddie Ledbetter
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Other Album Tracks

  1. In New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun)
  2. Goodnight Irene
  3. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
  4. How Long
  5. John Hardy
  6. When I Was a Cowboy
  7. Pretty Flower In Your Backyard
  8. Roberta
  9. Pretty Flower In Your Backyard
  10. Yellow Gal

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Altri album

  1. Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Sped Up) - Single
  2. Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Slowed Down) - Single
  3. "The Midnight Special" and other Southern Prison Songs
  4. Negro Sinful Songs
  5. American Epic
  6. Lead Belly
  7. Lead Belly Important Recordings 1934 - 1938
  8. Lead Belly Important Recordings 1935 - 1949
  9. Here's Leadbelly
  10. 7 Days Presents: Leadbelly - Blues Roots

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