Johnny Was

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

Wondering how can she work it out

Now she knows that the wages of sin is death

Gift of JAH is life

She cried

Johnny was a goodman

Never did a thing wrong

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Woman hold her head and cry

Cause her son had been

Shot down in the street

And died

Just because of the system

Woman hold her head and cry

Comforting her was a passerby

She complained then she cry

Johnny was a goodman

Never did a thing wrong

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Can a woman tender care

She cried

Cease towards the child she bear

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