Listen to Getaway John song with lyrics from Kingston Trio

Getaway John

Kingston Trio25 Mar 2019

Getaway John Lyrics

Get Away John - Kingston Trio

Get away get away

Get away get away

Poor John

John Hardy was a fighting man

Carried a razor every day

He killed a man in Mobile town

You ought to see my Johnny get away

You ought to see my Johnny get away

Get away

Get away get away

Poor John

John Hardy was standing at the bar

So drunk he could not see

Along came a sheriff with a warrant in his hand

Johnny boy

You'd better come with me

Yeah Johnny boy

You'd better come with me

John Hardy had a pretty little gal

Kept her dressed in blue

He saw her in the hangin' crowd

Cryin' Johnny boy I'll be true to you

Johnny boy I'll be true to you

True to you

True to you

True to you

Poor John

I've been to the East

And I've been to the West

Been this whole world 'round

I've been to the North

And I lived in the South

This will be my buryin' ground

This will be my buryin' ground

Well I've been this wide world over

Been this whole world 'round

Been to the river and I've been baptized

Take me to my buryin' ground

 

Get away get away get away