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John Hardy

By Bessie Smith (2014)

On album Leave The Light On (2014)

Leave The Light On

John Hardy getting away poor boy Might have seen John Hardy getting away John Hardy went up upon that freestone bridge…

There he thought he would be free Up stepped a deputy and he caught him by the arm Saying Johnny come and go with me poor boy Johnny come and go

…with me Johnny come and go with me poor boy Johnny come and go with me John Hardy had a mother and a father too He sent for them to come and go

John Hardy

By Lead Belly (2000)

On album Tradition Masters Series (1959), Absolutely The Best (2000), Leadbelly Vol. 3 1939-1947 (1947)

Leadbelly Vol. 3 1939-1947

John Hardy getting away poor boy might have seen John Hardy getting away John Hardy went up upon that freestone bridge…

…there he thought he would be free Up stepped a deputy and he caught him by the arm saying Johnny come and go with me poor boy Johnny come and go

…with me Johnny come and go with me poor boy Johnny come and go with me John Hardy had a mother and a father too he sent for them to come and go

John Hardy

By The Gun Club (1982)

On album Miami (1984)

Miami

Hardy gettin' away, poor boy See John Hardy gettin' away Well, John Hardy went up to that free stone bridge Where…

…there, he thought he was free A dare the man, who called nobody his own Said, "Johnny come and go with me", poor boy Johnny come and go

…"Johnny, I've been true to you", poor boy "Johnny, I've been true to you", she said John Hardy sent out to the East Coast Sent…

Johnny Hart (John Hardy)

By Woody Guthrie (1999)

On album The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4 (1999)

The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4

Johnny Hart, he was a desperate little man Carried a gun and a razor ever' day Cut down a man on the free-state line You oughta…

…seen Johnny Hart gettin' away, poor boy You oughta seen Johnny Hart gettin' away Johnny Hart made a run for that free-state line…

There, he thought he'd be free But a man come a-walking And grabbed him by his arm Saying "Johnny, walk along with me, poor boy

John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man

By The Carter Family (1929)

On album The Essential Carter Family (2013)

The Essential Carter Family

John Hardy was a desperate little man He carried two guns every day He shot down a man on that West Virginia line You ought…

…a seen John Hardy getting away You ought to seen John Hardy getting away John Hardy stood in that old barroom So drunk that he could…

…not see And a man walked up and took him by the arm He said Johnny, come and go along with me Poor boy Johnny, come and walk along…

John Hardy

By The Carter Family (2003)

On album Mountains And The Valleys Of Kentucky (2003)

The Carter Family

John Hardy was a desperate little man He carried two guns every day He shot down a man on that West Virginia line You ought…

…a seen John Hardy getting away You ought to seen John Hardy getting away John Hardy stood in that old barroom So drunk that he could…

…not see And a man walked up and took him by the arm He said Johnny, come and go along with me Poor boy Johnny, come and walk along…

John Hardy

By Pete Seeger (1957)

On album American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5 (Box Set) (2009), American Ballads (1957)

American Ballads

…not see. And a man walked up and took him by the arm, He said, "Johnny, come and go along with me, Poor boy, Johnny, come…

…in his cell Was a little girl dressed in blue. She came down to that old jail cell, She said, "Johnny, I've been true to you. God knows…

Johnny, I've been true to you." The next one to visit John Hardy in his cell, Was a little girl dressed in red. She came down…

John Hardy

By Bill Monroe (1962)

On album Fiddle Tunes For Banjo (1981), Bluegrass Ramble (1962)

Fiddle Tunes For Banjo

John Hardy was a desperate little man He carried two guns ev'ry day He shot down a man on that West Virginia line You oughta seen…

…not see And a man walked up and took him by the arm He said, "Johnny, come and go along with me Poor boy, Johnny, come…

…the death of many a poor boy But my six-shooters never told a lie No, my six-shooters never told a lie The first one to visit John Hardy in his cell Was a little

John Hardy

By Lonnie Donegan (1993)

On album Puttin' On the Country Style (2008), The Polygon / Nixa / Pye Anthology (2014)

Puttin' On the Country Style

…that he could not see And a man walked up and took him by the arm He said, "Johnny, come and go along with me Poor boy, Johnny, come…

…in his cell Was a little girl dressed in blue She came down to that old jail cell She said, "Johnny, I've been true to you God knows…

Johnny, I've been true to you." The next one to visit John Hardy in his cell Was a little girl dressed in red She came down…

John Hard

By Cisco Houston (1962)

On album Cisco Houston Sings American Folk Songs (1968)

Cisco Houston Sings American Folk Songs

…not see. And a man walked up and took him by the arm, He said, "Johnny, come and go along with me, Poor boy, Johnny, come…

…in his cell Was a little girl dressed in blue. She came down to that old jail cell; She said, "Johnny, I've been true to you, God knows…

Johnny, I've been true to you." The next one to visit John Hardy in his cell Was a little girl dressed in red. She came down…

Johnny Poverty

By Paul Davis (1980)

On album Paul Davis (Expanded Edition) (1972)

Paul Davis (Expanded Edition)

…still unemployed Can you tell me what lies ahead For this little bitty baby boy Now tell me Whatcha gonna be Johnny Poverty…

Will you grow to be a mighty mighty man Up in Washington, D.C. Where you gonna go I wanna know your destiny Johnny Poverty Now you…

…gotta stay alive and I know it's hard to do 'Cause I used to be a little boy just like you You wanna run away but you got nowhere to go

Only a Lad

By Oingo Boingo (1981)

On album Only A Lad (1981), Boingo Alive (1988)

Only A Lad

Johnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tell Everyone said if you don't get straight You'll surely go to hell But Johnny

It's not his fault that he can't behave Society made him go astray Perhaps if we're nice he'll go away Perhaps he'll go away

He'll go away (Repeat chorus) Hey there Johnny you really don't fool me You get away with murder And you think it's funny You don't…

John Hardy

By Bobby Bare (2012)

On album Darker Than Light (2012)

Darker Than Light

Hardy getting away oh boy I've seen John Hardy getting away And John Hardy went to the Keystone bridge He thought…

…that he was free Upstepped the deputy and he caught him by the arm He said: John Hardy come and go with me oh boy John Hardy come and go

…with me John Hardy come and go with me oh boy John Hardy come and go with me John Hardy had a mother and a dad Get down to come and go

Bohemian Rhapsody Performed in 42 Styles

By Queen (2007)

On album Queen Rock Montreal (2007)

Queen Rock Montreal

…to the skies and see... I'm just a poor boy (poor boy), I need no sympathy Because I'm easy come, easy go Little high, little low…

…bung Bung bung bung bung bung bung bung bung [Johnny Cash style] Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head Pulled my…

…let him go, Johnny go! [Michael Jackson style] (Bismillah!) We will not let you go (Let him go!) [The Clash style] Bismillah! We…

Bohemian Rhapsody Performed in 42 Styles

By Ten Second Songs

Ten Second Songs

…to the skies and see... I'm just a poor boy (poor boy), I need no sympathy Because I'm easy come, easy go Little high, little low…

…bung Bung bung bung bung bung bung bung bung [Johnny Cash style] Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head Pulled my…

…let him go, Johnny go! [Michael Jackson style] (Bismillah!) We will not let you go (Let him go!) [The Clash style] Bismillah! We…

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