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Artist: Uncle Tupelo
Canonical path: /uncle-tupelo/john-hardy
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John Hardy
Read John Hardy lyrics by Uncle Tupelo on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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John Hardy
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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 the 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
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Uncle Tupelo performs "John Hardy", and this lyric page sits inside the Uncle Tupelo catalog on LyroVerse.
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