[00:00.00]John Hardy - Lead Belly/Sonny Terry [00:11.13]Written by:Huddie/Ledbelly/Ledbetter [00:22.27]John hardy he was a desperate little man [00:26.67]He carried two guns every day [00:30.63]He shot a man on the west virginia line [00:34.88]Might have seen John hardy getting away poor boy [00:38.95]Might have seen John hardy getting away [01:03.07]John hardy went up upon that freestone bridge [01:07.85]Thought he would be free [01:11.19]Up stepped a man and caught him by the arm [01:15.59]Saying johnny come and go with me poor boy [01:19.87]Johnny come and go with me [01:43.46]John hardy had a mother and a father too [01:47.70]He sent for them to come and go his bail [01:51.41]There was no bail out for a murdering man [01:55.63]They shaved John hardy back in jail poor boy [01:59.57]And shaved John hardy back in jail [02:22.72]John hardy he had a purdy little wife [02:26.78]And that she wore what blew [02:30.48]She came to the jailhouse with a loud shout [02:34.52]Saying Johnny I've been true to you poor boy [02:38.46]And Johnny I've been true to you [03:00.94]John hardy was standing in his cell [03:04.94]With tears a rolling down his eye [03:08.49]And I've been the death of a many poor man [03:12.56]And now I am ready to die poor boy [03:16.31]And now I am ready to die [03:38.40]I've been to the east I've been to the west [03:42.37]I've been this whole wide world round [03:46.16]I've been to the river and I've been baptised [03:50.00]Now take me to my hanging ground Lord Lord [03:53.87]And take me to my hanging ground