John Hardy-Cisco Houston

[ti:John Hardy] [ar:Cisco Houston] [al:Best Of The Vanguard Years] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]John Hardy - Cisco Houston [00:03.96]John Hardy was a desperate little man [00:07.27] [00:07.85]He carried two guns every day [00:10.34] [00:11.68]He shot down a man [00:13.10]On the West Virginia line [00:14.87]You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away [00:17.80] [00:18.57]You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away [00:21.46] [00:22.48]John Hardy stood in that old barroom [00:25.83] [00:26.33]So drunk that he could not see [00:28.64] [00:29.65]And a man walked up [00:31.18] [00:31.70]And took him by the arm [00:33.36]He said Johnny come [00:34.48]And go along with me [00:36.07]Poor boy Johnny [00:37.80]Come and walk along with me [00:39.42] [00:41.58]John Hardy stood in his old jail cell [00:45.13]The tears running down from his eyes [00:47.89] [00:48.64]He said [00:49.03]I've been the death of many poor boy [00:52.17]But my six shooter never told a lie [00:54.76] [00:55.62]No my six shooters never told a lie [00:58.68] [00:59.36]The first one to visit John Hardy in his cell [01:02.86]Was a little girl dressed in blue [01:05.55] [01:06.71]She came down to that old jail cell [01:09.67]She said Johnny I've been true to you [01:12.40]God knows Johnny I've been true to you [01:16.01] [01:17.05]The next one to visit [01:18.63]John Hardy in his cell [01:20.54]Was a little girl dressed in red [01:23.01] [01:24.47]She came down to that old jail cell [01:27.49]She said [01:27.90]Johnny I had rather see you dead [01:30.10] [01:31.08]Well Johnny I had rather see you dead [01:33.54] [01:34.55]I've been to the east [01:36.28]And I've been to the west [01:38.29]I've traveled this wide world around [01:40.68] [01:41.82]I've been to that river [01:43.42]And I've been baptized [01:45.17]So take to my burying ground [01:47.58] [01:48.55]So take me to my burying ground [01:51.04] [01:51.99]John Hardy was a desperate little man [01:55.63]He carried two guns every day [01:57.94] [01:59.10]He shot down a man [02:00.51]On the West Virginia line [02:02.25]You oughta seen old John Hardy gettin' away [02:04.87] [02:05.71]You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away