The Kingston Trio — Get Away John

[Intro] Get away, get away Get away, get away Poor John [Verse 1] John Hardy was a fightin' man Carried a razor ev'ry day He killed a man in Mobile town You ought to see my Johnny get away Ought to see my Johnny get away [Chorus] Get away, get away, get away Poor John [Verse 2] John Hardy was standin' at the bar So drunk he could not see Along came a man with a warrant in his hand Cryin', "Johnny boy, why don't you come with me? Johnny boy, why don't you come with me?" [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] True to you. true to you, true to you Poor John" [Verse 4] 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 [Verse 5] 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 [Outro] Get away, get away, get away