Bob Marley & The Wailers Johnny was Lyrics

(Wo-o-o-o! Wo-o-o-o! Wooo!)
Woman hold her head and cry,
'Cause her son had been shot down
In the street and died
From a stray bullet.

Woman hold her head and cry
Explaining to her was a passerby
Who saw the woman cry
(cry)
Wondering how can she work it out,
Now she knows
That the wages of sin is death
Yeah!
Gift of Jah is life.
(life)
She cried:
"Ah-um, I - I know!"
"Johnny was a good man,
I - I know!
(never did a thing wrong)
"Johnny was a good good, good,
Good, good, good, good, good,
good, good, good man"
(Johnny was good man)
She cried.
She crie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ied!

Wo-ooh!
Woman hold her head and cry,
As her son had been shot down
In the street and died
Just because of the system.
(system)

Woman hold her head and cry
Comforting her I was passing by
She complained,
Then she cry:
Oh-ooh-wo-ah, cry (ah-ah)
Yeah, I know now (ah-ah)
No I know, I know now
(Johnny was a good man)
Said I know,
mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
(Never did a thing wrong)
Ah! Ah!
(Johnny was a good man)
Can a woman tender care
She cried
(Never did a thing wrong)
Cease towards the child she bear?
(Johnny was a good man)
Wo-ho-ho-ooh!
Woman cry, woman
(Never did a thing wrong)
She cried, wo-oh!
She cried, yeah!
(Johnny was a good man)
Can a woman tender care
Cease towards the child she bear?
(Never did a thing wrong)
Wo-now, cry!
(Johnny was a good man)

edit by MySno (NZ)