Lyrics Johnny Was - Bob Marley
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
cried
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
(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)
Woman,
cry
(Johnny
was
a
good
man)
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