Lyrics Johnny Was.lrc Bob Marley & The Wailers
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[ar: Bob Marley & The Wailers]
[al: Rastaman Vibration]
[ti: Johnny Was]
[length: 03:48]
[00:04.62]Woo-ooh-ooh
[00:07.56]Woo-ooh-ooh
[00:10.88]Woo
[00:17.26]Woman hold her head and cry
[00:22.56]’Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died
[00:29.90]From a stray bullet (bullet)
[00:39.27]Woman hold her head and cry
[00:45.24]Explaining to her was a passerby
[00:51.10]Who saw the woman cry (cry)
[00:59.68]Wondering how can she work it out
[01:06.75]Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah
[01:14.32]Gift of Jah is life (life)
[01:19.90]She cry, “Ah-um, I – I know”
[01:28.65]”Johnny was a good man”
[01:32.72]I – I know (never did a thing wrong)
[01:35.67]”Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good
[01:40.12]Good, good, good man” (Johnny was good man)
[01:42.86]She cried, she cried
[01:51.49]
[01:59.69]Wo-ooh woman hold her head and cry
[02:06.90]As her son had been shot down in the street and died
[02:14.27]Just because of the system (system)
[02:23.00]Woman hold her head and cry
[02:30.74]Comforting her I was passing by
[02:35.52]She complained, then she cry (she cry)
[02:42.92]Oh-ooh-wo-ah, cry (ah-ah), yeah
[02:47.39]I know now (ah-ah)
[02:48.60]No I know, I know now (Johnny was a good man)
[02:52.35]Said I know, mm-mm (never did a thing wrong)
[02:59.85]Ah ah (Johnny was a good man)
[03:05.66]Can a woman tender care, she cried, (never did a thing wrong)
[03:11.45]Cease towards the child she bear? (Johnny was a good man)
[03:16.79]Wo-ho-ho-ooh! Woman cry, woman (never did a thing wrong)
[03:22.53]She cried, wo-oh she cried, yeah (Johnny was a good man)
[03:30.53]Can a woman tender care
[03:33.94]Cease towards the child she bear?
[03:38.98]Wo-now, cry (Johnny was a good man)
[03:42.63]Year of Release: 1976