John Hardy, he was a desperate little manCarried two guns every dayShot a man down by the West Virginia lineThey saw John Hardy get awayThey saw John Hardy get awayThey cornered John Hardy on the Tombstone bridgeHe thought that he was free'Til the deputy sheriff came and grabbed him by the armSaid "Johnny, come along with me""Johnny, come along with me"John Hardy, he stood inside his cellTears running down his eyesSaid "I've seen the death of many a poor boyNow I'm ready to dieNow I'm ready to die"Well, I've been to the east and I've been to the westI've been the whole world roundI've been to the north and I've been to the southNow I'm going to my hanging groundI'm going to my hanging ground
