The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
[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
Get Away John was written by Traditional.
Get Away John was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
The Kingston Trio released Get Away John on Mon Jun 01 1959.