Run Johnny Run

Johnny was down at the moonshine still in the bottom of the holler by the side of the hill
He woke up bout the break of day and he thought he heard his grandpa say

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Oh, run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Oh, run Johnny run you better get away
Run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Run Johnny run you better get away

Johnny stopped at the top of the hill
He saw them federals around the still
They busted the barrel and the boiler too
And started drinkin' his mountain dew

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Oh, run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Oh, run Johnny run you better get away
Oh, run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Run Johnny run you better get away

The feds caught Johnny a makin' a run
The took him up for Washington
Put 'em to work for the gover'ment
Makin' moonshine for the President

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Oh, run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Oh, run Johnny run you better get away
Oh, run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Run Johnny run you better get away

John got rich at the government stills
And he ran off to his home in the hills
Now the federals are on his tracks
He still owes a dollar on the whiskey tax

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Oh, run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Oh, run Johnny run you better get away
Oh, run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Run Johnny run you better get away

Run Johnny run the federals'll get you
Run Johnny run you better get away