Johnny Was (From "Yardie")
Skip Marley"Johnny Was (From "Yardie")" is a song by Skip Marley, released in 2018 in the Pop genre. The song is 7:27 long and contains 48 lines and 275 words.
0:30Wo o o o wo o o o wooo
0:46Woman hold her head and cry
0:54'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died
1:02From a stray bullet
1:13Woman hold her head and cry
1:21Explaining to her was a passerby
1:27Who saw the woman cry
1:33Cry
1:37Wondering how can she work it out
1:46Now she knows that the wages of sin is death yeah
1:54Gift of jah is life
1:57Life
2:02She cried ah um I I know
2:10'Johnny was a good man I I know
2:17Never did a thing wrong
2:19'Johnny was a good good good good good good good good
2:21Good good good man
2:24Johnny was good man
2:28She cried she crie ie ie ie ie ie ie ied
2:30Wo ooh woman hold her head and cry
2:52As her son had been shot down in the street and died
2:59Just because of the system
3:02System
3:09Woman hold her head and cry
3:22She complained then she cry
3:31Oh ooh wo ah cry
3:33Ah ah
3:41Yeah I know now
3:43Ah ah
3:55No I know I know now
4:02Johnny was a good man
4:07Said I know mm mm mm mm mm
4:22Never did a thing wrong
4:28Ah ah
4:36Johnny was a good man
4:43Can a woman tender care she cried
4:57Never did a thing wrong
5:02Cease towards the child she bear
5:15Johnny was a good man
5:18Wo ho ho ooh woman cry woman
5:46Never did a thing wrong
5:54She cried wo oh she cried yeah
6:11Johnny was a good man
6:23Can a woman tender care
6:44Cease towards the child she bear
7:02Never did a thing wrong
7:17Wo now cry
7:27Johnny was a good man
Wo o o o wo o o o wooo 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 crie ie ie ie ie ie ie ied 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 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 mm 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 Wo now cry Johnny was a good man
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