(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 diedFrom a stray bullet.Woman hold her head and cry;Explaining to her was a passerbyWho 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 diedJust because of the system. (system)Woman hold her head and cry;Comforting her I was passing by.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 careCease towards the child she bear? (never did a thing wrong)Wo-now, cry! (Johnny was a good man)
Lyrics by Bob Marley
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Black Survivors Talkin' Talkin' Blues Talkin' Blues Talking Blues Teenager In Love Thank You Lord Thank You Lord (Vocal Channel) [*] Thank You Lord [Alternate Take] Thank You Lord [Dub] Thank You Lord [Dubb] Thank You Lord [Instrumental] The Heathen The Oppressed Song The Oppressed Song [*] The sun is shining The Ten Commandments of Love Them Belly Full Them belly full ( But we hungry ) Them Belly Full (but We Hungry ) Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) There She Goes This Train This Train [#] This Train [Alternate Take] Three Little Birds Three Little Birds (Alternate Mix) Time Will Tell Too Much Trouble Top Rankin' Top Rankin' (alternate Take) Top Rankin' [Take III] Top Rankin' Touch Me Treat Me Right Trench Town Trench Town Rock Trench Town Rock (Disc 02) Trenchtown Trenchtown Rock Trenchtown Rock (Alternate Mix) Trenchtown Rock (live) Try Me Try Me [Dub] Turn Me Loose Turn Your Lights Down Low Turn Your Lights Down Low (album Version) Uprising Waiting In Vain Waiting In Vain (Advent Mix) Wake Up And Live Wake Up and Live [*] Want More Want More (Want More) War War - No More Trouble War/No More Trouble War\/No More Trouble We And Dem What Am I Supposed To Do What Am I Supposed to Do? 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