(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 pa**erby
Who saw the woman cry (cry)
Wondering how can she work it out,
Now she knows that the wages of sin is d**h, 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;
Comforting her i was pa**ing 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 care
Cease towards the child she bear? (never did a thing wrong)
Wo-now, cry! (johnny was a good man)