Bob Marley - Johnny Was lyrics

(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)