The Kingston Trio - Getaway john

Get a^Bmway, get a^Amway Get a^Bmway, get a^Cway Poor ^DJohn

John ^GHardy was a ^Dfightin' man ^GCarried a razor every ^Dday He ^Gkilled a man in ^DMobile town You ^Cought to see my Johnny get a^Dway You ^Cought to see my Johnny get a^Bmway

Get a^Amway Get a^Bmway, get a^Cway Poor ^DJohn

John ^GHardy was standin' ^Dat the bar ^GSo drunk he could not ^Dsee A^Glong came a man with a ^Dwarrant in his hand Cried, "^CJohnny boy, why don't you come with ^Dme ^CJohnny boy, why don't you come with ^Dme"

John ^GHardy had a ^Dpretty little gal ^GKept her dressed in ^Dblue He ^Gsaw her in the ^Dhangin' crowd Cryin', "^CJohnny boy, I'll be true to ^Dyou ^CJohnny boy, I'll be true to ^Bmyou"

True to ^Amyou True to ^Bmyou, true to ^Cyou Poor ^DJohn

I've ^Gbeen to the East and I've ^Dbeen to the West ^GBeen this whole world '^Dround I've ^Gbeen to the North and I've ^Dlived in the South ^CThis will be my buryin' ^Dground ^CThis will be my buryin' ^Dground

Well, I've been this wide world ^Cover ^DBeen this whole world '^Cround ^DBeen to the river and I've ^Cbeen baptized ^DTake me ^Cto my buryin' ^Dground

^DGet away, get away, get away