| John Hardy was a fightin' man
| John Hardy era un hombre luchador
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| Carried a razor everyday
| Llevaba una navaja de afeitar todos los días
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| Well he killed a man in Mobile town
| Bueno, él mató a un hombre en la ciudad de Mobile
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| You ought to see my Johnny get away
| Deberías ver a mi Johnny escapar
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| Ought to see my Johnny get away
| Debería ver a mi Johnny escapar
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| Well get away, get away
| Bueno, aléjate, aléjate
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| Poor John, poor John
| Pobre Juan, pobre Juan
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| John Hardy was standin' at the bar
| John Hardy estaba parado en el bar
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| So drunk he could not see
| Tan borracho que no podía ver
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| Along came a man with a warrant in his hand
| A lo largo vino un hombre con una orden judicial en la mano
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| Cryin' Johnny boy why don’t you come with me
| Llorando Johnny, chico, ¿por qué no vienes conmigo?
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| Johnny boy why don’t you come with me
| Johnny chico, ¿por qué no vienes conmigo?
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| Well get away, get away
| Bueno, aléjate, aléjate
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| Poor John, poor John
| Pobre Juan, pobre Juan
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| John Hardy had a pretty little girl
| John Hardy tenía una niña bonita
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| Kept her dressed in blue
| La mantuvo vestida de azul
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| Saw her in the hangin' crowd
| La vi en la multitud colgada
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| Cryin' Johnny boy I’ll be true to you
| Cryin' Johnny boy, seré fiel a ti
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| Johnny boy I’ll be true to you
| Johnny boy, te seré fiel
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| Well get away, get away
| Bueno, aléjate, aléjate
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| Poor John, poor John
| Pobre Juan, pobre Juan
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| I’ve been to the north and I’ve been to the south
| He estado en el norte y he estado en el sur
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| Been this whole world 'round
| Ha estado todo este mundo alrededor
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| Well I’ve lived in the east and I’ve lived in the west
| Bueno, he vivido en el este y he vivido en el oeste
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| And this will be my buryin' ground
| Y este será mi terreno para enterrar
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| This will be my buryin' ground
| Este será mi terreno para enterrar
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| Yes I’ve been this wild world over
| Sí, he estado en este mundo salvaje
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| Yes I’ve been this whole world 'round
| Sí, he estado en todo este mundo
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| And I’ve been to the river
| Y he estado en el río
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| And I’ve been baptized
| y he sido bautizado
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| Take me to my buryin' grounds
| Llévame a mis terrenos enterrados
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| Well get away, get away
| Bueno, aléjate, aléjate
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| Poor John, poor John, poor John | Pobre Juan, pobre Juan, pobre Juan |