[Spoken]
John Hardy was a negro and he was a desperate man,
and he carried two six-shooters.
I'm gonna sing this song in here the (?) accordion.

John Hardy, he was a desp'rate little man
He carried two guns ev'ry day
He shot a man on the West Virginia line
Might have seen John Hardy getting away
Might have seen John Hardy getting away
(Now tell me about it)

John Hardy, went up on that Keystone Bridge
And there he thought that he was free
Up stepped a man and he caught him by the hand 
Said, "Johnny, come and go with me."
"Oh, Johnny, come and go with me."
(Tell me about it)

John Hardy had a mother and a father, too
He sent for them to come and go his bail
And there was no bail out for that murderin' man
They sent John Hardy back in jail
They sent John Hardy back in jail
(Now talk to me)