Johnny Was - Skip Marley

Woman hold her head and cried

'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died

From the stray bullet

A woman hold her head and cried

Explaining to her was a passer by who

Saw the woman cry

Wondering

How can she work it out?

Now she knows that the wagers of sin is dead

Her gift of love is life

She cried

Oh, Johnny was a good man

Never did a thing wrong

Johnny was a good man

She cried

Woman hold her head and cried

'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died

From the same system

A woman hold her head and cried

Comforting her, I was passing by

She complained and then she fight

She cried

(Oh, Johnny was a good man)

Can the woman turned to

(Never did a thing wrong)

She’s the one that caught the

Someone is guilty

Johnny been shot down in the streets

All because of the system

What good is it?

What good is it?

Johnny was, Johnny, Johnny was

Mama cries, she cries

Johnny was a good man

They killed her child, it’s like

They killed her child, it’s like

She cried

Johnny was a good man

Never did a thing wrong

Johnny was a good man

Woman hold her head and cried

'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died

From the same system

A woman hold her head and cried

Comforting her, I was passing by

She complained and then she fight

She cried

(Oh, Johnny was a good man)

Can the woman turned to

(Never did a thing wrong)

She’s the one that caught the

Someone is guilty

Johnny been shot down in the streets

All because of the system

What good is it?

What good is it?

Johnny was, Johnny, Johnny was

Mama cries, she cries

Johnny was a good man

They killed her child, it’s like

They killed her child, it’s like

She cried

Johnny was a good man

Never did a thing wrong

Johnny was a good man