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Johnny was working hard just like his father,
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cutting lumber at the sawmill all day through.
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In the evening hanging out at the diner,
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watching Betty working, and her eyes so blue.
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Betty was the girl he'd always wanted,
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but she was married to a man doing time.
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He was violent and mean, Bobby was his name.
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She knew when he got out, he'd do another crime.
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He got out on parole, and heard she was untrue,
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so he beat her up real bad, and drove away.
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She explained how she had fallen down the stairs again,
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but Johnny knew the truth, and swore he'd make him pay.
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He put the hammer down, and thundered down the road.
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He drove all night from town to town.
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But Bobby knew he'd come, so he waited,
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and at the break of dawn he shot poor Johnny down.
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He set fire to the body and headed home.
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Betty was closing up the diner when he came.
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She bolted the door but he brought gasoline,
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and through the flames she called out Johnny's name...
