Thanks for this fantastic vantage point of such an ever-relevant & living legendary punk band and their pulsing entourage. They've transcended our angst time-n-time again. (lol...a mouthful)
Lyrics Woman hold her head and cry 'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died From a stray bullet Woman hold her head and cry Accompanying her was a passerby, who Saw the woman cry Wondering, can she work it out? Now she knows that the wages of sin is death The gift of God is life Oh, oh Oh, oh Johnny was a good man Oh, yeah Woman hold her head and cry 'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died Just because of the system Woman hold her head and cry Comforting her, I was passing by and I I saw the woman cry She cried, oh, oh Oh, oh, Johnny was a good man He never did a thing wrong, no Take it down Johnny went out on a Saturday night He never hurt anybody, never started no bar room fight Johnny never did nobody no wrong He never hurt anybody never-ever-ever-ever, johnny was a good man Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, yeah-yeah Johnny was a good Johnny was a good man, I tell ya Johnny was a good man Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny was a good man, yeah Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny was a good man, hey On a top-floor flat in the middle of the night There's a man with rifle and Johnny in his sight I said oh no-no-no-no-no-no We can't let that kind of thing happen here no more Oh, no Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, yeah A single shot rings out in a Belfast night and I said oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Johnny was a good man Johnny was a good man Johnny was a good man Johnny was a good man, said Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, hey, hey Can a woman's tender care Cease towards the child she bears, oh-oh? Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, hey, hey, yeah! Too many Johnnies, too many Johnnies Too many Johnnies, somebody care I care!
Sham69 has a song called “Johnny Come Lately” that also has this reggae vibe, but no other similarities. I never heard them covering this particular song, nor the original from Bob Marley.
Still one of the best executed covers by a punk band EVER
Thanks for this fantastic vantage point of such an ever-relevant & living legendary punk band and their pulsing entourage. They've transcended our angst time-n-time again. (lol...a mouthful)
some things get better with age!! seen them at Edinburgh Playhouse in October 1982..... they played this too!! BRILLIANT!
The only punk band that mattered
cover tho it may be they definitely took it and molded it into something of their own ......did a good job i think
Seen this band in Swindon,on stage,I joined them, that's me
Great picture. Great sound dude missed the gig so this made my day. Ty
i saw em @welly club in 2014 in January.. what a gig & it was one big party old & new i was amazed!
Thanks for covering sir Bob Marley music.
PROBABLY the best punk band in the WORLD! Why? cos Johnny was a Good man..!!
i remember seeing these 1982
Great Times...
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I love this band definitely the best
I saw them Nov 2019 they were awesome
Nice, hanxs for sharing
Irish punks doing some reggae and it sounds so fuck'n good
God bless them.
jd2009ie great quality and sound of video
MASSIVE.....
Viva Bob Marley!!
Friday 31th October in Amsterdam!!!
Class..
Oh, bloody good, yes
I live for slf
HYAHA, PLAYS BARRAS EVERY ST PATS DAY
shit hot drummer!!!!!!!!
I passed this band onto a good friend,bunsy ,mark hunt, bet on me,
Lyrics
Woman hold her head and cry
'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died
From a stray bullet
Woman hold her head and cry
Accompanying her was a passerby, who
Saw the woman cry
Wondering, can she work it out?
Now she knows that the wages of sin is death
The gift of God is life
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Johnny was a good man
Oh, yeah
Woman hold her head and cry
'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died
Just because of the system
Woman hold her head and cry
Comforting her, I was passing by and I
I saw the woman cry
She cried, oh, oh
Oh, oh, Johnny was a good man
He never did a thing wrong, no
Take it down
Johnny went out on a Saturday night
He never hurt anybody, never started no bar room fight
Johnny never did nobody no wrong
He never hurt anybody never-ever-ever-ever, johnny was a good man
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, yeah-yeah
Johnny was a good
Johnny was a good man, I tell ya
Johnny was a good man
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny was a good man, yeah
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny was a good man, hey
On a top-floor flat in the middle of the night
There's a man with rifle and Johnny in his sight
I said oh no-no-no-no-no-no
We can't let that kind of thing happen here no more
Oh, no
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, yeah
A single shot rings out in a Belfast night and I said oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Johnny was a good man
Johnny was a good man
Johnny was a good man
Johnny was a good man, said
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, hey, hey
Can a woman's tender care
Cease towards the child she bears, oh-oh?
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, hey, hey, yeah!
Too many Johnnies, too many Johnnies
Too many Johnnies, somebody care
I care!
johnny boy
I'm not sure, but i could swear that this song was on a Sham69 album i had a long time ago. Am i totaly wrong?
Sham69 has a song called “Johnny Come Lately” that also has this reggae vibe, but no other similarities. I never heard them covering this particular song, nor the original from Bob Marley.
Jake Burns and the Big Belly !
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