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Ky-mani Marley Johnny Was Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this weekAlbum: Johnny Was - Single / Original Release Date: 2014-02-18Genre: Dub
KY-MANI MARLEY
- Johnny Was Lyrics / with translations(Wo-o-o-o! Wo-o-o-o! Wooo!)
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;
Explaining to her was a passerby
Who saw the woman cry (cry)
Wondering how can she work it out,
Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah!
Gift of Jah is life. (life)
She cried: Ah-um, I - I know!
"Johnny was a good man," I - I know! (never did a thing
wrong)
"Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, good, good,
good,
good, good, good man", (Johnny was good man)
she cried - she crie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ied!
Wo-ooh! Woman hold her head and cry,
As her son had been shot down in the street and died
Just because of the system. (system)
Woman hold her head and cry;
Comforting her I was passing by.
She complained, then she cry:
Oh-ooh-wo-ah, cry (ah-ah), yeah, I know now (ah-ah),
no I know, I know now: (Johnny was a good man)
Said I know, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm. (Never did a thing wrong)
Ah! Ah! (Johnny was a good man)
Can a woman tender care, she cried, (Never did a thing
wrong)
Cease towards the child she bear? (Johnny was a good
man)
Wo-ho-ho-ooh! Woman cry, woman - (Never did a thing
wrong)
She cried, wo-oh! She cried, yeah! (Johnny was a good
man)
Can a woman tender care
Cease towards the child she bear? (Never did a thing
wrong)
Wo-now, cry! (Johnny was a good man)
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;
Explaining to her was a passerby
Who saw the woman cry (cry)
Wondering how can she work it out,
Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah!
Gift of Jah is life. (life)
She cried: Ah-um, I - I know!
"Johnny was a good man," I - I know! (never did a thing
wrong)
"Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, good, good,
good,
good, good, good man", (Johnny was good man)
she cried - she crie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ied!
Wo-ooh! Woman hold her head and cry,
As her son had been shot down in the street and died
Just because of the system. (system)
Comforting her I was passing by.
She complained, then she cry:
Oh-ooh-wo-ah, cry (ah-ah), yeah, I know now (ah-ah),
no I know, I know now: (Johnny was a good man)
Said I know, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm. (Never did a thing wrong)
Ah! Ah! (Johnny was a good man)
Can a woman tender care, she cried, (Never did a thing
wrong)
Cease towards the child she bear? (Johnny was a good
man)
Wo-ho-ho-ooh! Woman cry, woman - (Never did a thing
wrong)
She cried, wo-oh! She cried, yeah! (Johnny was a good
man)
Can a woman tender care
Cease towards the child she bear? (Never did a thing
wrong)
Wo-now, cry! (Johnny was a good man)
Facts about Johnny Was
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Johnny Was is written by Rita Marley.
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It is first released on February 18, 2014.
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When we consider what the writer meant by those haunting lines, the song 'Johnny Was' performed by Ky-Mani Marley tells the story of a woman who mourns her son who died because of street violence. The song demonstrates how sinful actions bring about severe damages, which affect the entire world according to its musical composition. The lyrics show how Johnny and other characters experience injustice through their deaths, which demonstrate how violence keeps repeating itself until society finds a solution. The song lyrics of Johnny were created to express multiple emotions which include heartbreak and despair and social commentary and extreme anger. The song communicates three main themes which include essential elements of human grief and loss and the impacts which follow violent actions and the connection between human goodness and human wickedness. The song lyrics show how violence and death theme through the son who dies from gun violence, which presents a danger to younger children. The film contains no explicit language or graphic content however its subject matter requires parental supervision because of its emotional intensity.
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Johnny Was falls under the genre Dub.
Who wrote Johnny Was lyrics?
Johnny Was is written by Rita Marley.
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When was Johnny Was released?
It is first released on February 18, 2014.
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What is the meaning behind Johnny Was lyrics?
When we consider what the writer meant by those haunting lines, the song 'Johnny Was' performed by Ky-Mani Marley tells the story of a woman who mourns her son who died because of street violence. The song demonstrates how sinful actions bring about severe damages, which affect the entire world according to its musical composition. The lyrics show how Johnny and other characters experience injustice through their deaths, which demonstrate how violence keeps repeating itself until society finds a solution. The song lyrics of Johnny were created to express multiple emotions which include heartbreak and despair and social commentary and extreme anger. The song communicates three main themes which include essential elements of human grief and loss and the impacts which follow violent actions and the connection between human goodness and human wickedness. The song lyrics show how violence and death theme through the son who dies from gun violence, which presents a danger to younger children. The film contains no explicit language or graphic content however its subject matter requires parental supervision because of its emotional intensity.
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Which genre is Johnny Was?
Johnny Was falls under the genre Dub.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): Rita Marley
Record Label(s): 2014 Mr Tipsy
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