Johnny Mahoe


composed by: Del Beazley
performed by: Israel Kamakawiwo`ole

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Listen to the story of Johnny Mahoe
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Pride of the hometown, number one school boy
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Never got in trouble, always kept his nose clean
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So when the news hit the town, nobody could believe
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what happened to Johnny Mahoe

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You see Johnny started hanging with the neighborhood thugs
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Boys wearing colors, the ones dealing drugs
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Initiaiton's over, Johnny's part of the gang
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Fighting for his colors, playing with his bang bang
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Johnny Mahoe

CHORUS:
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Why hang around with the wrong crowd
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Why let them poison your mind
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It's okay, it's okay, turn and walk the other way
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You don't want to end up like Johnny Johnny 
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Johnny Mahoe

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One day there was a clash between the blue and the red
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When the fighting was over, Johnny lay dead
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A single rose stands alone upon Jonny's grave
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Think nothing would have happened 
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If Johnny Mahoe just turned and 
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walked the other way
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Just walked the other way

SOLO

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