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Johnny was working hard just like his father
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Cutting lumber at the sawill all day through
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In the evening hanging out at the diner
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Waching 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, Boddy 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 untre
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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 Boddy 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
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