Intro:
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Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son
had been shot down in the street and die,
from a stray bullet
Woman hold her head and cry, explaining to
her was a passerby, who saw the woman cry wondering
How can she work it out, now she knows that the
wages of sin is death, oh gift of Jah is life (life) she cried
Oh, oh, I know, Johnny was a good man,
I know, Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, ooo oh
She cried, She cried
Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son had been
Shot down in the street and die, just because of the system
Woman hold her head and cry, comforting her I was
Passing by, she complained, then she cried she cried
(repeat chorus as above)