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Johny Slim

by Sue harding

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A story about a drifter....inspired by the ballads and tales of the wild west

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Johny took to drifting
When Life had let him down
A handsome shadow of a man
He slipped from town to town

They say he left a wife
with a heart as sharp as stone
And a boy about ten years old
Up country all alone

There was talk about a robbery
Cash gone underground
Johny had to keep on runnin'
When they tried to hunt him down

Some say that he killed a man
Shot him in the head
Stories made it semm like
He was glad that he was dead

But Johny Slim was tall and thin
And gentle as a leaf
He neve raised his hand or voice
Or talked about his grief

Johny took the freight train
As he rolled from state to state
It ain't that surprising
If folks talk and speculate

He's just feckless said some
Best off gone tomorrow
But to the more discerning eye
It looked a lot like sorrow

And if anybody asked him
What you runnin'from?
He'd squint his eyes and say well
It ain't nothin' that I done

And if he could he'd be outside
Close to the border line
I like sweet mountain air he'd say
Wild rose and the columbine

Johny paid his way
Working on the farms
Pickin' fruit and buckin' barley
Sleepin' in the barns

And if he hit the whiskey
When he'd dollars in his hand
It didn't make him a bad man
I hope you understand

There sure was more to Johny Slim
Than a drifter in a bar
Everyone would listen
When he played his slide guitar

Pretty soon he take off
slip from town to town
Johny took to drifting
When life had let him down.

credits

released February 2, 2016
Music, lyrics, Guitar, vocals - Sue Harding
Guitar, slide guitar- Ali George

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Sue harding Frome, UK

Sue harding is a singer songwriter and guitar player from Somerset in the UK. Her background is in Acoustic, Indie and Folk. Her first album, Flight was released in 2016 to critical acclaim and she is about to release a second album of original songs, Darkling. Visit her website www.suehardingsongs for more information. ... more

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