Ballad Of Kathryn Johnston

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Old Miss Johnston lived all alone
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On the sorry side of town

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Broke down cars and burglar bars

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On the windows and doors

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In case danger comes around


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Sittin' in her yellow kitchen

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Listenin' to bad news on a AM radio

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It used to be Louis Armstrong
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Then Martin Luther King

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Where did everybody go?


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Out the window where her garden was

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It's not safe to go outside

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Old Miss Johnston in the eye of the storm

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It was the safest place to hide


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Yeah life's a gamble for the broken and the weak

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Dealin' with the bangers and the drugs

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The whinos weave and amble

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And shuffle on down the street

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Steerin' clear of all the thugs


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And now my city hangs her head in shame

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You can't tell the truth from all the lies

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Everything changed forever and everything stayed the same

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On the night Miss Johnston died