In a '67 Chevy, he made his get away.
After Jennifer Johnson accused him of rape.
He made it to Kentucky where he was held down by a flood.
His wheels just spinning in 20 inches of mud.
Now, Mama grab my gun and stand out of my way
Johnny took my little sister's innocence away
And I swear as I stand here this very day
I'm gonna see Johnny's Grave
Yes, I'm gonna see Johnny's Grave
It was somewhere out by Mount Vernon, Illinois
I found him at the place he was employed
But he saw me first as I walked thru the door.
And with a tire iron, he laid me out, on the floor
So I followed him through Kansas into the Colorado snow,
Then I missed him up in Laramie, by about a day or so,
But I caught him on that Utah mountainside,
That's when Johnny realized . . . He had to die.
He begged for my forgiveness when I showed him my gun
He tried and tried to tell me that he was not the one
But I swear as i stood there my mama's only son,
I said, Johnny, you know you're the one. . .
Johnny, what have you done
Now, Mama grab my gun and stand out of my way
Johnny took my little sister's innocence away
And I swear as I stand here this very day
I'm gonna see Johnny's Grave
Yes, I'm gonna see Johnny's Grave
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Lyrics submitted by Bob.