Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son

 had been shot down in the street and die, from a stray bullett.......

 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

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)