Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Ballad of Kathryn Johnston, artist - Shawn Mullins. Album song Honeydew, in the genre Поп
Date of issue: 31.12.2007
Record label: Vanguard
Song language: English
The Ballad of Kathryn Johnston |
Old Ms. Johnston lived all alone |
On the sorry side of town |
Broke down cars and burglar bars |
On the windows and doors |
In case danger comes around |
Sitting in her yellow kitchen |
Listening to bad news on her A.M. |
radio |
Used to be Louis Armstrong |
Then Martin Luther King |
Where did everybody go? |
Out the window where her garden was |
It’s not safe to go outside |
Old Ms. Johnston in the eye of the storm |
It was the safest place to hide |
Yeah life’s a gamble for the broken and the weak |
Dealing with the bangers and drugs |
The winos weave and amble |
And shuffle on down the street |
Steering clear of all the thugs |
Now my city hangs her head in shame |
Can’t tell the truth from all the lies |
Everything changed forever |
And everything stayed the same |
On the night Ms. Johnston died |