John Wesley Harding

<br>John Wesley Harding<br>Was a friend to the poor,<br>He trav`led with a gun in ev`ry hand.<br>All along this countryside,<br>He opened a many a door,<br>But he was never known<br>To hurt a honest man. <br><br>`Twas down in Chaynee County,<br>A time they talk about,<br>With his lady by his side<br>He took a stand.<br>And soon the situation there<br>Was all but straightened out,<br>For he was always known<br>To lend a helping hand. <br><br>All across the telegraph<br>His name it did resound,<br>But no charge held against him<br>Could they prove.<br>And there was no man around<br>Who could track or chain him down,<br>He was never known<br>To make a foolish move