Alabama John Cherokee
Traditional. Arrangement The Black Family
This is the tale of John Cherokee
Alabama John Cherokee
Indian man from Miramashee
Alabama John Cherokee
Way hey ya-ooh!
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They made him a slave in oul Alabam
Alabama John Cherokee
He ran away every time he can
Alabama John Cherokee
Way hey ya-ooh!
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They shipped him on board of a whaling ship
Alabama John Cherokee
Again and again he gave them the slip
Alabama John Cherokee
Way hey ya-ooh!
Alabama John Cherokee (X2)
Catch him again and tie him up tight
Alabama John Cherokee
Put him in the dark without any light
Alabama John Cherokee
Way hey ya-ooh!
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They gave him nothing for to eat or drink
Alabama John Cherokee
His poor old bones they began to clink
Alabama John Cherokee
Way hey ya-ooh!
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Well now his ghost is often seen
Alabama John Cherokee
Sitting on the main truck all wet and green
Alabama John Cherokee
Way hey ya-ooh!
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At the break of day he goes below
Alabama John Cherokee
That is when the cocks do crow
Alabama John Cherokee
Way hey ya-ooh!
Alabama John Cherokee