Bad Ol John (CHORDS) by Mean Mary

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[Verse 1]~
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A man comes along on a breeze and a song

A man called bad ‘ol John

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Some say he’s a saint,..!! some say that he ain’t

Some say he’s a cyclone’s spawn

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Folks they say to this very day

Don’t cross that son-of-a-gun

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There never been a man any meaner than

Or as bad as bad ol’ John

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Bad ol’ John


[Verse 2]~
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There never been a course,..!! never seen a horse

Ol’ John could not stick on

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There never been a fight he couldn’t set right

Or a friend he’d go back on

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When you try to stand and you need a hand

There’s one thing to count on

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Never been a friend true to the end

Like good ol’,..!! bad ol’ John

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Bad ol’ John


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[Verse 3]~
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The last time I came upon Bad Ol’ John

He was walking on a Florida beach

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A guitar in a sack,..!! a banjo on his back

And an alligator on a leash

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I was clingin’ to a raft a shark bit in half

John yells,..!! “Mary,..!! I won’t fail ya”

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Rode his alligator out,..!! grabbed that shark by the snout

And drug it all the way to Australia

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Bad Ol’ John


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[Verse 4]~
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You could cross the seas on a flying trapeze

Or rope the morning sun

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But I doubt you’d find any peace of mind

Or a feat ol’ John’s not done

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A man comes along on a breeze and a song

A man called bad ol’ John

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Some say he’s a saint

Oh,..!! some say that he ain’t

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Oh,..!! he’s just good ol’,..!! bad ol’ John


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