Johnny Mahoe - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Listen to the story of Johnny Mahoe

Pride of the hometown, number one school boy

Never got in trouble, always kept his nose clean

So when the news hit the town, nobody could believe

what happened to Johnny Mahoe

You see Johnny started hanging with the neighborhood thugs

Boys wearing colors, the ones dealing drugs

Initiaiton’s over, Johnny’s part of the gang

Fighting for his colors, playing with his bang bang

Johnny Mahoe

CHORUS:

Why hang around with the wrong crowd

Why let them poison your mind

It’s okay, it’s okay, turn and walk the other way

You don’t want to end up like Johnny Johnny

Johnny Mahoe

One day there was a clash between the blue and the red

When the fighting was over, Johnny lay dead

A single rose stands alone upon Jonny’s grave

Think nothing would have happened

If Johnny Mahoe just turned and

walked the other way

Just walked the other way

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