Tuesday, May 3, 2011

"Johnny Too Bad" re-write for John Ross

"Johnny Too Bad"
re-write for John Ross
(original by The Slickers)

Written and preformed at John Ross' memorial service held at Trinidad CA Cemetery at the grave of E. B. Schnaubelt who's headstone reads: 1855–1913, “Murdered by Capitalism” on May Day 2011, by: Fred Neighbor, Joyce Hough, Steve Griffith, Gregg Moore.


Walking down the road
with a notepad in your waist
Johnny you’re too bad, ohhhh

Walking down the road
with a typewriter round your waist
Johnny you’re too bad, ohhh

You’ve been writin’ and a fightin’ for changes
for so long
You were an old muckracker and an agitator
you had no fear, John.

There were many days when yo...

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