Alabama John Cherokee  trad 

John Cherokee was an Indian man
Alabama John Cherokee

He run away every time he can

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah  

Alabama John Cherokee

 

They put him aboard a Yankee ship

Alabama John Cherokee

Again he gave the boss the slip

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah 
Alabama John Cherokee

 

They catch him again and chain him tight

Alabama John Cherokee

And starve him many a day and night
Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah 

Alabama John Cherokee

 

Nothing to drink and nothin' to eat
Alabama John Cherokee

He just fall dead at the boss's feet

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah 

Alabama John Cherokee

 

So they bury him by the old gate post
Alabama John Cherokee

The very same day you can see his ghost

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah

Alabama John Cherokee, way, hey, yah 

Alabama John Cherokee                 

 

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