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Album: Uneven Road
Johnny was a rebel rouser
Son of a preacher man
Wasn't scared of nothing but the muddy river water
The Lord and his daddy's hands
His mama had a fling with a deacon
When he was just a little kid
He watched his daddy hold 'em under in the mighty Mississippi
Let the water wash away their sins
Nobody ever saw them again
Johnny knew his way 'round the good book
Johnny knew how to fight
He'd pray off the knots on Sunday morning
He put on your head Saturday night
He used to like the wine and the women
Raised a little cane now and then
Now he's singin' in the choir at tent revivals
Shoutin' Hallelujah Amen
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John the Baptist
Held the Bible like a pistol in his hands
Stone cold, holy rollin' preacher man
John the Baptist
John's daddy went to hell from a prison
And Johnny was his father's son
He kept on preachin' but he couldn't stop thinkin'
'Bout the sinful things he'd done
One night down at Johnson's levy
There wasn't no where to run
He was preachin' to the masses on the banks of the river
Never saw where the bullet come from
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If you're just south of Memphis
When the fog off the water moves in
Legend says you can still here Johnny preachin'
Shoutin' Hallelujah Amen
Chorus
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