[00:04.16]John Wesley Harding[00:07.45]Was a friend to the poor[00:11.15]He trav'led with a gun in ev'ry hand[00:16.34][00:18.56]All along this countryside[00:21.74]He opened a many a door[00:25.24]But he was never known[00:26.94]To hurt a honest man.[00:30.11][01:00.82]It was down in Chaynee County[01:03.97]A time they talk about[01:07.62]With his lady by his side[01:10.69]He took a stand[01:14.26][01:15.25]And soon the situation there[01:18.38]Was all but straightened out[01:21.71]For he was always known[01:23.80]To lend a helping hand.[01:26.79][01:57.62]All across the telegraph[02:00.79]His name it did resound[02:04.20]But no charge held against him[02:07.75]Could they prove[02:11.40]And there was no man around[02:14.06]Who could track or chain him down[02:18.34]He was never known[02:20.24]To make a foolish move.[02:24.20]