Alabama John Cherokee

2. They put him aboard a Yankee ship
Alabama John Cherokee
Again he gave the boss the slip
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Alabama John Cherokee

3. They catch him again and chain him tight
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And starve him many a day and night
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Alabama John Cherokee

4. Nothing to drink and nothin to eat
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He just fall dead at the boss's feet
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Alabama John Cherokee

5. So they bury him by the old gate post
Alabama John Cherokee
The very same day you can see his ghost
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Alabama John Cherokee