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Listen to the story of Johnny Mahoe 
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Pride of the hometown, number one school boy 
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Never got in trouble, always kept his nose clean 
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So when the news hit the town, nobody could believe 
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what happened to Johnny Mahoe 


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You see Johnny started hanging with the neighborhood thugs 
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Boys wearing colors, the ones dealing drugs 
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Initiaiton's over, Johnny's part of the gang 
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Fighting for his colors, playing with his bang bang 
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Johnny Mahoe 


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Why hang around with the wrong crowd 
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Why let them poison your mind 
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It's okay, it's okay, turn and walk the other way 
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You don't want to end up like Johnny Johnny  
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Johnny Mahoe  


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One day there was a clash between the blue and the red 
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When the fighting was over, Johnny lay dead 
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A single rose stands alone upon Johny's grave 
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Think nothing would have happened  
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If Johnny Mahoe just turned and  
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walked the other way 
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Just walked the other way 

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