Johnson boys, raised in the ashes didn’t know how to court a maid Turn their backs and hide their faces Sight of a pretty girl makes ’em afraid 
ref: Sight of a pretty girl makes ’em afraid Sight of a pretty girl makes ’em afraid Sight of a pretty girl makes ’em afraid Sight of a pretty girl makes ’em afraid 
Johnson boys, went a-huntin’ Took two dogs and went astray Tore their clothes and scratched their faces Didn’t come home till the break of day, 
Johnson boys, went a-courtin’ Coon Creek girls so pretty and sweet They couldn’t make no conversation Didn’t know where to put their feet, 
Johnson boys, went to the mountains Johnson boys didn’t mean to stay They come back broke and hungry Had no money for to pay their way, 
Johnson boys’ll never get married They’ll stay single all their life They’re too scared to pop the question Ain’t no woman gonna be their wife, 
Johnson boys, getting mighty sassy Johnson boys, think they’re men Comb their hair and wash their faces Look pretty good for the shape they’re in, 
Johnson boys, play your fiddle Johnson boys, sing your song Johnson boys, hug in the middle Hug in the middle and you can’t go wrong, 
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