Who Shot John Lyrics - Chuck Prophet

They say I shot Montgomery, shot him in the chest 

It never went to trial, Montgomery confessed 

They say possession is still nine-tenths of the law 

Well what possessed you to ask me who shot John 

Eddy got probation, went out and robbed a bank 

While out at the end of Jackson, Fatty walked the plank 

I can hear him laughing still, on the seventh floor 

Eddy wrote me a letter and asked me who shot John 

Eddy dropped a kite from prison, told me who shot John 

I went out last Sunday, ran into Cyril 

He said I seen your friend Johnny out running with your girl 

They were in the backseat so I climbed into the front 

And in all of the commotion, tell me who shot John 

There wasn't anybody there to witness who shot John 

Have you seen my baby, I ain't seen her around 

They say I shot my baby, they say I shot her down 

She was here for a little while but now, my baby, she gone 

They've yet to find the body or who shot John 

There's some mistakes that I don't make, tell me who shot John 

Well the truth is out there somewhere, who shot John 

I think I'm gonna start a rumor that you shot John 

Hold me in your arms and tell me who shot John 

Put another log on the fire, who shot John 

I hear they're gonna make a movie 

Well one more thing, who shot John?