The Ballad Of Kathryn Johnston Lyrics - Shawn Mullins

Old Miss Johnston lived all alone 

On the sorry side of town 

Broke down cars and burglar bars 

On the windows and doors 

In case danger comes around 

Sittin' in her yellow kitchen 

Listenin' to bad news on a Radiant radio 

It used to be Louis Armstrong 

Then Martin Luther King 

Where did everybody go? 

Out the window where her garden was 

It's not safe to go outside 

Old Miss Johnston in the eye of the storm 

It was the safest place to hide 

And life's a gamble for the broken and the weak 

Dealin' with the bangers and the drugs 

The whinos weave and amble 

And shuffle on down the street 

Steerin' clear of all the thugs