Justice In Ontario
Steve Earle



Submitted By Tiny Man
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Oh you who hail from Ontario know the tale of the Donnelly's Oh Died at the hands of a mob
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That night every child and man by the oil torch light Jim Donnelly was no angel sure
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But they burned his barn, broke down the door Well the children cried while they killed old
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Jim Then they killed his wife, then they turned on them No judge, no jury, no hangman, no
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Justice in Ontario



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A hundred years or more have turned and you always hear how much we've learned
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 Well a man lay dead in a Port Hope bar And the blood ran red on a hardwood floor
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And the big men ran through the nearest door only one man knew what had happened for
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Sure Well one and all wore the outlaws' brand  And the big bikes roared through the Great
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Northland when you live on the edge of the law You know, justice in Ontario







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Blue smoke still hung in the air No one spoke when the cops got there
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Well the local constable made the call Send us Corporal Terry Hall
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They all sang a different tune When Corporal Hall walked in the room
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With his picture book and a list of names One by one the witnesses came
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And they told him what he wanted to know Justice in Ontario



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The provincial cops searched far and wide And the outlaws ran but they could not hide
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And they brought em in every single one Save the man who actually fired the gun
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It was down in London, they were tried And the guilty man stood free outside
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When he took the stand to pay his debt The judge was blind and the jury deaf
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In Kingston Town they're locked up still When the sun goes down and the air is chill

You could swear you heard Jim Donnelly's ghost cry    "Justice In Ontario"






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"Justice In Ontario"                                                 "Justice In Ontario"
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                      "Justice In Ontario"                                                "Justice In Ontario"
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                           "Justice In Ontario"