Little Boy Johnnie - Bonus Track
Little boy Johnnie
Was born in a town next to nothing much
With not a lot to do as such
His mama died when he born
Oh, motherless child
He came into this world with no luck
His daddy liked the drink
Alone and deprived
With no love at his side
Johnnie, Johnnie
I said, his daddy liked the drink
Beat him black and blue
Little Johnnie, daddy 6ft 2
Johnnie learnt real fucking good real quick
On how to hold up on the edge of things
Then she came by in a red dress
Carrying a feeling in a bag
She said, have some
And Johnnie never did turn back around, back around, back around, yeah
When he grew up
He never knew what to do with his life
His daddy made him feel like he would never be
Good at anything
So he left his little town
For the city
Looking for a bit of money
Then she came by in a red dress
Carrying a feeling in a bag
She said, have some
and Johnnie never did turn back around, back around, back around, yeah
He sailed like Orpheus on the Styx
Someone called it in
A razor-sharp voice with words that cut the air like blades
He didn't get up again
And lying there he didn't look so different from his father
They said he died from overdose
It was a bad hit and that his name was
Johnnie, Johnnie
Then she came by in a red dress
Carrying a feeling in a bag
She said, have some
And Johnnie never did turn back around, back around, back around
Boy Johnnie
