Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Johnny 99, artist - Bruce Springsteen. Date of issue: 15.10.2015
Song language: English
Johnny 99 |
| Well they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late last month |
| Ralph went out lookin' for a job but he couldn’t find none |
| He came home too drunk from mixin' Tanqueray and wine |
| He got a gun shot a night clerk now they call him Johnny 99 |
| Dawn in that part of town where when you hit red light you don’t stop |
| Johnny’s wavin' his gun around and threatin' to blow his top |
| When an off duty cop snuck up on him on from behind |
| Out in front of the club Tip Top they slapped the cuffs on Johnny 99 |
| Well the city suplied a public defender but the judge was mean John Brown |
| He came into the courtroom and stared poor Johnny down |
| Well the evidence is clear gonna let the sentence fit the crime |
| Prison for 98 and a year will make it even Johnny 99 |
| A fist fight broke out in the courtroom they had to drag Johnny’s girl away |
| His mama stood up and shouted judge don’t take my boy this way |
| Well son you got any statement you’d like to make |
| Before the bailiff comes to forever take you away |
| Yes judge I got debts no honest man could pay |
| The bank was holdin' my mortgage they was takin' my house away |
| Now I ain’t sayin' that makes me an innocent man |
| But it was more than all this that put that gun in my hand |
| And your honor I do believe I’d be better off dead |
| If you can take a man’s life for the thoughts that are in his head |
| Then won’t you sit back in that chair and think it over one more time |
| And let 'em shave off my hair and burn Johnny 99 |