JOHNNY'S HOMESICK BLUES. © 2020 Joe Evans

Johnny's in the basement
Mixing up the medicine
She's working for the government
Something about a vaccine
She smells a rat
But there's no way of knowing

Johnny's on the frontline
Hanging up her ballet shoes
The truth is in a stranger's hands
So Johnny sings the blues
No-one knows which way the wind is blowing

So she dances
Like the world is watching
She dances
While the flames are catching
And the house she built has turned to ash
But the jive is jumpin'
And it's a gas

She dances
Like no-one's watching
She dances
While their plans are hatching
The homesick blues are all she has
And the jive is jumpin'
And it's a gas

Johnny come lately, Johnny be good
Johnny come home, if only Johnny could
Johnny Angel striking up the band
Johnny Sunrise, Johnny Midnight
Johnny is the star tonight
Look out kid, don't lose the upper hand

Johnny's by the whirlpool
Looking for a new fool
She got sick, she got well
Didn't follow all the rules
But still she can't come out to play

She gotta stay home
Watch the plain clothes
Stay away from those
That carry round the firehose
The blues is all that's left to play

So she dances
Like the world is watching
She dances
While the flames are catching
And the house she built has turned to ash
But the jive is jumpin'
And it's a gas

She dances
Like no-one's watching
She dances
While their plans are hatching
The homesick blues are all she has
And the jive is jumpin'
And it's a gas

Johnny was a vandal
But in the wake of bigger scandals
She changed her name
Took another angle
As her message fades
Like chalk-dust on the wall

Johnny thought it temporary
Mother Mary so contrary
Seized her chance while
Johnny looked the other way
And lost her voice
Just before the curtain call

So she dances
Like the world is watching
She dances
While the flames are catching
And the house she built has turned to ash
But the jive is jumpin'
And it's a gas

She dances
Like no-one's watching
She dances
While their plans are hatching
The homesick blues are all she has
And the jive is jumpin'
And it's a gas

So she dances
Like the world is watching
She dances
While the flames are catching
And the house she built has turned to ash
But the jive is jumpin'
And it's a gas

She dances
Like no-one's watching
She dances
While their plans are hatching
The homesick blues are all she has
And the jive is jumpin'
And it's a gas

Hey hey, Johnny won't you come out to play
Hey hey, Johnny won't you come out to play
Hey hey, Johnny won't you come out to play
Hey hey, Johnny