Somewhere on the waterfront

Johnny's hiding with a gun

Swears he'll kill any man that tells his story

He's not sorry for what he's done He broke into a drugstore

Just to cure his daily need

Didn't mean to shoot the guard

But he was blinded by the greed Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny You see that nun, she's his sister

She doesn't know that he's gone bad

When they told it to his father

It drove the old man mad Just like his mother warned him

From her dying bed

It's alright to lose your heart

But never lose your head Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny Now the cops have got him surrounded

And he doesn't stand a hope

He wonders how he could be in so much trouble

Over just a little dope Five to one he gets away

That's the odds I'm going to give

Five to four they blast him away

Three to one he's going to live Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny, you better run Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny Back in the alley where he was slain

Thought I heard something move

Beside the trash can lay a heart and chain

The picture had been removed Just another [Incomprehensible]

Looking for a bed

It's alright to lose your heart

But never lose your head Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny Oh Johnny

Oh Johnny