Papa writes to Johnny But Johnny can't come home
Johnny can't come home no Johnny can't come home
Papa writes to Johnny but Johnny can't come home
cause he's been on the chain gaing to long


Done laid around and stayed around this old town to long
sommers almost gone yeh winters commin on
Done laid around and stayed around this old town to long
and I feel like I gotta travel on

wanna see my honey, wanna see her bad
wanna see my honey, wanna see her bad
she's the best girl a man could ever have

High Police and Sherriff are commin after me
yeh commin after me yeh commin after me
The high Police and Sherriff are comin after me
and I feel like I gotta travel on





wanna see my honey, wanna see her bad
wanna see my honey, wanna see her bad
she's the best girl a man could ever have