Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Lyrics ====== ===== Johnny Intro ===== [[Johnny]] was a working boy... ===== Playing with Fire ===== Blessed savior, save this child from this world of sin Holy spirit, be the spirit that fills the void within Sacred father, you have the most crucial thing to do Be the father for this child whose father he never knew Oh, Johnny boy What kind of trouble did you get yourself into? Oh, Johnny boy What kind of trouble… [[Sucking the monkey|Tequila, vodka, brandy whiskey, rum and gin]] These were the spirits that he used to fill the void within Still he wanted something different, something far away Something from a stranger’s tales of older, stranger days. Oh, Johnny boy What kind of trouble did you get yourself into? Oh, Johnny boy What kind of trouble… Crossing streams and climbing trees and [[playing with fire]] Poker chips and broken lips and playing with fire Making out and dropping out and playing with fire Broken hearts, drift apart and playing with fire You keep playing with fire, You keep playing with fire, You keep playing with fire, You might get burned. Oh, Johnny boy Oh, Johnny boy You keep playing with fire You might get burned. ===== Tall Tales ===== The same pub, the same people, the same problems, the same friends The same drunken conversation, but then suddenly it ends When through the door came somebody who nobody knew A crew of salty sailors, looking to throw back a few Son, do you want to be a sailor So, are you tough enough to be a sailor Son, do you really want to be a sailor? We don't think that you are man enough. Well, they beat the boys at bowling, and they beat the boys at cards They beat the boys at wrestling and out-drank the boys in yards Soon they were [[tall tales|tall-taleing]] as the boys watched on in awe At the tales of the ocean’s savagery and foreign people’s laws Son, do you want to be a sailor So, are you tough enough to be a sailor Son, do you really want to be a sailor We don’t think that you are man enough. Well once I caught a fish that weighed a hundred pounds or more He struggled mighty on the line as he brought us straight to shore When we cut him open, his belly wasn’t full of lead, But of countless human skeletons and the treasures of the dead. Son, do you want to be a sailor So, are you tough enough to be a sailor Son, do you really want to be a sailor We don’t think that you are man enough. Well the ladies of far places are not like the ladies here They have many-colored fingernails which they use to comb their beards They take on many husbands, both of women and of men And that’s how I got my nickname, which is husband number ten. Son, do you want to be a sailor So, are you tough enough to be a sailor Son, do you really want to be a sailor We don’t think that you are man enough. Well my name’s Johnny and adventure’s what I crave I might only be half your size, but I’m twice as fucking brave If a fight’s the plan, then I’m your man So I’ll go to sea with you Son, do you want to be a sailor So, are you tough enough to be a sailor Son, do you really want to be a sailor We don’t think that you are man enough. Son, do you want to be a sailor So, are you tough enough to be a sailor Son, do you really want to be a sailor We don’t think that you are man enough. Son, do you want to be a sailor? Tell me that it isn’t true I lost your father to the skull and bones Don’t leave me here alone Johnny was a working boy Followed in his father’s shoes ===== Seasick ===== Drunk, dreaming and in love Becomes sober, awake and alone [[Seasick]] and hung over So, so far from home Drunk, dreaming and in love Becomes sober, awake and alone Seasick and hung over So, so far from home Taking off the boxes Putting them on the ship When we get to Boston, More of the same old shit Taking off the boxes Putting them on the ship When we get to New York City… Drunk, dreaming and alone Becomes sober, awake and afraid A morning light is dawning On the choice that he has made Drunk, dreaming and alone Becomes sober, awake and afraid A morning light is dawning On the choice that he has made Taking off the boxes Putting them on the ship When we get to Philly More of the same old shit Taking off the boxes Putting them on the ship When we get to Baltimore… And the stars in the ocean at night keep on trying to sing you to sleep with a song that you like, it’s so blinking and bright but if you don’t tie knots in exactly the way that you’re taught then the sail could tilt and the ship could drift off so you mostly get stuck with the boxes and 4AM watch, which you really can’t botch but the stars in the ocean at night keep on making you dream of some far-away scene which is somehow more real than where you have been And you work and you work and you work ‘till you die, son, So why are you even still asking me why It’s your lot in this life Taking off the boxes Putting them on the ship When we get to ‘Norlins More of the same old shit ‘Till we get to New Orleans… ===== Pirate Girl ===== Shore leave and apathy Waltz into the hole in the wall An unfamiliar face Timid conversation’s call But then the strangest thing Two lifelines intertwine The stranger’s faces blur And dancing gazes meet [[Pirate girl]], born in the hold of An Atlantic cargo ship who Found her people and her freedom In a different type of lifestyle Precious flower, ruthless killer Never knew her own mother Who was waiting far away In a land across the sea In a land across the sea Local and northerner Retreat on the path to the pond Matching their boyish wits Against the scene that they quit But then the strangest thing Two lifelines intertwines A quiet moment falls And dancing gazes meet Pirate girl, born in the hold of An Atlantic cargo ship who Found her people and her freedom In a different type of lifestyle Precious flower, ruthless killer Never knew her own mother Who was waiting far away In a land across the sea In a land across the sea Wake in a stranger’s room Go run to the dockside soon The ships disappeared in the night Like he knew that they would “I guess you’re a pirate now Go meet your new crew” And they went off together Starting something new Pirate girl, born in the hold of An Atlantic cargo ship who Found her people and her freedom In a different type of lifestyle Precious flower, ruthless killer Never knew her own mother Who was waiting far away In a land across the sea In a land across the sea In a land across the sea ===== Interlude ===== Found love Found love Found love in a dangerous place ===== Criminal ===== One year ago A year of trouble and of marigolds A year of love he thought he’d never know Impossible Innocent We used to be so innocent We never knew what any of it meant To lead a life of crime [[Criminal]] I’m antisocial man I’m a criminal baby And I’m taking off Criminal I’m antisocial man I’m a criminal baby And I’m taking off And I’m breaking out And I’m taking off And I’m breaking out And I’m free An opera A floating operatic river-boat A surprising twist in the second half “Put the pearls in the bag” Hostages Your job was just to watch the hostages Nothing difficult, except that it is On a sinking ship Life can be so cruel Life can be so cruel Criminal I’m antisocial man I’m a criminal baby And I’m taking off Criminal I’m antisocial man I’m a criminal baby And I’m taking off And I’m breaking out And I’m taking off And I’m breaking out And I’m free Run Run to the sea Summon the marines And tell them what you’ve seen Go Up river in boats Bearing soft torches And the law in your hearts Pirates are surrounded Hostages are gone Love can’t save you every time This time it leaves you behind Love can’t save you every time This time it leaves you behind Because I’m a criminal I’m antisocial, man I’m a criminal baby And I’m taking off And I’m breaking out And I’m taking off And I’m breaking out Because I’m a criminal And I’m free Criminal I’m antisocial man I’m a criminal baby Oh, Johnny boy Oh, Johnny boy How I wish you were here With me ===== Judgment Day ===== Johnny was a working boy Followed in his father’s shoes Found love in a dangerous place And so his life did lose Killing time Remembering The harsh words Of the judge Killing time Remembering The harsh words Of the judge Don’t cry for him This is the path he chose He turned away from love Forgot the eye above And now it’s [[judgment day]] Choking up Couldn’t say The words he thought Could save Choking up Couldn’t say The words he knew Couldn’t save Don’t cry for me This is my destiny Up there in your high chair, Do you think you’re any better up there I will see you again I will see you again on judgment day Hear the footsteps Of the hang-man Tying up his rope Leave your cell now On a journey That can have no hope It’s judgment day It’s judgment day ===== Sarah's Prayer ===== Blessed savior save my child from this world of sin The merchant ship made port today but came back without him If my Johnny still is somewhere out there on the sea I beg you guide him safely home and bring him back to me ===== Jolly Roger ===== Back when we were Christians, we were wretched and abused We gave up our salvation, so we’ve nothing left to lose The captain taught us nature’s order with him at the top [[Surprise|But we cut the captain’s tongue out]] so his teaching had to stop Wanted for his murder and with no home to go to We made us a new flag that shows the new face of our crew [[Jolly Roger]] Jolly Roger And when it’s dancing up the mast and coming into view You’ll go up the mast on a rope as well ‘cause we’re coming after you Drop the anchor! I am a dancing [[Johnny|skeleton]] and the ocean is my grave I always have an hourglass to tell me of my fate I am a dreamless sleeper, and when I come to bed I won’t be ashamed of what I’ve done because I will be dead And when I’m dancing up the mast and coming into view You’ll go up the mast on a rope as well ‘cause I’m coming after you Drop the anchor! ===== Thalassophobia ===== Blue void, endless nothingness Seems like an illusion What great monsters lurk beneath Your fragile perception Blue void, nameless desire Pursue the siren song What great treasures lie in wait Beyond the horizon Blue sky, waiting to depart As wide as an open heart As far as the eye can see Greatness of uncertainty No one up except your reflection No one up except the moon Everyone believes in something Trust the stars to tell you where you are Nothing here except your reflection No one up except the moon Wishing you could believe in something I know why the lonely sailor Clings to superstitious things Loves the siren as she sings Thinks their crew is honest thieves I know why the lonely sailor I know why the lonely sailor Clings to superstitious things Loves the siren as she sings Thinks that they're an honest thief I know why the lonely sailor I know why the lonely sailor I know why the lonely sailor Believes In love [[Thalassophobia]] Fear of an open sea I know why the lonely sailor Believes ===== At the Campfire ===== ===== Ahoy! ===== ===== Passing Seasons ===== And the cycles keep repeating Working people, eating breeding Loving, leaving, what’s the reason? Passing seasons, passing seasons lyrics.txt Last modified: 2026/10/02 02:29by prester_john