[Intro]
Johnny Jones woke up one day from dreaming
Told Bill the bass and soon they had a plan
He passed it on to Pete and Crazy Benny
Ah, suddenly they had a band
Hey Johnny s Band
He sure knew how to work up a crowd
The sound that they made put the rest in the shade
And the word soon got around (Intro riff)
They played every dance hall in the city
Wrote themselves a cool forty-five
With a bullet it shot to the top of the pops
Oh man it was good to be alive
Hail Johnny s Band
Hear them on the radio
Smash after smash now they re rolling in the cash
Whatever they touch turns to gold
[Solo]
Benny went down with the hard stuff
And Pete joined a cult in LA
Johnny and Bill started going downhill
And the crowds began melting away
But hey, it s Johnny s Band
Playing Saturday nights at The Crown
The beards may be long and the money s long gone
It s a wonder that they re still around
But hey, it s Johnny s Band
Playing all those wonderful songs
Making the rounds with that old fashioned sound
And here we are singing along