A Front Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing Song Lyrics and Chords
A Front Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing Song Lyrics and Chords by Shel Silverstein
A Front Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing
Written and Recorded by Shel Silverstein
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Now you know some fellas they want fame and fortune
Yeah and other fellas they just wanna
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swing
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But all I wanted all my life
Was a
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TV set and a truck and a wife
And a
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front row seat to hear ole Johnny
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sing
Yeah the TV and the
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truck I got on
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And I got that girl with a little old Woolworth
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And
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life was warm and life was sweet
But
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still it was kinda incomplete
Without a
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front row seat to hear ole Johnny
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sing
Hey
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John you walk the line do Delia one more time
And when you do them Cotton Fields you warm this heart of mine
So
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one day I
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thought hey I'm gonna
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do it (That's what I said)
So I mortgaged the farm and pawned her wedding
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sold the gold tooth out of my mouth
And
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jumped in the pickup and headed south
For a
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front row seat to hear ole Johnny
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I hit Nashville cold and wet and hungry
I said I'm here bring him on let him do his
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thing
But they
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told me down at the Old Pit Grill
I'd have to
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go all the way to Andersonville
For a
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sing
I found his house
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knocked on the door and it was
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By a brown haired girl and a baby with a teethin'
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said I seen you somewhere before
But don't
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stand there and block the door
I want a
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front row seat to hear ole Johnny
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She said I'd have to go down to The Opry
And the feller there said I'd have to wait till
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spring
He said
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we've been sold out for months and months
And this
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poor insane fellah wants
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front row seat to hear ole Johnny
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Well he said a couple more things and I started cryin'
And then he laughed at me and that's when I started to
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Well
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I bust through the doors in a roaring rage
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Crawled over the crowd till I reached the stage
For a
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Then some crazy guard started shootin'
I shot back and the next thing I know I was
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winged and on the floor
When a
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guy in a voice kinda deep and low
Says
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boy that's a mighty long way to go
For a
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And I guess that judge he weren't no music lover
I got fifteen months but that don't mean a
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thing
Cause
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yesterday in the prison yard
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show come through and har de har
I had a
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sing
FAQ
Who sang the the song A Front Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing?
- The song A Front Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing was sang by Shel Silverstein.
Who is Shel Silverstein?
- Sheldon Allan Silverstein (September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, songwriter and playwright. He was best known for his cartoons, songs, and children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than 20 million copies. His songs have been recorded and popularized by a wide range of acts including Johnny Cash, The Irish Rovers, and Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. He was the recipient of two Grammy Awards as well as Golden Globe Award and Academy Award nominations.
