The Letter That Johnny Walker Read Song Lyrics and Chords
The Letter That Johnny Walker Read Song Lyrics and Chords by Asleep at the Wheel
The Letter That Johnny Walker Read
Recorded by Alseep At The Wheel
Written by Ray Benson, Leroy Preston, Chris Frayne
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Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar
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Minding his own affairs
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Drinking his namesake over the
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rocks
He was drunk too drunk to care
When a
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girl from the bar walked up beside him
And
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this is what she said
She said a
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woman came by with a
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letter for you
And this is what the letter
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said
Dear John please Johnny please come
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home
I need your love and the kids they gotta be
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fed
And John if you don't hurry back I'll be
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gone
Yes that's what the letter said
The letter that Johnny Walker
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read
Then John he got up from the
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table
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Slowly so slowly he walked
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outside
He was
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thinking of his wife and little
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children back at home
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how his drinking had
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ruined their
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lives
Then John he stared off into that
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street
light
In a
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vision filled his poor poor heart with
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dread
For you see
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folks it was him lying drunk in the
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gutter
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Clutching in his hand the
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letter that Johnny Walker
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read
And this is what it said
Repeat #3 x2
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Yes that's what the letter said
The letter that Johnny Walker
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read
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Yes that's what the letter said
The letter that Johnny Walker
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read
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Letter That Johnny Walker Read?
- The song The Letter That Johnny Walker Read was sang by Asleep at the Wheel.
Who is Asleep at the Wheel?
- Asleep at the Wheel is an American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia and is based in Austin, Texas. The band has won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception, released over twenty albums, and has charted more than 21 singles on the Billboard country charts. Their highest-charting single, "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read", peaked at No. 10 in 1975.
