Johnny Be Gay If You Can Be

There was an old man wh' lived over the hill Oh, Johnny be gay There was an old man who lived over the hill If he ain't moved away, he's a-livin' there still Johnny, be gay if you can be Then Devil come up to the old man one day Oh, Johnny be gay Then Devil come up to the old man one day And he says, "Your old lady I'm takin' away" Johnny, be gay if you can be Well, take her, please take her, with all o' my heart Oh, Johnny be gay Oh, yeah, you can have her, with all o' my heart I hope to my soul that you two never part Johnny, be gay if you can be Then Devil he packed her up on his back Oh, Johnny be gay Then Devil he packed her up on his back Straight down the hill he went, clickety-clack Johnny, be gay if you can be Well, ten little devils said, "Welcome to hell" Oh, Johnny be gay Yeah, ten little devils said, "Welcome to hell Pa, turn up the fire, we'll sizzle her well" Johnny, be gay if you can be She caught four little devils, out playin' tricks Oh, Johnny be gay She caught four little devils, out playin' tricks She'd bound 'em up tightly and beat 'em with sticks Johnny, be gay if you can be Well, six scared little devils, they run down the hall Oh, Johnny be gay Hmm, six little devils they run down the hall Cryin', "Take her back, daddy, she's killin' us all" Johnny, be gay if you can be Oh, then Devil he flung her up on his back Oh, Johnny be gay Then Devil he flung her up on his back Straight out o' hell he come, clickety-clack Johnny, be gay if you can be She found her ol' man layin' late in his bed Oh, Johnny be gay 'Nd she found her ol' man layin' late in his bed 'Nd she'd picked up a butter knife, went to his head Johnny, be gay if you can be The old woman went whistlin' over the hill Oh, Johnny be gay The old woman went whistlin' over the hill "When Devil won't have me, I wonder who will?" Johnny, be gay if you can be Johnny, be gay if you can be Johnny, be gay if you can be