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Be Good Johnny

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Rock

Be Good Johnny was released on November 9, 1981 by Columbia as a part of the album Business As Usual

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Colin Hay

Guitar

Ron Strykert

Guitar

G. Ham

Keyboards

J. Speiser

Drums

John Rees

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Colin Hay

Songwriter

G. Ham

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Peter Mclan

Producer

Jim Barbour

Engineer

Paul Ray

Additional Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Skip de skip, up the road

Off to school you go

"Don't be a bad boy Johnny

Don't you slip up or play the fool"

"Oh no Ma, Oh no Da

I'll be your golden boy

I will obey every golden rule"

[Verse 2]

Get told by the teacher

Not to day-dream

Told by my mother:

[Verse 3]

Be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Johnny

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Johnny

[Verse 4]

"Are you gonna play football this year John?"

"No!"

"Oh, well you must be goin' to play cricket this year then

Are you Johnny?"

"No! No! No!"

"Boy, you sure are a funny kid, Johnny, but I like you!"

"So tell me, what kind of boy are you, John?"

[Verse 5]

I only like dreaming

All the day long

Where no one is screaming

[Verse 6]

Be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Johnny

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Johnny

[Verse 7]

I only like dreaming

All the day long

Where no one is screaming

[Verse 8]

Be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Johnny

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Johnny

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Johnny

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Be good, be good, be good

Johnny

Johnny

Johnny

Written by: Colin Hay, G. Ham

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