Johnny One Note Lyrics

Johnny could only sing one note
And the note he sang was this

Ah, poor Johnny one note sang out with gusto
And just overlorded the place
Poor Johnny one note, yelled willy nilly
Until he was blue in the face
For holding one note was his ace

Couldn't hear the bra*s
Couldn't hear the drum
He was in a cla*s, by himself, by gum

Poor Johnny one note got in Aida
Indeed a great chance to be brave
He took his one note, howled like the north wind
Brought forth wind that made critics rave
While Verdi turned round in his grave

Couldn't hear the flute
Or the big trombone
Every one was mute, Johnny stood alone

Cats and dogs stopped yapping
Lions in the zoo, all were jealous of Johnny's big trill
Thunder claps stopped clapping
Traffic ceased its roar
And they tell us Niagara stood still

He stopped the train whistles, boat whistles
Steam whistles, cop whistles, all whistles bowed to his skill

Sing Johnny one note, sing out with gusto
And just overwhelm all the crowd
Ah, so sing Johnny one note, out loud
Sing Johnny one note
Sing Johnny one note out loud

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook, Vol. 1

Oct 1990

1. Have You Met Miss Jones?
2. You Took Advantage Of Me
3. A Ship Without A Sail
4. This Can't Be Love
5. The Lady Is A Tramp
6. Manhattan
7. Johnny One Note
8. I Wish I Were In Love Again
9. Spring Is Here
10. It Never Entered My Mind
11. Where Or When
12. Little Girl Blue
13. I've Got Five Dollars
14. Dancing On The Ceiling
15. The Blue Room
16. To Keep My Love Alive
17. With A Song In My Heart