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E
bpm
167
Genre
Classic rockPop
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Release year
1985
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Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies"Be-Bop-A-Lula," "Baby What I Say"Here comes Johnny singing, "I Gotta Woman"Down in the tunnels, trying to make it payHe got the action, he got the motionOh yeah, the boy can playDedication, devotionTurning all the night time into the dayHe do the song about the sweet lovin' womanHe do the song about the knifeHe do the walk, do the walk of lifeYeah, he do the walk of lifeWoohooHere comes Johnny, gonna tell you the storyHand me down my walkin' shoesHere comes Johnny with the power and the gloryBackbeat the talkin' bluesHe got the action, he got the motionYeah, the boy can playDedication, devotionTurning all the night time into the dayThe song about the sweet lovin' womanHe do the song about the knifeThen he do the walk, do the walk of lifeYeah, he do the walk of lifeWoohoo-hooHere comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies"Be-Bop-A-Lula," "Baby What I Say"Here comes Johnny singing, "I Gotta Woman"Down in the tunnels, trying to make it payHe got the action, he got the motionOh yeah, the boy can playDedication, devotionTurning all the night time into the dayAnd after all the violence and double talkThere's just a song in all the trouble and the strifeYou do the walk, yeah, you do the walk of lifeHmm, they do the walk of lifeWoohooWoohoo-hooWoohoo-hooWoohooWoohoo-hoo(Yeah, you do the walk of life)Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: MARK KNOPFLER | Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Silence

Intro

Instrumental

Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies

Verse

"Be-Bop-A-Lula," "Baby What I Say"
Here comes Johnny singing, "I Gotta Woman"
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
He got the action, he got the motion
Oh yeah, the boy can play
Dedication, devotion
Turning all the night time into the day
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman

Chorus

He do the song about the knife
He do the walk, do the walk of life
Yeah, he do the walk of life

Instrumental

Woohoo
Here comes Johnny, gonna tell you the story

Verse

Hand me down my walkin' shoes
Here comes Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues
He got the action, he got the motion
Yeah, the boy can play
Dedication, devotion

Chorus

Turning all the night time into the day
The song about the sweet lovin' woman
He do the song about the knife
Then he do the walk, do the walk of life
Yeah, he do the walk of life

Instrumental

Woohoo-hoo
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies

Verse

"Be-Bop-A-Lula," "Baby What I Say"
Here comes Johnny singing, "I Gotta Woman"
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
He got the action, he got the motion
Oh yeah, the boy can play
Dedication, devotion

Chorus

Turning all the night time into the day
And after all the violence and double talk
There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife
You do the walk, yeah, you do the walk of life
Hmm, they do the walk of life

Instrumental

Woohoo

Outro

Woohoo-hoo
Woohoo-hoo
Woohoo
Woohoo-hoo

Silence


By: MARK KNOPFLER · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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