Johnny was a little boy When he heard 'em say Jesus would come In the womb, I think he was And from there he started kickin' his mom Wound up in the desert Used to stay there every night Now he's known as Johnny the Baptist And everyone knows why Don't you know?
Johnny told his followers Hey – Messiah is on the way I'm gonna get you baptized So we need to get started today Many came to the Jordan to hear 'bout the Messiah Johnny said, I'm not worthy – Messiah's shoes to tie Don't you know?
Don't you know that I'm not His shoestring tie-er Don't you know? Don't you know that I'm not His shoestring tie-er And I with water wash you – but there's one That's gonna use fire
Johnny waded in the river And made 'em go underwater Suddenly everyone loved to hear the things he taught there One day the Lord dropped by And tried to get baptized too Johnny looked astounded and said Well, I need to be baptized by you Don't Ya know?
Don't you know that I'm not Your shoestring tie-er Don't you know? Don't you know that I'm not Your shoestring tie-er And I with water wash You – but there's one That's gonna use fire ... that's You, Messiah!
LEAD CHORUS
Johnny died one night – died a prison death Daughter of the queen – she demanded Johnny's head Jesus Christ said that John was the world's greatest man But the least one in the kingdom is still greater than – John CHORUSTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
