Song Description
1950s style Rock'n'Roll song a la Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis with guitar and piano features. About cars, bars, drag racing, girls,partying in the 1950s era.
| Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Cars, History, Past |
| Similar Artists |
Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1950 - 1959 |
| |
Lyrics
Crazy Johnny
My daddy told me in '56
Uncle Johnny'd drag race to get his kicks
He wasn't scared of nothin' back in those days
He'd race anybody that crossed his way
He'd never back down and his buddies would say:
'' Crazy Johnny and his Chevrolet ''
His souped-up Chevy was a sight to see
Darkest color like the deep blue sea
Flames on the sides made it look real mean
When he raced by all the girls would scream
Great big bomb cruisin' down the highway
'' Crazy Johnny and his Chevrolet ''
On the weekends everybody packed the bars
Next to the highway where they'd race their cars
When Daddy tells this story makes it sound like a dream
Just some good old boys lettin' off some steam
I wish I was a kid back then
I'd be jammin' Rock'n'roll with all my friends
Be Bop A Lula and Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis shook his hips and made the young girls yell
Watch the cars drag 'til the break of day
'' Crazy Johnny and his Chevrolet ''
SOLO
Daddy said he's lucky to be still alive
One day they took a corner doin' 95
Flipped that Chevy wound up on the side
Thank God in heaven that nobody died
I wish I was a kid back then
I'd be jammin' Rock'n'roll with all my friends
Be Bop A Lula and Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis shook his hips and made the young girls yell
Watch the cars drag 'til the break of day
'' Crazy Johnny and his Chevrolet ''
Words & Music : Michel Jean Goudreau
Copyright 2008 by Michel Jean Goudreau, SOCAN