Johnny

Johnny

by Melhi7/12/13

Johnny's got a problem
But he does nobody harm
He rode the rails with the throttle jacked
Til the tracks ran up his arm

End of the line was straight ahead
When Johnny pulled the pin
And floated onto the rip track
(or where it should have been)

"Repairing Johnny costs too much
Let's make a buck instead
Take him down to the tie-up point"
And that's just what they did

Johnny's in the pokey, now
They put that boy to work
Earning pennies on the dollar
From a privateering jerk.

The job our harmless Johnny does
Won't hire you or me
Til slavery is legal
And we have to work for free

So, walk your unemployment line
and bitch about D.C.
Throw a rock at welfare moms
And suck your bag of tea

The job you tell that bum to get
The job you cannot find
Johnny's got the lock on those
Cuz Johnny jumped the line

Yeah, Johnny's got a problem
But he does nobody harm
He's just another captive slave
On Massa's prison farm.