I saw Johnny when he got hit
I saw Johnny when he got hit
I saw  Johnny when he got hit
walking ‘cross the 	road

I saw Johnny when he got hit
Close my eyes and still see it
I saw  Johnny when he got hit
walking ‘cross the 	road


I saw Johnny when he got hit
I told Momma it was an accident
I close my eyes    still remember it
Johnny in the middle of the road


I saw Johnny when he got hit
I saw Johnny when he got hit
he walked out in front of it
out into the middle of the road


I saw Johnny when he got hit
He  walked out  in front of it
He  smiled   at me   when he did it
That part   I never 	told
 


What was wrong with John’s head
I never knew  and he never said
What was wrong with John’s head
What put him in the middle of the road?


I asked Captain “What’s our heading?”	     
He turned around and he said to me,			
“We're going down this road to do this thing			
and steady as she goes!		
We’re bound to take some casualties
just do your job and don’t question me!”
What  the Captain was saying to me was
“stay on your side  of the road.”