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Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song |
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Love Me Do, I think it was, from there it didn't take him long |
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Got himself a guitar, used to play every night |
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Now he's in a rock and roll outfit and everything's allright |
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Don't you know |
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Johnny told his mama, "Hey, Mama I'm goin' away |
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I'm gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big star some day" |
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Mama came to the door with a teardrop in her eye |
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Johnny said, "Don't cry Mama, smile and wave goodbye" |
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Don't you know |
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star |
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And all the world will love you just as long, as long as you are |
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Johnny made a record, went straight up to number one |
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Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song |
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Watching the world go by, sometimes it can go so fast |
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Johnny looked around him and said, "Damn I made the big time at last" |
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Don't you know |
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star |
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And all the world will love you just as long, as long as you are |
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A shooting star. . . |
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Johnny died one night, died in his bed |
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Bottle o' whiskey, sleeping tablets by his head |
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Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day |
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And if you listen to the wind, you can still hear him play |
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Don't you know |
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Don't you know that you are a shooting star |
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And all the world will love you just as long, as long as you are |
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A shooting star. . . |
