Johnny's Rhum

I had a dream I was down at Jojo's

Havin' a burger 'neath the setting sun

Johnny was sitting in the corner

Sippin' on a glass of Depaz Rhum

He was checking out all of the tombstones

'Cross the cemetery in Lorient

The stage was hung, the soundcheck done

He was ready for everyone

He strummed a guitar made of orchids

And the who's who all were there

Bill Haley, Carl Perkins, not to mention Buddy Holly

Plus, a couple of Jordanaires

Colonel Parker was lurking on a nearby beach

With a contract full of deceit

But Johnny took the stage and tore up every page

And the crowd flew out of their seats

Johnny Hallyday

Leap, and the net will appear

There's no other way

You ever coulda wound up here

All the blood and the sweat and the long-shot bets

And the things that the people say

You were more than just the French Elvis

You was Johnny Hallyday

There was a sound come across the ocean

From Memphis to the heart of France

It made Johnny dream and made the young girls scream

And everybody sing and dance

And the sound spread through all nations

But the source only played in one

So Johnny made a plan, and he started a band

And then made himself a hell of a run

Johnny Hallyday

Leap, and the net will appear

There's no other way

You ever coulda wound up here

All the blood and the sweat and the long shot bets

And the things that the people say

You were more than just the French Elvis

You was Johnny Hallyday

The Champs-Élysées was crowded

Almost a million strong

There to raise a glass and to watch him pass

Maybe hoping for just one more song

Johnny Hallyday

Leap, and the net will appear

There's no other way

We all coulda wound up here

All the blood and the sweat and the long shot bets

And the things that the people say

You were more than just the French Elvis

You was Johnny, yeah, you was Johnny

Johnny Hallyday