Johnny One Note
Judy Garland Lyrics

Johnny could only sing one note
Johnny had no singing range and could only produce one note

And the note he sang was this
The only note Johnny could sing was a single tone

Poor Johnny one note sang out with gusto
Despite his limitation, Johnny sang with great enthusiasm and energy

And just overlorded the place
He commanded attention and took over the performance with his one note

Poor Johnny one note, yelled willy nilly
Johnny shouted his one note without any control or variation

Until he was blue in the face
He continued to sing until he was exhausted

For holding one note was his ace
Although limited, Johnny's one-note singing was his unique talent

Couldn't hear the brass
The sound of the other instruments was drowned out by Johnny's one note

Couldn't hear the drum
Even the percussion was not audible over Johnny's singing

He was in a class, by himself, by gum
Johnny was one of a kind due to his peculiar skill

Poor Johnny one note got in Aida
Despite his limitation, Johnny was given a role in the opera Aida

Indeed a great chance to be brave
His participation in the opera presented an opportunity to showcase his talent

He took his one note, howled like the north wind
Johnny sang his one note with great intensity, akin to the sound of the north wind

Brought forth wind that made critics rave
His singing was so powerful that it impressed even the critics

While Verdi turned 'round in his grave
Johnny's unique rendition of the opera made the composer, Giuseppe Verdi, turn in his grave

Couldn't hear the flute
Even the delicate sound of the flute was drowned out by Johnny's singing

Or the big trombone
The brass sound of the big trombone was also not audible over Johnny's singing

Every one was mute, Johnny stood alone
Johnny's one-note singing overpowered all other sounds, leaving him as the only one singing

Cats and dogs stopped yapping
Even animals stopped making noise to take notice of Johnny's singing

Lions in the zoo all were jealous of Johnny's big trill
Even the majestic lions in the zoo were envious of the power and strength of his singing

Thunder claps stopped clapping
The sound of thunder was silenced by the strength of Johnny's singing

Traffic ceased its roar and they tell us Niagara stood still
His singing was so powerful that it caused traffic to stop and even Niagara Falls to pause in awe

He stopped the train whistles, boat whistles
The sound of train and boat whistles were silenced by Johnny's singing

Steam whistles, cop whistles
Even the sound of steam and police whistles were silenced by Johnny's singing

All whistles bowed to his skill
His singing was so powerful that every whistle stopped to pay homage to his talent

Sing Johnny one note, sing out with gusto
Encouragement to Johnny to sing his heart out with great enthusiasm

And just overlord all the crowd
Johnny should command the attention of the entire audience

So sing Johnny one note, out loud
A call to Johnny to sing his one note with great intensity and volume

Sing Johnny one note
Emphasizes the importance of Johnny's one-note singing and the uniqueness of his talent

Sing Johnny one note out loud
Johnny is encouraged to keep singing his one note with intensity and volume