JOHNNY WANTS TO BE A STAR
(Jerry Reed Hubbard)


Jerry Reed - 1969



Now every day you'd see him out on the front porch
With a guitar across his lap
He'd be a sittin' there diggin' that transistor radio
Pickin' all them hit songs out
While the other kids would sit around and whittle on sticks
Little Johnny got his guitar down and he'd pick
'Cause that's the way that Johnny used to get his kicks
Tryin' to figure out some new kinda licks

Little Johnny wants to be a star
Little Johnny wants to be a star
All he wants to do is sing a little song
And play music on a fine guitar
You hear him goin' mmhhmm-hmm-hmm-mmhhmm-hmm-hmm
Leap in there Johnny

(Instrumental Break)

Now every time a show would come to town
You'd find Johnny on a front row seat
He'd be a-sittin' there starin' all misty eyed
Never missin' one single beat
Now when the show was over he would go straight home
Get his guitar down and he would play it till dawn
A-dreamin' of a time when he'd be grown
And someday he'd have a show of his own

Little Johnny wants to be a star
Little Johnny wants to be a star
All he wants to do is sing a little song
And make music on a fine guitar
You hear him goin' mmhhmm-hmm-hmm-mmhhmm-hmm-hmm

(Instrumental Break)

One day he picked up his songs and his guitar
He kissed his little mama goodbye
He drove to New York City to see a record producer
Askin' him to give him a try
And so they took him to the studio, they turned him loose
And when he started singin' and a-playin' the blues
He saw them diggin' inside that he surely could move
Yessir, everybody knew the truth

Mmmm, little Johnny's gonna be a star
Little Johnny's gonna be a star
At last he's singin' a big hit song
And makin' music on a fine guitar
They heard him goin' mmhhmm-hmm-hmm-mmhhmm-hmm-hmm
Show 'em, John



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2018)