LITTLE JOHNNY RAINBOW
(Pelosi / Harper / Arden)

recorded by -
Jill Day 1954
Petula Clark 1954


as recorded by Jill Day

Little Johnny Rainbow,
Little Johnny Rainbow,
He's the ray of sunshine down our street;
You can hear his laughter
When they're chasin' after
Happy little Johnny Rainbow!

Swingin' round the lamp post,
Round and round the lamp post,
Piggybackin' up and down the street;
Little patchy trousers,
Playin' round the houses,
Happy little Johnny Rainbow!

He walks in, the blues walk out,
The world seems bright when he's about!

Little Johnny Rainbow,
He can make the rain go,
If he went away we'd miss him so!
Every mom and daddy
Would love to have a laddie
Just like Johnny Rainbow!

Hi Jimmy Nacko, one two three,
Down the road, who can I see?
Bang bang bang goes the cowboy's gun,
Who's got the indians on the run?

Hallo Johnny, oh my that's a wonderful outfit!
No wonder those indians ran away!

Swingin' round the lamp post,
Round and round the lamp post,
Piggybackin' up and down the street;
Little patchy trousers,
Playin' round the houses,
Happy little Johnny Rainbow!

He walks in, the blues walk out,
The world seems bright when he's about!

Little Johnny Rainbow,
He can make the rain go,
If he went away we'd miss him so!
Every mom and daddy
Would love to have a laddie
Just like Johnny Rainbow!
Every mom and daddy
Would love to have a laddie
Just like Johnny Rainbow!


as recorded by Petula Clark

Oo-ee-de-do-ee-do, de-oo-de-do,
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Little Johnny Rainbow,
Little Johnny Rainbow,
He's the ray of sunshine down our street;
You can hear his laughter
When they're chasing after
Happy little Johnny Rainbow!

Swingin' round the lamp post,
Round and round the lamp post,
Piggybackin' up and down the street;
Little patchy trousers,
Playin' round the houses,
Happy little Johnny Rainbow!

He walks in, the blues walk out,
The world seems bright when he's about!

Little Johnny Rainbow,
He can make the rain go,
If he went away we'd miss him so!
Every mom and daddy
Would love to have a laddie
Just like Johnny Rainbow!

Hey Jimmy Nacko, one two three,
Down the road, who can I see?
Bang bang bang go the cowboy's gun,
Who's got the indians on the run?

Hey look, it's little Johnny Rainbow,
Little Johnny Rainbow,
He's the ray of sunshine down our street;
You can hear his laughter
When they're chasing after
Happy little Johnny Rainbow!

Swingin' round the lamp post,
Round and round the lamp post,
Piggybackin' up and down the street;
Little patchy trousers,
Playin' round the houses,
Happy little Johnny Rainbow!

He walks in and the blues walk out,
The world seems bright when he's about!

Little Johnny Rainbow,
He can make the rain go,
If he went away we'd miss him so!
Every mom and daddy
Would love to have a laddie
Just like Johnny Rainbow!

Oo-ee-de-do-ee-do, de-oo-de-do,
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
Just like, hey Johnny, little Johnny Rainbow!





(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2020)