"Johnny On The Spot" lyrics - HANK THOMPSON

Johnny on the spot Johnny on the spot
Stop on a dime and there on time Johnny on the spot

Now 'round the house when I was a boy I used to help out a lot
Mom and Dad both called me their Johnny on the spot
Now the other kids were jealous 'cause spankings I never got
And any time I was needed I was Johnny on the spot

When it came to sports I was really a hoss I could run and kick and pass
I could hit a basket from 20 feet on the track team I was fast
Who do you think at the championship came up with the home run shot
With two men out in the bottom of the 9th I was Johnny on the spot

Johnny on the spot Johnny on the spot
All alone in the old endzone Johnny on the spot

Then in my early manhood I joined the US Marines
I volunteered for overseas and they sent me to the Philippines
Then I was captured by the enemy when the fighting was getting hot
They say if you're gonna get that firing squad man I was Johnny on the spot

Then the war was over in the nick of time and I saw our boys arrive
With my back to the wall I had a close call I was glad to get out of there alive
Then they handed out the medals there was 2 or 3 I got
I was in the parade when the truce was made I was Johnny on the spot

Johnny on the spot Johnny on the spot
Hanging there tough when the going was rough I was Johnny on the spot

[Guitar - Fiddle]

Then I kinda got to be a rounder laid around all day
Hung out down at the pool hall and drew my unemployment pay
With nothing to lose I took to the booze and honky tonked a lot
And guess who married the queen of clubs old Johnny on the spot

We didn't hit it off too well she was meaner than a bucket of snakes
She got herself a lawyer and said you're gonna pay for your mistakes
Here I am in the old fieldhouse sleeping it out in a cot
The banks don't lend that alimony money to Johnny's on the spot

Johnny on the spot Johnny on the spot
From matrimony to alimony Johnny on the spot