took a city like new orleans to kill a man like johnny thunders a man who died with his guitar in his hands and all those young girls are cryin cryin why why why johnny thunders cryin why why why johnny thunders but i say go go go johnny thunders i say go go go johnny thunders took a took a city like new orleans to kill a man like johnny like johnny thunders thunders and their very next song it was gonna be a hit it was gonna be a hit and their very next song it was gonna be a hit and all those young girls that had johnny s picture up on their bedroom walls they clipped them out of the magazines they were cryin why why why johnny thunders cryin why why why johnny thunders but i say something different i say go go go johnny thunders i say go go go johnny thunders took a took a city like new orleans to kill a man like johnny