Lyrics
Benny went down with the hard stuff, johnny and bill started going downhill, he passed it on to pete and crazy benny
suddenly they had a band
Told bill the bass and soon they had a plan, making the rounds with that old fashioned sound
Suddenly they had a band, johnny and bill started going downhill
Suddenly they had a band, smash after smash now they re rolling in the cash
And here we are singing along, and the crowds began melting away
playing saturday nights at the crown
They played every dance hall in the city, they played every dance hall in the city
Johnny and bill started going downhill, whatever they touch turns to gold, oh man it was good to be alive
he sure knew how to work up a crowd
the sound that they made put the rest in the shade
Playing all those wonderful songs, it s a wonder that they re still around Purple, and the word soon got around
johnny jones woke up one day from dreaming
It s johnny s band, hey johnny s band, and here we are singing along
Johnny and bill started going downhill, with a bullet it shot to the top of the pops
told bill the bass and soon they had a plan
they played every dance hall in the city
Smash after smash now they re rolling in the cash, the beards may be long and the money s long gone
and the word soon got around
and the crowds began melting away
He passed it on to pete and crazy benny, hail johnny s band, with a bullet it shot to the top of the pops
Smash after smash now they re rolling in the cash, it s johnny s band, whatever they touch turns to gold
and the crowds began melting away
hear them on the radio
Hear them on the radio, it s johnny s band Purple, johnny jones woke up one day from dreaming
Oh man it was good to be alive, it s johnny s band Deep, suddenly they had a band
making the rounds with that old fashioned sound
and here we are singing along
with a bullet it shot to the top of the pops
With a bullet it shot to the top of the pops, the beards may be long and the money s long gone Band, whatever they touch turns to gold
and pete joined a cult in la
told bill the bass and soon they had a plan
And pete joined a cult in la, wrote themselves a cool forty-five
The sound that they made put the rest in the shade, johnny jones woke up one day from dreaming Band, it s johnny s band
And the crowds began melting away, told bill the bass and soon they had a plan, and here we are singing along
Wrote themselves a cool forty-five, he sure knew how to work up a crowd, johnny and bill started going downhill
johnny jones woke up one day from dreaming
And the word soon got around, it s johnny s band Purple, they played every dance hall in the city
Johnny jones woke up one day from dreaming, it s a wonder that they re still around
Suddenly they had a band, and the crowds began melting away, it s johnny s band
And the crowds began melting away, it s johnny s band Deep, playing all those wonderful songs
And here we are singing along, it s a wonder that they re still around
The beards may be long and the money s long gone, with a bullet it shot to the top of the pops, it s a wonder that they re still around
It s johnny s band, and the crowds began melting away
Suddenly they had a band, hear them on the radio
It s a wonder that they re still around, he passed it on to pete and crazy benny Band, hey johnny s band
johnny and bill started going downhill
It s johnny s band, the beards may be long and the money s long gone, playing all those wonderful songs
And the crowds began melting away, it s a wonder that they re still around, it s a wonder that they re still around
The sound that they made put the rest in the shade, johnny and bill started going downhill, smash after smash now they re rolling in the cash
They played every dance hall in the city, whatever they touch turns to gold Band, hear them on the radio
He sure knew how to work up a crowd, told bill the bass and soon they had a plan, he sure knew how to work up a crowd
And here we are singing along, and pete joined a cult in la, playing all those wonderful songs
Johnny and bill started going downhill, smash after smash now they re rolling in the cash Purple, hail johnny s band
and here we are singing along
Johnny jones woke up one day from dreaming, oh man it was good to be alive