E
Johnson boys were raised in the ashes
............................................. B7
Didn't know how to court a maid
E
Turn their backs and hide their faces
A .............................. B7
Sight of a pretty girl makes 'em afraid.
Sight of a pretty girl makes 'em afraid (x4)

Johnson boys they went a-huntin'
Took two dogs and went astray
Tore their clothes and scratched their faces
Didn't come home till break of day

Johnson boys they went a-courtin'
**** creek girl so pretty and sweet
They couldn't make no conversation
They didn't know to put their feet

Johnson boys went to the city
Ridin' in a Chevrolet
They came broke and hungry.
They had no money for to pay their way

Johnson boys they'll never get married
They'll stay single all their life
They’re too scared to pop the question
Ain't no woman that’ll be their wife.

Wake, oh wake, you drowsy sleepers,
Wake, oh wake, it’s almost day.
Raise up your heads; look out the window.
See them pretty girls runnin’ away.