Hank Thompson - Johnny on the Spot lyrics

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 pa** 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