Took a city like New Orleans To k** 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 k** 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 k** a man Like Johnny