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Artist: Ngobo Ngobo
Canonical path: /ngobo-ngobo/johnny-unemployed
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Johnny Unemployed
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Johnny Unemployed
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See that guy over there sitting in the shade, doing nothing just like everyday?
No hope, no future, Johnny unemployed
No, no, he's certainly not the kind to shirk, he's really looking hard for work
No future here, nor there nor anywhere
Mind unemployed is mind unenjoyed
Johnny doesn't go out, he stays in every night
As they took his job they took his pride
His life is plain, he doesn't complain and he never will
Too proud to beg, too good to steal
Waiting in vain for a new deal
Johnny plays the guitar in a reggae band, but reggae doesn't pay the rent
He keeps living on dreams of a better life, find a rich girl and make her his wife
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