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Artist: Vic Chesnutt
Canonical path: /vic-chesnutt/12-johnnies
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12 Johnnies
Read 12 Johnnies lyrics by Vic Chesnutt on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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12 Johnnies
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One johnny went to the newlywed school.
One Johnny did a [mike landry?]
One Johnny went to the ice cream shop, to have a fit in the pantry.
Go Johnny go , go Johnny go.
One Johnny went in the factory flame
One Johnny did all his laundry
One hippie Johnny, [rented a ball?]
Blew out what was his Johnny?
Go johnny go, go johnny go
One Johnny did just what he could do
One Johnny did some of everything
One Johnny did some [dead little man ?]
Who just stepped foot in his driveway
Go Johnny go, go johnny go
One Johnny was a foxy little number
One Johnny he was a shy one.
One Johnny he grew nectarines,
Decided today just to bite one
Go Johnny go, go Johnny go.
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Vic Chesnutt performs "12 Johnnies", and this lyric page sits inside the Vic Chesnutt catalog on LyroVerse.
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