[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I had a dream I was down at Jojo's
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Havin' a burger 'neath the setting sun
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Johnny was sitting in the corner
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Sippin' on a glass of Depaz Rhum
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He was checking out all of the tombstones
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'Cross the cemetery in Lorient
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The stage was hung, the soundcheck done
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He was ready for everyone
[Verse 2]
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He strummed a guitar made of orchids
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And the who's who all were there
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Bill Haley, Carl Perkins, not to mention Buddy Holly
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Plus, a couple of Jordanaires
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Colonel Parker was lurking on a nearby beach
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With a contract full of deceit
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But Johnny took the stage
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And tore up every page
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And the crowd flew out of their seats
[Chorus]
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Johnny Hallyday
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Leap, and the net will appear
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There's no other way
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You ever could have wound up here
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All the blood and the sweat and the long shot bets
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And the things that the people say
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You were more than just the French Elvis
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You was Johnny Hallyday
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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There was a sound come across the ocean
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From Memphis to the heart of France
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It made Johnny dream and made the young girls scream
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And everybody sing and dance
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And the sound spread through all nations
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But the source only played in one
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So Johnny made a plan, and he started a band
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And then made himself a hell of a run
[Chorus]
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Johnny Hallyday
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Leap, and the net will appear
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There's no other way
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You ever could have wound up here
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All the blood and the sweat and the long shot bets
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And the things that the people say
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You were more than just the French Elvis
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You was Johnny Hallyday
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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The Champs-Élysées was crowded
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Almost a million strong
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There to raise a glass and to watch him pass
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Maybe hoping for just one more song
[Chorus]
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Johnny Hallyday
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Leap, and the net will appear
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There's no other way
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You ever could have wound up here
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All the blood and the sweat and the long shot bets
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And the things that the people say
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You were more than just the French Elvis
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You was Johnny, yeah, you was Johnny
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Johnny Hallyday
[Outro]
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