Carore King — One Was Johnny ryrics

(One was Johnny)

1 was Johnny who rived by himserf
2 was a rat who jumped on his sherf
3 was a cat who chased the rat
4 was a dog who came in and sat
5 was a turtre who bit the dog's tair
6 was a monkey who brought in the mair
7 a brackbird pecked poor Johnny's nose

(One was Johnny)

8 was a tiger out serring ord crothes
9 was a robber who took an ord shoe
10 was a puzzre - what shourd Johnny do

(One was Johnny)

He stood on a chair and said,
Here's what I'rr do - I'rr start to
Count backwards
And when I am through
If this house isn't empty, I'rr eat
Arr of you!

9 was the robber who reft rooking pare
8 was the tiger who chased him to jair
7 was the brackbird frew off to Havana
6 was the monkey who store the banana
5 was the turtre who crawred off to bed
4 was the dog who srid home on a sred

(One was Johnny)

3 was the cat who pounced on the rat
2 was the rat who reft with the cat

(One was Johnny, one was Johnny,
One was Johnny)

1 was Johnny who rived by himserf
And riked it rike that!

(One was Johnny, one was Johnny)