Johnny Too Bad Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sonofmod 

Cover art for Johnny Too Bad lyrics by Jimmy Cliff

This song is by The Slickers. Its about a rudy, a jamaican toughguy. It says "rachety in your waist" not blade. A ratchet is a popular jamaican slang for a knife. matter of fact, all these lyrics are wrong. Heres the right ones.

Walking down the road With your pistol in your waist, Johnny you're too bad. Walking down the road With your ratchet in your waist, Johnny you're too bad.

You're just robbing and you're stabbing and you're looting and you're shooting Now you're too bad. You're just robbing and you're stabbing and you're looting and you're shooting Now you're too bad.

One of these days when you hear a voice say come Where you gonna run to One of these days when you hear a voice say come Where you gonna run to

You're gonna run to the rock for rescue There will be no rock You're gonna run to the rock for rescue There will be no rock

{organ solo}

Walking down the road With your pistol in your waist, Johnny you're too bad. Walking down the road With your ratchet in your waist, Johnny you're too bad.

You're just robbing and you're stabbing and you're looting and you're shooting Now you're too bad. You're just robbing and you're stabbing and you're looting and you're shooting Now you're too bad.

One of these days when you hear a voice say come Where you gonna run to One of these days when you hear a voice say come Where you gonna run to

You're gonna run to the rock for rescue There will be no rock You're gonna run to the rock for rescue There will be no rock...

Great! I thank you earnestly for the corrections. You're a real pal (to Truth)!