Written by Billy Strayhorn
Verse 1:
G C I'm an American, boys, and I've come a long way G D I was born and bred in the USA Em C G So listen up close, I've got something to say D Boys, I'm buying this round G C Well it took a little while, but we're in this fight G D And we ain't going home 'til we've done what's right Em C G We're gonna drink Camden Town dry tonight D G If I have to spend my last poundVerse 2:
G C When I first got to London it was pourin' down rain G D Met a little girl in the field canteen Em C G Painted her name on the nose of my plane D Six more missions I'm gone G C Well I asked if I could stay and she said that I might G D Then the warden came around yelling "turn out the lights" Em C G Death rainin' down in the London night D G We made love 'til dawnC G But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching home D With a chest full of medals and a G.I. loan Em C G They'll be waitin' at the station in San Antone D G When Johnny comes marching homeVerse 3:
G C My P-47 is a pretty good ship G D And she took a round comin' 'cross the channel last trip Em C G I was thinkin' 'bout my baby and letting her rip D Always got me through so far G C Well they can ship me all over this great big world G D But I'll never find nothing like my North End girl Em C G I'm taking her home with me one day, sir, D G Soon as we win this warC G But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching home D With a chest full of medals and a G.I. loan Em C G They'll be waitin' at the station in San Antone D G When Johnny comes marching homeVerse 4:
G C Now my granddaddy sang me this song G D Told me about London when the blitz was on Em C G How he married Grandma and brought her back home, D A hero throughout his land G C Now I'm standin' on a runway in San Diego G D A couple purple hearts and I move a little slow Em C G There's nobody here, maybe nobody knows D G About a place called VietnamC G But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching home D With a chest full of medals and a G.I. loan Em C G They'll be waitin' at the station in San Antone D G When Johnny comes marching home C G But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching home D With a chest full of medals and a G.I. loan Em C G They'll be waitin' at the station in San Antone D G When Johnny comes marching home
| See also: 
Bobby Mcferrin - Don't worry, be happy
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