[Verse 1]

Me and Johnny, he and I

Would gaze up at the sky

Wondering out loud

Where all the airplanes go when they go by

Running wishing we could fly

Until we had to go inside

Tomorrow we would surely try again

[Verse 2]

Now his daddy worked a daddy's job

And earned a daddy's pay

His mama made the house a home

That daddy came home to each day

And every evening after school

You'd find me standing in their yard

Underneath the window calling out

[Chorus]

Can Johnny come out to play today?

Can Johnny come out to play?

Can Johnny come out?

Can Johnny come out?

Hey, can Johnny come out?

[Verse 3]

Now somе of us would gather at the

High school dance and laugh out loud

Making fun of somеone new who

Didn't fit in to our crowd

But Johnny wouldn't be that way

He would be the first to say

That it wasn't fair, he wouldn't play along

[Verse 4]

When Johnny went to college

There was something that he had to say

But packing station wagons

Took up all our time, got in our way

Tightly lipped and teary-eyed

We shook each other's hands goodbye

Remembering the time we used to say

[Chorus]

Can Johnny come out to play today?

Can Johnny come out to play?

Can Johnny come out?

Can Johnny come out?

Hey, can Johnny come out? (Whoa)

[Verse 5]

The last time I saw Johnny

He was headed for the coast of Maine

He said he needed time to come to terms

With the time that remained

He said he'd seen the final days

Of many friends who'd passed this way

He couldn't bear to bring nobody down

[Verse 6]

The line is long and I'm among

The silent faces here today

Except for someone whispering

Oh what a shame it was to waste away

If only I was half the man

That Johnny was, they'd understand

'Cause I'd shout out loud the way I used to say

[Chorus]

Can Johnny come out to play today?

Can Johnny come out to play?

Can Johnny come out?

Can Johnny come out?

Hey, can Johnny come out?