Johnny Boy Ballad--(single)

by Anna J Witiuk

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Written and performed by Anna j Witiuk (vocals and guitar)

Pedal Steel by Mike Robinson

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JOHNNY BOY BALLAD

I took a little trip downtown
Last place I saw you
I missed the B-15 Northbound
So I walked the road

Winters are the hardest to know
That you could be out there
Cold, all alone, no home

Well, Honey, this city’s full of boys
Holdin on just like you
Too gentle for a world that wants to break
Your small body right in two

The man outside the Gem Spa stand
He asked me for mercy
With your outstretched, thick callused hands
They were your sweet brown hands

(humming)

O, my Johnny, O, my Johnny Boy
I hope you’re livin well
Your fragile eyes
But most of all your puckish smile
Comes back like a hurricane swell

There ain’t enough food in the world
To fill you up and make you whole
From what your daddy, he done to you
What your brother, he took from you

(humming)

I took a little trip downtown
The last place I saw you

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released May 28, 2020
Recorded and mixed by Anna j Witiuk; additional mixing and mastering by James Kogan

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And thank you to Daniel Blum for helping me make this recording what it is--you taught me so much.

Photo credit: Daniel Graindorge

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Anna J Witiuk Brooklyn, New York

Anna J Witiuk is a singer, musician, songwriter and storyteller living in Brooklyn, NY. Anna's sound is good-hearted honky- tonk, crooning blues, folk story and drama cabaret. She can often be found performing around her hometown of NYC with her band, Anna j & the Somethin Else. ... more

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