Johnny Come Lately Lyrics - Steve Earle

I'm an American, boys, I've come a long way 

I was born and bred in the USA 

So listen up close, I've got something to say 

Boys, I'm buying this round 

Well it took a little while, but we're in this fight 

Ain't going home 'til we've done what's right 

We're gonna drink Camden Town dry tonight 

If I have to spend my last pound 

When I first got to London it was pourin' down rain 

Met a little girl in the field canteen 

Painted her name on the nose of my plane 

Six more missions, I'm gone 

Well I asked if I could stay and she said that I might 

Then the warden came around yelling "shut out the lights" 

Death rainin' out of the London night 

We made love 'til dawn 

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But when Johnny come lately comes marching home 

His chest full of medals and a G.I. loan 

They'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone 

When Johnny comes marching home 

My P-47 is a pretty good ship 

And she took a round comin' cross the Channel last trip 

I was thinkin' 'bout my baby and letting her rip 

Always got me through so far 

Well they can ship me all over this great big world 

I've never find nothing like my North End girl 

I'm taking her home with me one day, sir 

Soon as we win this war 

But when Johnny come lately comes marching home 

Chest full of medals and a G.I. loan 

They'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone 

When Johnny comes marching home, Johnny 

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Now my grandaddy sang this song 

Told me about London when the Blitz was on 

How he married grandma and brought her back home 

A hero throughout his land 

Now I'm standing on a runway in San Diego 

A couple Purple Hearts and move a little slow 

There's nobody here, maybe nobody knows 

About a place called Vietnam 

But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching home 

With a chest full of medals and a G.I. loan 

They'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone 

When Johnny comes marching home 

Now when Johnny come lately comes marching home 

Chest full of medals and a G.I. loan 

They'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone 

When Johnny comes marching home, Johnny