[Verse] Hey Johnny we know why you left this town and what happened under the wife's gown. How did you end up in the old man's bed? Did you play with the poor wife's head? She was sick of her boring life without sin. She smiled as she wipe the drool off her chin. [Chorus] Did you really think this gossip wouldn't spread? Two-steppin’ through the town, paintin’ everything red! Pick it up, pick it up, everybody knows, Johnny’s little secret’s blowin’ up like a trombone! Skank away, skank away, but you can’t outrun the sound, When the rhythm of the rumor keeps on goin’ round and round! [Verse 2] Hey Johnny, the whole block’s talkin’ in code, Pastors on the corner preachin’ “thou shalt not elope.” You left tire marks and a lipstick-stained clue, Now the bingo hall’s buzzin’ like a ska trumpet solo, ooh! She traded her pearls for a night full of gin, Woke up with your wallet and a devilish grin. [Chorus] Did you really think this gossip wouldn’t spread? Two-steppin’ through the town, paintin’ everything red! Pick it up, pick it up, everybody knows, Johnny’s little secret’s blowin’ up like a trombone! Skank away, skank away, but you can’t outrun the sound, When the rhythm of the rumor keeps on goin’ round and round! [Bridge] Rude boy, rude boy, what a scandalous scene, You thought you’d keep it quiet, but the streets stay mean! Now the wife’s got a tan line where her ring used to be, And the old man’s rockin’ side to side yellin’ “That’s my baby!” [Final Chorus] (bigger, gang vocals) Did you really think this gossip wouldn’t spread? It’s blastin’ from the jukebox, burnin’ bright cherry red! Pick it up, pick it up, let the whole town sing, Johnny ran away but the horns keep swingin’! Skank away, skank away, till your shoes wear thin, ‘Cause once that ska beat drops, everybody joins in!
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