I was only a child when I met you
You came from the Burma Lagoon
You said, "Would you like a bit of travel?"
You promised me all but the moon
I asked you what you did for a living
And you swore, God's my witness, to me
That you worked for the railroad people
And would never ever follow the sea
You said a lot, Johnny
Not a word was true, Johnny
You betrayed me, Johnny
The moment we met
I hate your guts Johnny
Don't stand there grinning
Take that cigarette out of your mouth, you pig
Surabaya Johnny
Why did you treat me so wrong?
Surabaya, Johnny
My God, and I do love you so
Surabaya, Johnny
Why am I feeling so low?
You have no heart, Johnny
And I do love you so
At first, it was always Sunday
As long as I pleased you at night
But only a few weeks later
Not a thing I did was right
Up and down we tramped through the Punjab
The river along to the sea
But now when I look in the mirror
There's a broken face that I see
You wanted no love, Johnny
You wanted the loot, Johnny
But your lips, Johnny
I could never forget
You asked for everything, Johnny
I gave you more, Johnny
Take that cigarette out of your mouth, you sh*t
Surabaya, Johnny
Why did treat me so bad?
Surabaya, Johnny
My God, and I love you so
Surabaya, Johnny
Why am I feeling so low?
You have no heart, Johnny
And I do love you so
I wish I had paid more attention
To that nickname of yours and the rest
All along that bloody awful coastline
You have been a notorious guest
In a sixpence-a-night bed one morning
I will wake to the thunder of the sea
And your ship will be leaving the harbour
And you won't even wave to me
You have no heart, Johnny!
You're a bast*rd, Johnny!
Why did you leave me?
Can you tell me that?
I love you more, Johnny
Than the first night, Johnny
Take that f*cking cigarette out of your mouth, you sh*t
Surabaya, Johnny
Why did you treat me so wrong?
Surabaya, Johnny
My God, and I do love you so
Surabaya, Johnny
Why am I feeling so low?
'Cos you have no heart, Johnny
And I do love you so