brand new strings

daddy came runnin' 'cross the railroad tracks

said boy

you won't believe your ears

there's pickin' on the front porch at johnny stacks

he ain't played like that in years

ain't played nothin' like that in years

his heart is poundin' like that ole guitar

lord

just listen to it ring

all he ever played was the blues before

but love can do wonderful things

hey

johnny's got some brand new stings

they say she's a waitress down in carbondale

he met her at the county fair

she's a good baptist girl with amber eyes

and long

long chestnut hair

lord

have mercy

way down to here

his heart is poundin' like that ole guitar

lord

just listen to it ring

all he ever played was the blues before

but love can do wonderful things

hey

johnny's got some brand new stings

his heart is poundin' like that ole guitar

lord

just listen to it ring

all he ever played was the blues before

but love can do wonderful things

his heart is poundin' like that ole guitar

lord

just listen to it ring

all he ever played was the blues before

but love can do wonderful things

hey

johnny's got some brand new stings

johnny's got some brand new stings

johnny's got some brand new stings.