[Verse 1]
Well they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late last month
Ralph went out lookin' for a job, but he couldn't find none
He came home too drunk, drunk mixin' Tanqueray and wine
He got a gun, shot a night clerk and they call him Johnny 99

[Verse 2]
Down in the part of town where you hit a red light, don't stop
Johnny wavin' his gun around and threatenin' to blow his top
When an off-duty cop snuck up on him from behind
Out in front of Club TipTop, they slapped the cuffs on Johnny 99

[Verse 3]
Well, the city supplied a public defender, but the judge was Mean John Brown
He came into the courtroom and stared poor Johnny down
Well, the еvidence is clear, gonna lеt the sentence fit the crime
Prison for ninety-eight, a year and we'll call it Johnny 99

[Verse 4]
Well, the city supplied a public defender, but the judge was Mean John Brown
He came into the courtroom and stared poor Johnny down
Well, the evidence is clear, gonna let the sentence fit the crime
Prison for ninety-eight, a year, we'll call it even Johnny 99