I was just past my sixteenth birthday
When you dropped in one day from the blue
And you said to come with you to Burma
And to leave all the fixing to you
I asked you what job you were doing
And I swear that you answered to me
You had something to do with the railway
And nothing to do with the sea

You talked a lot Johnny,- a lot of lies Johnny
You took me for a ride Johnny all along the line
And I hate you so Johnny
You’re grinning there Johnny
Just take that damn pipe out of your mouth, you swine

Surabaya Johnny,
done the worst that you know
Surabaya Johnny,
oh God and I love you so
Surabaya Johnny where can I hide or go
You have no heart Johnny
And I do love you so

I hadn’t the chance to wonder
how you earned that particular name
But that coastline consisted of places
Where it turned out you often came
One morning in our lodgings
I will hear the sea pounding the rocks
And you’ll get up and walk off I silence
And your ship is down there at the docks

You have no heart, Johnny
You’re no damn good, Johnny
You’re leaving now Johnny
Without a line
And I still love you so Johnny
Like at the start Johnny
Just take that damn pipe out of your mouth you swine

Surabaya Johnny,
done the worst that you know
Surabaya Johnny,
oh God and I love you so
Surabaya Johnny where can I hide or go
You have no heart Johnny
And I do love you so

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Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht
Music: Kurt Weill From: Happy End
English adaptation: Marc Blitzstein