And Johnny was an school boy When he heard his first Beatles song 'Love Me Do' I think it was From there it didn't take him long And got himself a guitar He used to play every night And now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit And everything's alright Don't you know? And Johnny told his mama "Hey, mama, I'm goin' away, yeah I'm gonna hit the big time Gonna be a big star someday" And mama came to the door With a teardrop in her eye And Johnny said, "Don't cry, mama Just smile and wave goodbye" Don't you know? Yeah, yeah Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don't you know, don't you know? Don't you know that you are a shooting star And all the world will love you just as long As long as you are, hey, shooting star Johnny made a record Went straight up to number one And suddenly everyone loved To hear him sing his song, yeah Watchin' the world go by Surprisin' it goes so fast Johnny looked around him and said "Well, I made the big time at last" Don't you know, don't you know? Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don't you know, don't you know? Don't you know that you are a shooting star And all the world will love you just as long As long as you are, hey, shooting star And Johnny died one night, yeah, he died in his bed Bottle of whiskey and sleeping tablets by his head And Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play Don't you know, don't you know? Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don't you know, don't you know? Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you know Don't you know that you are, yeah, a shooting star A shooting star, yeah Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Oh yeah, yeah Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Oh yeah, oh yeah Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na And all the world will love you just as long