The boy next door you've known for years
 Has up and made the headlines
 The front page read he lost his head
 There'd be nothing like this in a long time

 No no now child they must be wrong
 All his neighbours say
 Johnny was a good boy
 Did what he should boy
 Just wouldn't act that way

 Yes they say he was everybody's friend
 But now they put him away and say he just may do it again

 They interviewed the folks he knew
 For some dumb reason why (Johnny was a good boy)
 Asked his mom where she went wrong
 She'll say god knows I've tried (Johnny was a good boy)

 Good plain boy would just go bad one day
 He said he couldn't help himself
 But police suspect foul play

 So now they put him away they say he's not a normal man
 You never can tell, but well they say he may do it again

 Animals all loved him
 And he had a way with kids
 It was quite a shock to them
 When they found out what he did

 So now they put him away they say he's not a normal man
 You never can tell, but well they say he may do it again