Lyrics: Though he loved to rock and roll All these many years He cared about the old peoples' And little children's ears
Though he was a guitar man He reflected and he vowed Never will I ever be No ne'er, ne'er again The man who was too loud
Johnny's not a poor man No, he never gets him down Now that he is free he is not proud
He don't need the power Just to make a sound He is not the man that he used to be Oh, no, the man who was too loud
I will play softly I will play softly I will play softly now 'Cause I was the man who was too loud
It's not because he don't respect The popular music style You know I saw him open up For the king of the surf guitar
Do not think he does not like The cheering of the crowd No, he is glad that they came to see The man who used to be The man who was too loud
Johnny is a rich man Yeah, he still gets around He is glad to be the cat who meowed
He don't need the power Just to get his sound He is not the man that he used to be Oh no, the man who was too loud
I will play softly I will play softly I will play softly now 'Cause I was the man who was too loud I was way too loud
Though he loved to rock and roll (Aw, I better not)
Definitions and References: "king of the surf guitar" Dick Dale, obviously one of the great surf guitar players from the 1960's to the present. He is probably best known for "Miserlou," the opening theme song for the movie "Pulp Fiction."
