Description
Mark Knopfler wrote this song to celebrate the street buskers of London, hence the references to “Be-Bop-a-Lula” and “What’d I Say,” two standards that might be part of a singer’s repertoire in the mid-’80s.
Meta Lyrics
Here come Johnny singing oldies, goldies
“Be-Bop-A-Lula,” baby, “What’d I Say”
Here come Johnny singing “I Got a Woman”
Down in the tunnels, tryna make it pay
