Johnsburg, Illinois Lyrics

The song Johnsburg, Illinois is performed by Tom Waits in the album named Swordfishtrombones in the year 1990 .



She's my only true love
she's all that I think of
look here in my wallet
that's her
She grew up on a farm there
there's a place on my arm
where I've written her name
next to mine
you see I just can't
live without her
and I'm her only boy
and she grew up outside McHenry
in Johnsburg, Illinois




Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones

Jun 1990

  1. Underground
  2. Shore Leave
  3. Dave The Butcher
  4. Johnsburg, Illinois
  5. 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six
  6. Town With No Cheer
  7. In The Neighborhood
  8. Just Another Sucker On The Vine
  9. Frank's Wild Years
  10. Swordfishtrombone
  11. Down, Down, Down
  12. Soldier's Things
  13. Gin Soaked Boy
  14. Trouble's Braids
  15. Rainbirds


Johnsburg, Illinois