I was young, God, I was just sixteen then,
when you came up from Burma one day.
And you told me to go with you
you would pay for us two.
I asked for your profession
and you said as sure as I'm standing here,
you would work for the railway
and have no dealings with the sea.
You said a lot, Johnny.
no single word was the truth
you cheated me, Johnny,
right from the start.
I hate you so much, Johnny,
as you stand and smirk, Johnny.
Take that pipe out of your face, you bastard!
Surabaya-Johnny. why are you so mean?
Surabaya-Johnny.
My God, and I love you so much!
Surabaya-Johnny. why I'm not joyful?
You don't have a heart, Johnny
and I love you so much.
At the beginning you feigned to be a gentleman,
until I left and went with you.
but it took only two weeks
until I couldn't please you at all.
You dragged me all over the Punjab*,
along the river down to the sea.
Now if I look at myself in the mirror
one could believe to see a woman of 40 years!
You didn`t want love, Johnny,
you wanted money, Johnny.
But I looked, Johnny, only at your mouth
You called for all I had, Johnny
I gave you even more, Johnny.
Take that pipe out of your face, you bastard!
Surabaya-Johnny. why are you so mean?
Surabaya-Johnny.
My God, and I love you so much!
Surabaya-Johnny. why I'm not joyful?
You don't have a heart, Johnny
and I love you so much!
I didn't take care
why they gave you this name,
but along the whole coast
you were a well-known guest.
One morning, in a six-pence-bed
I will hear the sea rumbling.
and you`re gone without a word
and your ship lays down at the quay.
You don't have a heart, Johnny
you`re just a villain
You're going now, Johnny?
tell me the reason!
I love you in spite of everything, Johnny,
like that very first day.
Take that pipe out of your face, you bastard!
Surabaya-Johnny. why are you so mean?
Surabaya-Johnny.
My God, and I love you so much!
Surabaya-Johnny. why I'm not joyful?
You don't have a heart, Johnny
and I love you so much!