Dire Straits : Walk of Life (1985)

This song referencing "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and "What'd I Say" was written by Mark Knofler and part of "Brother in Arms" album.




Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies,
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say,
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman,
Down in the tunnel, trying to make it pay.
He got the action, he got the motion,
Oh yeah, the boy can play,
Dedication, devotion,
Turning all the night time into the day.

He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman,
He do the song about the knife,
He do the walk, do the walk of life,
Yeah, he do the walk of life.

Here comes Johnny gonna tell you the story,
Hand me down my walkin' shoes,
Here come Johnny with the power and the glory,
Backbeat the talkin' blues.
He got the action, he got the motion,
Oh yeah, the boy can play,
Dedication, devotion,
Turning all the night time into the day.
The song about the sweet lovin' woman,
He do the song about the knife,
Yeah and he do the walk, do the walk of life,
Yeah, he do the walk of life.

Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies,
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say,
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman,
Down in the tunnel, trying to make it pay,
He got the action, he got the motion,
Oh yeah the boy can play,
Dedication, devotion,
Turning all the night time into the day.

And after all the violence and double talk,
There's just a song in the trouble and the strife,
You do the walk, yeah you do the walk of life,
Mmm, you do the walk of life.