作词 : Karl Blau
作曲 : Karl Blau
I gave out a cry
I cried as a plover
As a killdeer when you boarded
Your boat to cross over

You left me a puzzle
Of an unfamiliar scene
And I fumbled the pieces
Alone in my keen

Are you waitin' my Johnny?
For I've been taking my time
And I'm corking it up in a bottle
May it ferment as the wine

Whoa whoa
I've been wailing and whining
My brow a dark cloud
Shields The Sun with its shining

Through the darkness
The night is the day
My John boarded his ship
Sailing ever astray

Are you waitin' my Johnny?
For I've been taking my time
I plan to come see you
But not before I finish
This bottle of wine

Let me loosen this necktie
This knot in my throat
That doubles and tightens
With the distance of your boat

Let me sort out what I'm feelin'
With no pressure of words
It may be more descriptive
To cry out as a bird

Ka-ka coo - coo - coo
Coo - coo - coo
Coo - coo - coo!
Ka-ka coo - coo - coo
Coo - coo - coo
Coo - coo - coo!

Are you waitin' my Johnny?
For I'm givin' you this here rhyme
And I'm corkin' in up in a bottle
May it find you in its time

And may it find you in its time
May it find you
In its time