Lyrics to
Johnny Carson

This version of Johnny Carson was released by Beach Boys in 1977.

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He sits behind his microphone
John-ny Car-son
He speaks in such a manly tone
John-ny Car-son

Ed McMahon comes on and says “Here’s Johhny”
Every night at eleven thirty he’s so funny
It’s (nice) to (have) you (on) the (show) tonight
I’ve seen (your) act (in) Vegas out of sight

When guests are boring he fills up the slack
John-ny Car-son
The network makes him break his back
John-ny Car-son

Ed McMahon comes on and says “Here’s Johhny”
Every night at eleven thirty he’s so funny
Don’t (you) think (he’s) such (a) natural guy
The (way) he’s (kept) it (up) could make you cry

Who’s a man that we admire?
Johnny Carson is a real live wire.
Who’s a man that we admire?
Johnny Carson is a real live wire.
Who’s a man that we admire?
Johnny Carson is a real live wire.
Who’s the man that we admire?
Johnny Carson is a real live wire.

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Beach Boys has released many songs over the years besides Johnny Carson. Beach Boys released songs from 1962 to 1992 spanning across albums like Surfin' Safari, Little Deuce Coupe, Surfer Girl, Surfin' USA, Shut Down Volume 2, All Summer Long, Christmas Album, Beach Boys' Party!, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), Today!, Pet Sounds, Wild Honey, Smiley Smile, Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, Surf's Up, Carl And The Passions: So Tough, Mount Vernon And Fairway, Holland, 15 Big Ones, Love You, M.I.U. Album, L.A. (Light Album), Keepin' The Summer Alive, The Beach Boys, Still Cruisin', and Summer In Paradise. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Beach Boys.

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The lyrics to Johnny Carson are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Beach Boys in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Johnny Carson are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Beach Boys and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Johnny Carson back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Johnny Carson by Beach Boys in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Johnny Carson" means the words set to the music of Johnny Carson, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Beach Boys. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Johnny Carson and the lyrics to Johnny Carson are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Beach Boys who came here looking just for the lyrics to Johnny Carson, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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