Standard (EADGBE)

 What happened here? As the New York sunset disappeared

 I found an Empty Garden, among the flagstones there

 Who lived here? He must have been a gardener who cared a lot

 who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop

 Now it all looks strange

 It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain

 And what's it for, this little Empty Garden by the brownstone door

 and in the cracks along the sidewalk

 nothing grows no more

 Who lived here? He must have been gardener who cared a lot

 who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop

 and we are so amazed

 we're crippled and we're dazed

 A gardener like that one, no one can replace

Chorus

 And I've been knockin'

 and no one answers

 And I've beeen knockin'

 most all the day

 Oh, and I've been callin'

 oh, hey, hey Johnny

 can't you come out to play?

 And through their tears

 some say he farmed his best in younger years

 but he'd have said the roots grow stronger

 If only he were here

 Who lived here? He must have been a gardener who cared a lot

 who weeded out the tears and grew good crop

 Now we pray for rain

 And with every drop that pours

 we hear, we hear your name

Chorus

 And I've been knockin'

 and no one answers

 And I've been knockin'

 most all the day

 oh, and I've been calling

 oh, hey, hey Johnny

 can't you come out, can't you come out and play

 Johnny, can't you come out to play in your Empty Garden

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