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Johnny B. Blank (Demo)
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Acoustic, Alternative, Singer-Songwriter
alternative rock acoustic country singer songwriter folk rock
The original JACK STRANGE acoustic alt-folk singer-songwriter!
New Orleans independent songwriter Jack Strange offers a rich catalog of original AI-free progressive folk-rock songs, blending decades of rock, folk, and alternative influences. Strange's albums include Blood on the Neutral Ground" released in September 2025, as well as "Still Alone" (2000), "Heartbeat" (2002), "Ever Laughter" (2003), the post-Katrina EP "Back in New Orleans" (2009), and a new home studio album projected for release in February 2026. All Strange songs are written, composed, and arranged by Jack Morris, except William Shakespeare wrote the lyrics in "Sylvia Who" (1589), and William Blake wrote the lyrics in "Tyger" (1794). All Strange songs are performed by Jack Morris, with special guests the Morris Family Chorus performing on "Peace and Joy," featuring Beckham Breaux, Theresa Ocampo, Payton Morris, Everett Breaux, Jordan Morris, Nora Ocampo, and Marigny Breaux. "Neutral Ground" cover art photo courtesy of Stacey Morris Breaux. "Back in New Orleans" cover art courtesy of Joshua Breaux. All Strange recordings are produced by Jack Morris. All Strange songs are available for licensing for publication, performance, and commercial use. Thanks for listening! strangesongsunlimited@gmail.com Disclaimer: Jack Strange does not exist. He and his musical and literary works are products of a human imagination. Any resemblance to an actual or electronic person, living or dead, or to actual or electronic musical or literary works, is entirely coincidental.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #236
Peak in subgenre #40
Author
Words and Music by Jack Morris
Rights
Copyright (c) by Jack Morris
Uploaded
January 22, 2005
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.6 MB • 128 kbps • 3:54
Story behind the song
Demo by Walton Record Productions
Lyrics
An insurance agent named Johnny B. Blank Ran a run-down debit on the poor West Bank In the hardest of times he endeavored to be The number one man in the company "I'd prefer not to say what's become of my pay" He stood up and spoke at a meeting one day “But I hereby intend to reverse this trend To triple my paycheck before the year's end" "Good luck Johnny Blank" someone said with a smirk "But the fact is the West Bank is all out of work" Johnny looked at his colleague spoke steady and clear "I’ll be number one by the end of the year" Oh Johnny Positive thinking is all that you need To succeed From that day on Johnny Blank was possessed Making pitch after pitch with fanatical zest But no matter how hard he would push and persuade He’d hear the sad song of the oil trade "The rigs are shut down and the boats are asleep It's not worth their while because oil's too cheap My husband and brother my nephew and son Have all been laid off as for money there's none" Oh Johnny Positive thinking is all that you need To succeed So Johnny would leave but would not overlook To write down their names in his prospect book And always he did the best he could do And always the list of his prospects grew Then at last the economy started to change The price had gone up in the oil exchange Business was booming as none had foreseen From Buras to Boutte and in between Oh Johnny Positive thinking is all that you need To succeed Now Johnny B. Blank was on top of the world As dozens of pages of prospects unfurled He'd written their names when they couldn't afford But now they had money and how it poured In the last few months of that famous year Johnny B. Blank secured his career He tripled his pay for a job well done And true to his word he became number one Oh Johnny Positive thinking is all that you need To succeed Oh Johnny Positive thinking is all that you need To succeed
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