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 that cared a lot Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop And 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 a gardener that 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 And I've been knocking, but no one answers And I've been knocking, most all the day Oh, and I've been calling, 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 that roots grow stronger, if only he could hear Who lived there? He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls We hear, we hear your name And I've been knocking, but no one answers And I've been knocking, most all the day Oh and I've been calling, oh, hey, hey, Johnny! Can't you come out to play And I've been knocking, but no one answers And I've been knocking, most all the day Oh and I've been calling, oh, hey, hey, Johnny! Can't you come out to play Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden? Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden? Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden? Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden? Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden?
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 that cared a lot Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop And 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 a gardener that 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 And I've been knocking, but no one answers And I've been knocking, most all the day Oh, and I've been calling, 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 that roots grow stronger, if only he could hear Who lived there? He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls We hear, we hear your name And I've been knocking, but no one answers And I've been knocking, most all the day Oh and I've been calling, oh, hey, hey, Johnny! Can't you come out to play And I've been knocking, but no one answers And I've been knocking, most all the day Oh and I've been calling, oh, hey, hey, Johnny! Can't you come out to play Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden? Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden? Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden? Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden? Johnny? Can't you come out to play, in your empty garden?
“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” foi lançada como o segundo single do álbum *Jump Up!* no Reino Unido, mas foi o primeiro single desse álbum nos Estados Unidos.
A canção é um tributo a John Lennon, escrito por Elton John e Bernie Taupin menos de um ano e meio após o assassinato do ex‑Beatle.
Nos Estados Unidos, “Empty Garden” chegou à posição 13 na Billboard Hot 100, tornando‑se um dos maiores sucessos de Elton John naquele período.
No Reino Unido, a faixa alcançou o número 51 nas paradas de singles, posicionando‑se bem abaixo do desempenho americano.
A colaboração entre Elton John (música) e Bernie Taupin (letra) resultou nesta homenagem emotiva, que figura como a única faixa do álbum *Jump Up!* dedicada a outro artista.
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