Though le loved to rock and roll All these many years He cared about the old peoples And little childrens ears Though he was a guitar man He reflected and he vowed Never will I ever be No neer, neer again The man who was too loud Johnnys not a poor man No, he never gets him down Now that he is free he is not proud He dont need the power Just to make a sound He is not the man that he used to be Oh, no, the man who was too loud I will play softly I will play softly I will play softly now cause I was the man who was too loud Its not because he dont respect The popular music style You know I saw him open up For the kind of the surf guitar Do not think he does not like The cheering of the crowd No, he is glad that they came to see The man who used to be The man who was too loud Johnny is a rich man Yeah, he still gets around He is glad to be the car who meowed He dont need the power Just to get his sound He is not the man that he used to be Oh no, the man who was too loud I will play softly I will play softly I will play softly now cause I was the man who was too loud