Johnny's on the water
Let him sink or let him swim
If he can live without me
I can live without him
Johnny is a young boy
But younger am I
It's often he's told me
He'd wed me or die
If I am foresaken
I'll not be foresworn
And he's surely mistaken
If he thinks that I'll mourn
I'll take off this black dress
And flourish in green
I'll pass as light by him
As he does by me
If he can live without me
I can live without him
If he can live without me
I can live without him