Hey Who Shot The Water Tower

Well down in Kingsland, Arkansas on a Tuesday night

A man took out his rifle and lined his target in sight

Aimed up at that water tower where the legend stood tall

And with a crack that bullet flew and Johnny took the fall

The town's run dry and the people cry

Cause Johnny's up there leaking from the sky

A fool with a gun is how the story always goes

But hey who shot the water tower?

Only the man in black knows

The folks woke up that morning saw a sight they won't forget

A single hole in Johnny's jeans was starting to drip and sweat

The sheriff scratched his head and said"boys this here ain't good"

But deep inside he had to laugh if only Johnny could

The town's run dry and the people cry

Cause Johnny's up there leaking from the sky

A fool with a gun is how the story always goes

But hey who shot the water tower?

Only the man in black knows

Well they caught that fella red-handed

And the judge he laid it down"Son, you didn't just shoot a water tower, you shot a legend in this town"

So what happened to the culprit?

Now he's sitting in the county jail with a fine he can't afford

For taking aim at history and disrespecting the lord

The lesson here's a simple one so listen to it well

If you take a shot at Johnny you'll be sleeping in a cell

The town's run dry and the people cry

Cause Johnny's up there leaking from the sky

A fool with a gun is how the story always goes

But hey who shot the water tower?

Only the man in black knows