they handed me my royal pail they locked me up in the royal jail and then i heard John frum's name when the cargo came once a french and an englishman they took away my keraperamun but we don't need their copra pay tanna army usa in his jungle fatigues flying down from the sun he set us all free he is god's son where o where is my john frum? over there on the mountain top i will wait until the cargo drops in sulphur bay he will come in his jungle fatigues flying down from the sun he set us all free he is god's son where o where is my john frum? over there on the mountain top i will wait until the cargo drops but we don't need their copra pay tanna army usa in his jungle fatigues flying down from the sun his face is so sweet he will come again i know john frum will come again john frum will come again