Discover the story of the song > Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) – Elton John

The song is about an empty garden that the protagonist found in New York. The garden used to be cared for by a gardener who grew a good crop and weeded out tears. However, something happened and now the garden is empty and nothing grows there. The protagonist is trying to find out what happened and is calling out to this gardener named Johnny to come out and play.