Oh, Johnny was a man but his memory was short forget to duck at doorways and often he'd get hurt I took care of him for he had no family Actually he did, but he forgot who be
Johnny often to go out on the town He'd forget he'd be going so he'd just wander around I knew when he was back for I hear the smack Of his head hitting the doorway but it was alack
came home headless, it was a great disgrace But wherever it's there's a smile upon his face I should seen it coming, he finally lost his mind But if his head don't turn up then all his hats are mine
Johnny towards me but suddenly he stopped As if trying to of something but having no luck Still he didn't notice his head weren't there 'Til he took out a and tried to comb his hair
I said, "Johnny where's cranium?" but he didn't seem to know He just shrugged his shoulders and tried to find his And the of him there topless made me start to cry For I we'd ne'er again see eye to eye
Johnny came home headless, it was a disgrace But wherever it's a-lying there's a smile his face I should have seen it coming, he should have in bed For now I he'll spend his life just trying to get ahead
Refusing to believe he had split for good His lower half and me the neighbourhood It became apparent that his head we wouldn't find it He could not retrace his steps, he was absent
Well years went by til late one night I a voice I swore Was Johnny calling out to me, I open the door Johnny's head was home, it a taxi cab Alas, it was too late, his body had bad
Johnny's head was homeless, his body was And the funeral was harder he had anticipated I should of it coming he said in his eulogy But thought I'd have to say I ain't got no-body
(I got nobody)
Johnny came home headless, it was a disgrace But now his head's upon a shelf, a smile his face But now his head's a shelf, a smile upon his face