Oh, Johnny was a tall man but his memory was He'd forget to duck at doorways and he'd get hurt I took care of him for he had no family Actually he did, but he forgot who be
often liked to go out on the town He'd forget where he'd be going so just wander around I knew when he was back for I hear the smack Of his head the doorway but tonight it was alack
came home headless, it was a great disgrace But wherever it's a-lying a smile upon his face I should have seen it coming, he finally his mind But if his head turn up soon then all his hats are mine
Johnny towards me but suddenly he stopped As if trying to think of but having no luck he didn't notice that his head weren't there 'Til he took out a and tried to comb his hair
I said, "Johnny where's your cranium?" but he seem to know He just shrugged his shoulders and tried to find his And the sight of him topless made me start to cry For I feared we'd ne'er see eye to eye
came home headless, it was a great disgrace But wherever it's a-lying a smile upon his face I should seen it coming, he should have stayed in bed For now I he'll spend his life just trying to get ahead
Refusing to believe that he had split for His lower half and me searched the It soon apparent that his head we wouldn't find it He not retrace his steps, he was absent minded
years went by til late one night I heard a voice I swore Was Johnny out to me, I flung open the door Johnny's was home, it took a taxi cab Alas, it was too late, his had gone bad
Johnny's head was homeless, his body was And the funeral was harder than he had I of seen it coming he said in his eulogy But never 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 a shelf, a smile upon his face But now his head's upon a shelf, a smile upon his