Oh, was a tall man but his memory was short He'd forget to at doorways and often he'd get hurt I took good 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 where he'd be so he'd just wander around I knew when he was for I would hear the smack Of his head the doorway but tonight it was alack
Johnny home headless, it was a great disgrace But wherever it's a-lying there's a smile his face I have seen it coming, he finally lost his mind But if his head don't turn up soon then all his hats are
Johnny came towards me but suddenly he As if trying to think of something but no luck Still he didn't notice that his head weren't 'Til he took out a brush and tried to comb his
I said, "Johnny your cranium?" but he didn't seem to know He shrugged his shoulders and tried to find his nose And the sight of him there topless made me to cry For I feared we'd again see eye to eye
Johnny home headless, it was a great disgrace But wherever a-lying there's a smile upon his face I should have seen it coming, he should have in bed For now I fear he'll spend his life just to get ahead
to believe that he had split for good His lower half and me searched the It soon apparent that his head we wouldn't find it He could not retrace his steps, he was minded
Well went by til late one night I heard a voice I swore Was Johnny calling out to me, I flung 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 than he had anticipated I should of seen it he said in his eulogy But never thought I'd 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 upon a shelf, a upon his face