Oh, was a tall man but his memory was short He'd forget to duck at doorways and often 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 where be going so he'd just wander around I knew when he was back for I hear the smack Of his head hitting the but tonight it was alack
Johnny came home headless, it was a great But it's a-lying there's a smile upon his face I should have seen it coming, he finally lost his But if his head turn up soon then all his hats are mine
Johnny came towards me but he stopped As if trying to think of something but having no Still he didn't notice that his head weren't 'Til he took out a brush and tried to comb his
I said, "Johnny where's cranium?" but he didn't seem to know He just shrugged his and tried to find his nose And the sight of him there topless me start to cry For I feared ne'er again see eye to eye
Johnny came headless, it was a great disgrace But wherever it's 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 half and me searched the neighbourhood It soon became apparent that his head we find it He could not his steps, he was absent minded
Well years went by til late one night I heard a voice I Was Johnny calling out to me, I open the door head was home, it took a taxi cab Alas, it was too late, his body had bad
Johnny's was homeless, his body was cremated And the funeral was harder than he had I should of seen it coming he said in his But never thought I'd have to say I got no-body
(I got nobody)
Johnny came home headless, it was a great But now his head's upon a shelf, a smile upon his But now his head's upon a shelf, a upon his face