Oh, Johnny was a tall man but his was short He'd forget to duck at and often he'd get hurt I took good care of him for he had no 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 for I would hear the smack Of his head hitting the doorway but tonight it was
Johnny came home headless, it was a disgrace But wherever it's a-lying there's a smile his face I should have it coming, he finally lost his mind But if his head don't turn up soon then all his are mine
Johnny towards me but suddenly he stopped As if trying to think of but having no luck Still he notice that his head weren't there 'Til he took out a brush and tried to his hair
I said, "Johnny where's your cranium?" but he didn't to know He just shrugged his shoulders and tried to his nose And the sight of him topless made me start to cry For I we'd ne'er again see eye to eye
Johnny came home headless, it was a great But wherever it's there's a smile upon his face I should have it coming, he should have stayed in bed For now I fear spend his life just trying to get ahead
Refusing to believe that he had split for His lower and me searched the neighbourhood It soon became apparent that his we wouldn't find it He could not his steps, he was absent minded
Well years went by til one night I heard 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 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 headless, it was a great disgrace But now his upon a shelf, a smile upon his face But now his head's upon a shelf, a upon his face