Scatterbraine, they smoked you out of the foxhole
Scatterbraine, you act like a priest in a brothel
Naïve charm, the idiot boy from the farm
Father tried to save you with prayers and psalmsGrace and Lydia and Dorothy
The village idiot sent them to sleep
Policeman O'Riley cannot believe
That someone so dumb could be still on the run from the lawScatterbraine, the strength of an ox on cocaine
Scatterbraine, are mother and father to blame?
He's not insane, just a boy who goes searching for treasure
Sunshine, rain, he'll find it whatever the weatherGrace and Lydia and Dorothy
The village idiot sent them to sleep
Policeman O'Riley cannot believe
That someone so dumb could be still on the run from the lawThis ain't no fairytale for you to cheer
Something's ugly in the atmosphereAnd his name is Scatterbraine
Songwriters
HARCOURT, EDPublished by
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing