I could while away the hours
Conferring with the flowers
Consulting with the rain.
And my head I’d be a-scratchin’
While my thoughts were busy hatchin’
If I only had a brain.

I’d unravel every riddle
For any individdle
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts I’d be a-thinkin’
I could be another Lincoln
If I only had a brain.

Oh I could tell you why
The ocean’s near the shore
I could think of things I’d never thunk before
And then I’d sit, and think some more.

I would not be just a nothin’
My head all full of stuffin’
My heart all full of pain
I would laugh and I’d be merry
Life would be a dinglederry
If I only had brain.