if i only had a brain

i could wile away the hours, conferrin' with the flowers, consultin' with the rain, and my head i'd be scratchin', while my thoughts were busy hatchin', if i only had a brain, i'd unravel every riddle, for any individ'le, in trouble or in pain, with the thoughts i'd be 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 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, perhaps i deserve you, and be even worthy erve you, if i only had a brain, i could wile away the hours, conferrin' with the flowers, consultin' with the rain, and my head i'd be scratchin', while my thoughts were busy hatchin', if i only, if i only had a brain