The Chicken in Black

For two long years my head hurt bad So the doctor checked me and he shook his head He said, "I'm sorry to tell you but your body's outlived your brain" He said, "I know this doctor in New York son And he'll fix you up right with a brand new one" So the head doctor met me when I stepped down off the train He said, "We had this bank robber killed last night His body's shot but his brain's alright I'll give you a transplant boy, and it'll be okay" I got the new brain in and I was feeling great I went right back to Nashville with no headache But something strange happened when I walked in the bank one day I said "Stick 'em up everybody, I'm robbing this place Drop all of your money in my guitar case Don't nobody move and don't nobody reach for that door A lady said, "Why, you're Johnny Cash!" I said, "No ma'am, I'm the Manhattan Flash And I am the best bank robber in New York" Now the other night, Roy Acuff called me He said, "John, I'd like for you to do the Opry" So I went out on the stage, but I couldn't sing I got into half a verse of 'bout Walk The Line And something snapped in that head of mine I yelled, "Stick 'em up! Gimme your money, watches and rings" Well I called New York and talked to that brain quack I said, "Doc, I've got to have my old brain back" He said, "I'm sorry there Mr. Cash, but I can't do that" He said, "I put your brain in a chicken last Monday He singing your songs and making lots of money And I got him signed to a ten year recording contract" Now friends, if you see me walking down the street Remember what your see ain't necessarily me And if I try to hold you up, don't blame it on mine But when you got ten bucks that you can blow You ought to catch that Johnny Chicken Show He's done fairs and concerts dates all across the line. I said "Stick 'em up everybody, I'm robbing this place Drop all of your money in my guitar case Don't nobody move and don't nobody reach for that door A lady said, "Why, you're Johnny Cash!" I said, "No ma'am, I'm the Manhattan Flash And I am the best bank robber in New York" Well, I don't pay any income tax You don't pay tax on money you steal But you ought to catch that Johnny Chicken Show. Chicken in black Mhhhhmmm