Handsome John

I didn't know him as well as I tell everyone I did Hell he was nearly fifty and I was only a kid But even way back in those missing years when he was still just catching on There was nobody better than Handsome John Oh boy Look no further for your real McCoy Here comes the singing mailman from Maywood, Illinois Oh boy The next time I saw him he walked off to paradise In a way that I would say that I still take for advice For with a plain spoken word and a simple melody You can see this world with dignity Oh boy Look no further for your real McCoy Here comes the singing mailman from Maywood, Illinois Oh boy The last time I saw him he danced off to lake Marie When I realized I was crying out in tears of victory For with a few still missing and a new one coming on There was still nobody better than Handsome John Oh boy Look no further for your real McCoy Here comes the singing mailman from Maywood, Illinois Oh boy Oh boy