[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
The next time I saw him he walked off to Paradise
In a way that I would say that I'm still taking for advice
For with a plain spoken word and a simple melody
You can see this world with dignity
[Chorus]
Oh boy
Look no further for your real McCoy
Here comes the singing mailman from Maywood, Illinois
Oh boy
[Verse 3]
Well the last time I that saw him he danced off to Lake Marie
Whеn I realized I was crying out in tears of victory
For with a fеw still missing and a new one coming on
There was still nobody better than old Handsome John
[Chorus]
Oh boy
Look no further for your real McCoy
Here comes the singing mailman from Maywood, Illinois
Oh boy
Oh boy
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