Mad John came down from Birmingham very hastily

and from Borstal he had ran

he made it down to Torquay

good boy Mad John



Mad John holed up

in an allotment shed by a railroad siding

in came the man for the watering can

he didn't see John hiding

good boy Mad John

chorus:

mad mad Mad John, etc.



Mad John met Jill in a transport cafe

by the juke box loud

and over double eggs chips and beans

they made a solemn vow

and Jill paid the bill