I could while away the hours conferring with the flowers consulting 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 individle in trouble or in pain With the thoughts you'd be thinkin' You could be another Lincoln If you 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 hot be just a nothin' My head all full of stuffin' My heart all full of pain I would dance and be merry Life would be a ding-a-derry If I Only Had a Brain