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 put your body s out lived your brain
He said I know this doctor in New York son
And he ll fix you right up 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 you ll be okay.
I got my new brain in and I was feelin great
I went right back to Nashville with no head ache
But somethin strange happened when I walked in the bank one day.
Chorus:
I said stick em up everybody I m robbin 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 Manhatton 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 you to do the Orpy
So I went out on the stage, but I couldn t sing
I got into half a verse of I Walk The Line
And somethin snapped in this head of mine
I yelled stick em up, give me your money your watches and your rings.
Well I called New York and talked to that brain quack
I said doc I 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 s singin your songs and makin lots of money
And I got him signed to a ten year recordin contract.
Now friends if you see me walkin down the street
Remember what you see ain t necessarly me
And if I try to hold you up, don t pay me no mind.
But when you got ten bucks that you can blow
You oughta catch that Johnny Chicken Show
He s doin fairs and concert dates all up and down the line.
Chorus2:
I said stick em up everybody I m robbin 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 it don t pay any income tax
You don t pay tax on money you steal
You oughta catch that Johnny Chicken Show
Chicken In Black.
