[Verse 1]
Mad John came down from Birmingham
Very hastily *panting*
And from Borstal he had ran
He made it down to Torquay
Good boy, Mad John

[Verse 2]
Mad John holed up in an allotment shed
In a railway siding
In came the man for the watering can (Water, water, water, water)
He didn't see John hiding (Hide, hide, hide, hide)
Good boy, Mad John

[Chorus]
Mad, mad, Mad John
Mad, Mad John
Mad, mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, Mad John
Mad, mad, Mad John
Mad, Mad John
Mad, mad, Mad John
Mad, Mad John
Mad, mad, Mad John
[Verse 3]
Mad John met Jill in a transport café
By the jukebox loud
And over double eggs, chips and beans
They made a solemn vow (Ah, John)
And Jill paid the bill

[Verse 1]
Mad John came down from Birmingham
Very hastily *panting*
And from Borstal he had ran
He made it down to Torquay
Good boy, Mad John

[Chorus]
Mad, mad, Mad John
Mad, Mad John
Mad, mad, Mad John
Mad, Mad John
Mad, mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, Mad John (Mad John, Mad John)
Mad, mad, Mad John (Mad John)