Did you see the lad, on the corner

He was standing drinking wine

Wears his overcoat in the summer

And short sleeves in the winter time

Takes his holidays, down at the bookies

Well he knows how to pick a horse

Village tramping round the countryside

He wears a smile, but he doesn't say much



Village idiot, he's complicated

Village idiot, simple mind

Village idiot, he does know something

But he's just not saying



Don't you know he's onto something

You can see it, you can see it in his eyes

Sometimes he looks so happy

As he goes strolling by



Oh village idiot, he's complicated

Village idiot, he's got a simple mind

Village idiot, must know something

But he's just not saying



Well you all know he's onto something

You can see it in his eyes

Sometimes he looks so happy

When he goes walking by

Sometimes he looks so happy

When he goes walking by

Sometimes he looks so happy

When he goes walking by