I guess you know Jethro went crazy; we've all been crazy sometimes

They fixed up his lungs and his fever; but they could not fix up his mind

He married a beautiful redhead; of women they say she's a pearl

She gave her heart to Jethro, and her body to the whole damn world



Well, Jethro had someone to talk to; they were monsters and little green men

He never talked to his woman; naw, he spent all his time with his friends

In the evenings she'd drive off and leave him; she tossed back her long, pretty curls

She gave her heart to Jethro, and her body to the whole damn world



Some friends came and begged her to leave him; they said,