If I only

I could while away the hours
conferring with the flowers
consultin with the rain
and my head I'd be scratching
while my thoughts were busy hatching
if I only had a brain

I'd unravel any riddle
for any individd-el
in trouble or pain
With the thoughts I'd be thinking
I could be another Lincoln
If I only had a brain

Oh I could tell you why
the ocean is near the shore
I could think of things I never thunk before
and then I would sit and think some more

I would not be just a nothin
My head all full of stuffin
my heart all full of pain
Perhaps I'd deserve you
and be even worthy of you
If I only had
I only had a brain
                           ~Yip Harburg