[Verse]
I walk into a restaurant with chicken on my mind
Look at the menu, I want roast beef and wine
Waitress comes, I order baked beans and bread
When she brings it, I want ham and eggs instead

[Chorus]
Because my mind keeps a-movin', bouncin' and a-groovin'
Flippin' floppin' every which way
From minute to minute
If my mind ain't really in it
Never know just what I'm do or say

[Verse]
Sometimes I wake up happy
Sometimes I wake up mean
Sometimes I wake up missin' somethin' I ain't seen
Might wake up wasted
And I might wake up dead
Might wake up and look around
And jump back into bed

[Chorus]
Because my mind keeps a-movin', bouncin' and a-groovin'
Flippin' floppin' every which way
From minute to minute
If my mind ain't really in it
Never know just what I do or say
[Verse]
Sittin' home at midnight thinkin' 'bout Marie
Go to the I dial Carol-Lee
I say "come by, baby, just as fast as you can!"
When she gets there I'm thinkin' 'bout Ann!

[Chorus]
Because my mind keeps a-movin', bouncin' and a-groovin'
Flippin' floppin' every which way
From minute to minute
If my mind ain't really in it
Never know just what I do or say

[Verse]
Fly off to Paris just to get away from home
Get off in London and I grab a boat for Rome
Go to St. Louis, be in St. Paul
Or else take a trip and go no place at all!

[Chorus]
Because my mind keeps a-movin', bouncin' and a-groovin'
Flippin' floppin' every which way
From minute to minute
If my mind ain't really in it
Never know just what I do or say
[Verse]
I go to a psychiatrist to straighten my head
Then I decide I need a chiropractor instead
Put salt in my coffee and ketchup in my tea
Only dig a chick that don't dig me!

[Chorus]
Because my mind keeps a-movin', bouncin' and a-groovin'
Flippin' floppin' every which way
From minute to minute
If my mind ain't really in it
Never know just what I do or say

[Verse]
Sometimes I don't shave and I look kinda weird
So I shave off my hair and then I grow a beard
Shave off my beard dye my eyebrows green
Play myself a song upon a tambourine

[Verse]
Because my mind keeps a-movin', bouncin' and a-groovin'
Flippin' floppin' every which way
From minute to minute
If my mind ain't really in it
Never know just what I do or say