John, John

John, John, the only living son

Of a man who had four daughters

And he always tried to follow what he ought to

And a lovely man was John

And he went to school like a good boy should

And he listened to the priests and the nuns

And his father waited for the day when John

Would be old enough to be a family man

When the family name would be passed along

For he was his father's only living son

John, John, the only living son

Of a man who had four daughters

And he always tried to follow what he ought to

And a lovely man was John

And the daughters married one by one

But the son didn't go for the ladies

He was stuck with his mind on Hades

So it came as a surprise when he entered the house

And announced to his father he was was taking the vows

And the family name wouldn't pass along

For he was his father's only living son

John, John, the only living son

Of a man who had four daughters

And he always tried to follow what he ought to

And a lovely man was John

And the neighbors came when they heard the news

And they shook his father's hand with a smile

And his father stood tall with his arm 'round John

And accepted their blessings and he never let on

That the family name and his dream was gone

For he was his father's only living son

John, John, the only living son

Of a man who had four daughters

And he always tried to follow what he ought to

And a lovely man was John