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.