Herman the Hermit

High on the mountain

a man sat a-countin'

all the rocks he had found the day

he lived all alone 'cause the

doggone lone-gettin'-rocks was all he craved

they said he was lazy and just too crazy

to face the world outside

but they didn't know all the rocks were gold

and Herman was the richest little man around

Herman the hermit

has to get the permit

to get his long hairs cut

pretty girls scared him

never went near him

'til one day on a mountain high

along came a creature with a lot of pretty pictures

and made old Herman kisses rocks goodbye

[guitar interlude]

[piano solo]

she carried him to town just to show him around

and dressed him in the latest craze

while he clipped his hair,

you know, she slipped downstairs

and had them rocks appraised

Now she was told they were solid gold

the wheels started spinning around

the morning paper read: "Ole Herman dropped dead"

and now she's the richest little woman in town.

[chorus]

[not sure about every one word ...]