Peppermint John, where have you gone?
We've been looking in your basement.
Peppermint John, where have you gone?
We've been looking in your basement.

You weren't there, door was ajar...

Peppermint John, we got you a scone,
it'll go cold, where've you gone?
Peppermint John, we got you a scone,
it'll go cold, where've you gone?
Where've you gone? (where have you...)
Where've you gone? (where have you...)
Where've you gone? (where have you...)

Oh, Peppermint John, why where've you gone?
We've been looking through your basement.
I don't think you're there...
you're there...
you're there...
you're there...

Peppermint John, the feds are on.
They've got handcuffs with your name on...
name on (name on)...
name on (name on)...
name on...

Peppermint John, where have you gone?
We've been scouring through that basement
for paperwork, all out of date (all out of date)...

Oh Peppermint John, why where've you gone?
We've been looking through your basement.
I don't think you're there...
you're there...
you're there...
you're there...

Peppermint John, we can't find you
but we think we found your shoe...
Peppermint John, we can't find you
but we think we found your shoe...

Peppermint John, where have you gone?
We've been looking in your basement.
Peppermint John, where have you gone?
We've been looking in your basement.
Oi, oi, oi! Oi, oi, oi!
You weren't there, door was ajar...
Peppermint John, we got you a scone,
it'll go cold, where've you gone?
Peppermint John, we got you a scone,
it'll go cold, where've you gone?
where've you gone? (where have you...)
where've you gone? (where have you...)
where've you gone? (where have you...)

Oh Peppermint John, why where've you gone?
We've been looking through your basement.
I don't think you're there...
you're there...
you're there...
you're there...
You weren't there...
You weren't there...
You weren't there in the basement.
You weren't there...
You weren't there...
You weren't there in the basement.
You went scared,
cut your hair,
run away in the basement...
You went scared,
cut your hair,
run away in the basement...
You went scared,
cut your hair,
run away in the basement...
You went scared,
cut your hair,
run away in the basement...

You went scared...