Music & lyrics by The Stranglers

He's mad...
He's mad...
He's mad...
He's mad...

You may have read the book,
You might have seen the film,
But I've seen it with my eyes.
Was it tweedle-dum?
Was it tweedle-dee?
But I saw through his disguise.

There was a Cheshire cat
Next to a water rat
And a JuJu awful wise.
We were sat to eat.
Now was it trick or treat?
We were in for a surprise.

Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...

He doesn't need a hat,
He's got crazy eves
And he rolls them round the group.
He's got stories tall
And a winning smile
As he then surveys his troups.

Then he'll about a lot of things
In a song you've never heard,
But it sounds so sweet.
He gets up on his feet
And he's looking for the word.

Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...

Mad as the Mad Hatter...
Mad as the Mad Hatter...
Mad as the Mad Hatter...
Mad as the Mad Hatter...

It went on oh quite late
As I went through the gate
And I began my journey back
I was glad to know
That I'd seen the show
That I'd found a happy jack
Because they're getting rare,
We never get our share.

Seem to be a dying breed
But they're so much fun.
Laughter's on the run
As the Hatter plants the seed.

Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...
Here comes the Mad Hatter...

Mad as the Mad Hatter...
Mad as the Mad Hatter...
Mad as the Mad Hatter...
Mad as the Mad Hatter...

© Hugh Cornwell, 1984