She asks him why Why I'm a hairy guy I'm hairy noon and nighty-night night My hair is a fright I'm hairy high and low But don't ask me why 'Cause he don't know It's not for lack of bread Like the Darling Gimme a head with hair Long, beautiful hair Shining, gleaming, Streaming, flaxen, waxen Give me down to there Shoulder length or longer (Hair!) Here baby, there mama Everywhere daddy daddy Hair, hair, hair, hair Grow it, show it Long as I can grow it My hair I let it fly in the breeze And get caught in the trees Give a home for the fleas in my hair A home for fleas A hive for the buzzin' bees A nest for birds There ain't no words For the beauty, the splendor, the wonder Of my... Hair, hair, hair, hair, Grow it, show it Long as I can grow it My hair I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy Snaggy, shaggy, ratsy, matsy Oily, greasy, fleecy Shining, gleaming, streaming Flaxen, waxen Knotted, polka-dotted Twisted, beaded, braided Powdered, flowered, and confettied Bangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied! Oh say can you see My eyes if you can Then my hair's too short Down to here Down to there Down to there? Down to where? It stops by itself Don't never have to cut it 'Cause it stops by itself Oh give me a head with hair Long, beautiful hair Shining, gleaming, Streaming, flaxen, waxen Won't you gimme it down to there (Hair) Shoulder length or longer (Hair!) Here baby, there mama Everywhere daddy daddy Hair (Hair hair hair) Grow it Show it Long as I can grow it My hair (Hair hair hair) Grow it Show it Long as I can grow it My hair (Hair hair hair hair hair hair hair hair hair)