I know a professor of great renown And he is the loneliest man in town He's as smart as a man can be But he never has company Why is he the loneliest man in town? [1st refrain:] He ain't got rhythm Ev'ry night he sits in the house alone 'Cause he ain't got rhythm Ev'ry night he sits there and wears a frown He attracted some attention When he found the fourth dimension But he ain't got rhythm, so no one's with 'im The loneliest man in town A lonely man is he Bending over his books His wife and family Keep giving him dirty looks 'Cause he ain't got rhythm When they call him up, it's to call him down With a daring aviator He encircled the equator But he ain't got rhythm, as no one's with 'im The loneliest man in town [2nd refrain:] He ain't got rhythm Ev'ry night he sits in the house alone 'Cause he ain't got rhythm Ev'ry night he sits there and wears a frown With a problem scientific He's colossal and terrific But he ain't got rhythm, so no one's with 'im The loneliest man in town A lonely man is he Bending over his books His wife and family Keep giving him dirty looks 'Cause he ain't got rhythm When they call him up, it's to call him down In the month of January He compiled a dictionary But he ain't got rhythm, as no one's with 'im The loneliest man in town