Where Have All The Average People Gone Lyrics - Roger Miller

The people in this city call me country 

Because of how I walk and talk and smile 

Well, I don't mind them laughing in the city 

But the country folks all say I'm citified 

The fighting men they say that I'm a coward 

Because I never push no one around 

Gentle people call me trouble maker 

'Cause I'll always fight and stand my ground 

Funny I don't fit 

Where have all the average people gone? 

Some pious people point and call me sinner 

Because to them I've never seen the lights 

Other folks think of me as a preacher 

I'm just doing what I think is right 

The wealthy people think that I am a hobo 

Lean and hungry, writing mournful songs 

And the poor, poor people think I am a rich man 

But really, I'm just trying to get along 

Yes, it's funny I don't fit 

Tell me where have all the average people gone? 

And the government has given me a number 

To simplify my birth and life and death 

And still my woman thinks I'm awful important 

Like the moon and the sun and the sea and the sky and breath 

Yes, it's funny I don't fit 

Where have all the average people gone? 

Funny I don't fit 

Where have all the average people gone?