Poor Boy Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cai1020993 

Cover art for Poor Boy lyrics by Nick Drake

Doesn't the phrase "spreads their aching heads" seem a bit odd? How does one spread a head? Doesn't "spreads their aching hands" make more sense?

@cai1020993 other lyric websites show it as heads too ...

@cai1020993 I know but does that make any sense? Maybe they all have it wrong?