Old Joe Clark
"Old Joe Clark" has many, many verses and even different versions of the chorus.
Old Joe Clark
Folk Song
(Chorus)
Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark
Fare thee well, I say
Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark
I'm goin' away.
Old Joe Clarke the preacher's son
Preached all over the plain,
The only text he ever used
Was high low jack and the game.
(Chorus)
Old Joe Clark, he had a mule
Her name was Morgan Brown,
Every tooth in that mule's head
Was sixteen inches 'round!
(Chorus)
Old Joe Clark had a yellow cat
She would neither sing nor play,
Stuck her head in the buttermilk jar
And washed her cares away.
(Chorus)
Old Joe Clark, he had a house
Fifteen stories high,
Every story in that house
Was filled with chicken pie!
(Chorus)
I went down to Old Joe's house
He invited me to supper,
Stubbed my toe on the table leg
And stuck my nose in the butter!
(Chorus)
I wish I had a sweetheart
I'd put her on a shelf,
And every time she'd smile at me,
I'd get up there myself.
(Chorus)
Don't ever marry Old Joe Clark,
I'll tell you the reason why:
He blows his nose in old corn bread,
And calls it pumpkin pie!
Notes
Alternate Chorus:
Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark
Fare thee well I'm gone
Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark
Goodbye Betsy Brown.
Another Version of the Chorus:
Round and round, old Joe Clarke
Round and round, I say
Round and round, old Joe Clarke
I ain't got long to stay.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks!
