Charlie Haden

Old Joe Clark, the preachers son
Preached all over the plain
The only text he ever knew
Was high low jack and the game
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Fare thee well Old Joe Clark
Fare thee well Im bound
Fare thee well Old Joe Clark
Goodbye Betsy Brown
Old Joe Clark had a mule
His name was Morgan Brown
And every tooth in that mules head
Was sixteen inches round
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Old Joe Clark had a yellow cat
She would neither sing nor pray
Stuck her head in a buttermilk jar
And washed her sins away
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Old joe clark had a house
Fifteen stories high
And every story in that house
Was filled with chicken pie
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I went down to Old Joes house
He invited me to supper
I stumped my toe on the table leg
And stuck my nose in the butter
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Wished I had a sweetheart
Put her on the shelf
And every time shed smile at me
Id get up there myself
[Chorus]
[ Old Joe Clark Lyrics ]