Old Joe Clark

Verse 1
Old Joe Clark the preacher’s son
preached all over the plain.
The only text he ever knew
was high low jack and the game.

Chorus
Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark
Fare thee well, I say
Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark
I’m a goin’ away.

Verse 2
Old Joe Clark, he had a house
fifteen stories high
And every story in that house
was filled with chicken pie.

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Verse 3
I went down to Old Joe’s house
he invited me to supper.
I stumped my toe on the table leg
and stuck my nose in the butter.

Chorus

Verse 4
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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