7. Old Joe Clark

Track 7 from The Congregation May Rise, 2000

I used to live on the mountain top but now I live in town
Staying in the best hotels and courting Betsy Brown

Chorus:
Fare thee well to Old Joe Clark, goodbye Betsy Brown
Fare thee well to Old Joe Clark, I'm going to leave this town

Now Old Joe Clark's a rich old man, I'll tell you the reason why
Every room in his old house is filled with chicken pie

(chorus)

Now Old Joe Clark's a mean old man, I'll tell you the reason why
He blows his nose on old corn bread and calls it chicken pie

Fare thee well to Old Joe Clark, goobye Betsy Brown
Fare thee well to Old Joe Clark, I'm going to leave this town
Fare thee well to Old Joe Clark, it's fare thee well I say
Fare thee well to Old Joe Clark I'll see you again some day

Posted by arclight at April 19, 2004 05:56 PM