Woody Guthrie — Old Joe Clark

Old Joe Clark's dead and gone Now I wish him well To make me wear the ball and chain To make my ankles swell It's round, round Old Joe Clark Goodbye Betty Brown Round, round Old Joe Clark I'm gonna leave this town Old Joe Clark killed a man And throwed him in the branch And Old Joe Clark's gonna get hanged Ain't no other chance Round, round Old Joe Clark Round, round I say Round, round Old Joe Clark I'm gonna leave today I went down to Old Joe's house He lived out of town Every tooth in Old Joe's head Was smiling a quarter round It's round, round Old Joe Clark Goodbye Betty Brown Round, round Old Joe Clark I'm gonna leave this town Wished I had a nickel And I wished I had a dime And I wished I had a pretty gal I'd kiss her all the time Round, round Old Joe Clark Round, round I say Round, round Old Joe Clark I'm gonna leave today How did this Beaumont rag go, Woody? That's pretty hard, and I don't know whether I can play that or not