Old Joe Clark

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'm 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 mule's head Was sixteen inches round [Chorus] 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 [Chorus] Old Joe Clark had a house Fifteen stories high And every story in that house Was filled with chicken pie [Chorus] 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] Wished I had a sweetheart Put her on the shelf And every time she'd smile at me I'd get up there myself [Chorus]