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I wish I had a nickel, I wish I had a dime
I have a pretty girl, I kiss her all the time
I went down to ole Joe’s house, he lived in the town
And every tooth in ole Joe’s head, smiled and danced a-round
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Round round old Joe Clark, Round around I say
Round round old Joe Clark, Im gonna leave today
Round round old Joe Clark, Good-bye, Mitzi Brown.
Round round old Joe Clark. I'm gonna leave today
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The hardest work I ever done, was plow this field around
Easiest work I ever done, was eating chicken pie
Old Joe Clark used to clean the bar. Liquor was his pay.
Never saved a a buck or two. Drank it all away
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Additional Lyrics:
Old Joe Clark, the preacher's son, Preached all over the plain
The only text he ever knew, Was High, low, Jacks the game
Old Joe Clark had a mule, His name was Morgan Brown
And every tooth in that mule's head, Was sixteen inches around
Old Joe Clark had a yellow cat, She would neither sing or pray
She stuck her head in the buttermilk jar, And washed her sins away
Old Joe Clark had a house, Fifteen stories high
And every story in that house, Was filled with chicken pie
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
Now I wouldn't marry a widder, Tell you the reason why
She'd have so many children, They'd make those biscuits fly
Sixteen horses in my team, The leaders they are blind
And every time the sun goes down, There's a pretty girl on my mind
Eighteen miles of mountain road, And fifteen miles of sand
If ever travel this road again, I'll be a married man