Lonesome Joe lyrics and chords

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Lonesome Joe
Recorded by Boxcar Willie
Written by Roy Acuff

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There once lived a man he came from Mexico
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They called him poor hobo his name was Lonesome Joe
                   
He would ride the blinds he’d ride the rods below
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The cinders from his freight scarred his face you know

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He knew every rail he knew every tie
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He knew every water tank that he passed by
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And everywhere he went they called him poor hobo
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He lived a lonesome life his name was Lonesome Joe


He knew every house and he knew every door
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Where they would give a hand to a poor hobo

He would tip his hat in the nicest way
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And then he'd bow real low in the most graceful way

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He'd eat a country ham and he’d enjoy the fat
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He'd take a hard boiled egg and put it in his hat
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He'd ask to mow your lawn in a tone of woe
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You know he'd never work this lonesome poor hobo


His shoes were always worn sometimes they wouldn't match
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His hat was always flopped his clothes were always patched

He had the finest watch on the finest chain
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He'd keep the closest time on the fastest train

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I've seen him catch a freight the best in the land
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I've seen him grab a train with a sandwich in his hand
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He saw all the world but never made no dough
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And died a happy man his name was Lonesome Joe

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