Old Joe Clark he had a house Sixteen stories high Every story in that house was filled with chicken pie Around and around it was Old Joe Clark Around and around I say Follow me ten thousand miles to hear the banjo play Old Joe Clark he had a mule his name was Morgan Brown Every tooth in that mule's head was sixteen thousand inches around Around and around went Old Joe Clark Around and around I say Follow me ten thousand miles to hear the five string play Old Joe Clark he had a yellow cat She would neither sing nor pray She stuck her head in a bu*termilk jar And washed her sins away Around and around went Old Joe Clark Around and around I say Follow me ten thousand miles to hear my accordion play Now Old Joe Clark is a fine old fella I'll tell you the reason why He keeps good liquor around the house That good ol' rockin rye Around and around went Old Joe Clark Around and around I say Follow me ten thousand miles to hear the licorice stick play
Well Old Joe Clark was a fine old fella Tell you another reason why Brings me nitrous oxide Shoots me to the sky Around and around went Old Joe Clark Around and around I say Follow me ten thousand miles to hear the ba** player play Goin up to the mountain top, I'm goin up so high You'll find me on the mountain top Fiddling till I die, fiddling till I die Fare thee well Old Joe Clark Fare thee well I say Fare thee well Old Joe Clark For I'm a-going away bu*terflies on the mountain top They're all flyin sideways Who the hell knows where they're going Travel down too many highways bu*terflies on the mountain top They're all flyin sideways Who the hell knows where they're going Travel down too many highways Fare thee well Old Joe Clark Fare thee well I say Fare thee well Old Joe Clark For I'm a-going away Let's hear the fiddle play now