Old Joe Clark he had a house It was sixteen stories high Every story in that house was filled with Ice cream pie Around and around it was Old Joe Clark Around and around I say Follow me ten thousand miles to hear the fiddle play Old Joe Clark he had a mule his name was Morgan Brown Every time that mule came round the sun was going down Around and around it was Old Joe Clark Around and around I say Follow me ten thousand miles to hear the fiddle play Old Joe Clark he had a yellow cat She would neither sing nor bray She stuck her head in a bu*termilk jar And washed her sin away Around and around it was 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 it was Old Joe Clark Around and around I say Follow me ten thousand miles to hear the banjo play Goin' up to the mountaintop I'm goin' up so high You'll find me on the mountaintop 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