Ernest Tubb - A Guy Named Joe by Ernest Tubb lyrics

I stepped ashore in Tokyo Feelin' kind of blue For i was trying to forget A love that was untrue When by my side i found a lad His dark eye's all aglow He Looked at me so hopefully And said is your name Joe For Joe's my daddy's name And he will soon come sailing 'cross the sea He said he'd come back by and by And Joe would never lie The warship took my dad away And mommy needs him so And every night i hear her pray Dear God where is my Joe Somewhere back home a guy named Joe is probably Sipping beer Does he know how important he could be if he was here Has he forgot this little lad who needs his daddy so A promise made a debt unpaid they're waiting for you Joe Yes Joe's his daddy's name And he will never sail across that sea A stranger in a foreign land He let his heart get out of hand The warship took his dad away And he's too young to know That off across the sea There's a million guy's named Joe --- .