Cat. #1348 (MFH #489) - As sung by Jim Winn, Fort Smith, Arkansas on July 11, 1969
VERSE 1
I don't like ole Joe Clark
I never think I shall
I don't like ole Joe Clark
But I always liked his gal
CHORUS:
Fare-the-well ole Joe Clark
Fare-the-well I say
Fare-the-well ole Joe Clark
Hear my fiddle play
VERSE 2
Ole Joe Clark, he's a mean ole man
Tell you the reason why
He ran across my garden
An' tore down all my rye
VERSE 3
Ole Joe Clark's a mean ole man
Tell you th reason why
Tore my ole rail fence down
So his cattle could eat my rye
VERSE 4
I went down to ole Joe Clark's
Didn't mean no harm
He grabbed his ole forty-four
Shot me thru my arm