Old Joe Clark Lyrics - Bill Monroe

Farethee well Old Joe Clark 

Farethee well I say 

Farethee well Old Joe Clark 

I'm bound go go away 

I will not go to Old Joe's house 

I'll tell ya the reason why 

Every floor in Old Joe's house 

Is filled with chicken pie 

Old Joe Clark, he did take sick 

And what do ya think ailed him? 

He drank a churn of butter milk 

And then his stomach failed him 

I will not marry an old maid 

And I'll tell ya the reason why 

Her neck's so long and stringy boys 

I'm afraid she'll never die