Run Joe Lyrics - Go Go Swing - Chuck Brown

Mo and Joe had a candy store 

Tellin' fortune behind a door 

Cops grabbed Mo and as Joe ran out 

Brother Mo then began to shout 

Run Joe, eh de police at de door 

Run Joe and he won't let me go 

Run Joe, run as fast as you can 

Run Joe de police holdin' me han' 

Ask Juanita to stand me bail 

Don't want to sleep in this rotten jail 

Hide de crystal ball by de fence 

So dey won't find no evidence 

When you reach home get in de bed 

Call a doctor and tie your head 

Tell Juanita invent a lie 

Got to have a good alibi 

Run Joe, eh de police at de door 

Run Joe and he won't let me go 

Run Joe, run as fast as you can 

Run Joe de police holdin' me han' 

Go get a mouthpiece to talk for me 

Oh, they'll sure give me de third degree 

When dey take me before de sarge 

I am going to deny de charge 

If de judge ask me how I plead 

Not guilty sir, most decidedly 

You can see judge at a glance 

I'm a victim of circumstance 

Run Joe, eh de police at de door 

Run Joe and he won't let me go 

Run Joe, run as fast as you can 

Run Joe de police holdin' me han' 

Me mommy told me not long ago 

Boy keep away from that no good Joe 

If I do like me momma say 

I wouldn't be in this trouble today 

I'll be home by de break of day 

If de judge believe what I say 

And if he don't I'll be lookin' cute 

Behind de bars in me striped suit 

Run Joe, eh de police at de door 

Run Joe and he won't let me go 

Run Joe, run as fast as you can 

Run Joe de police holdin' me han' 

Run Joe 

Run Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe 

Run Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe 

Run Joe