Safety Joe Lyrics - Fair And Square - John Prine

Well, he never got too lonely 

And he never got too sad 

But he never got too happy 

And that's what's just too bad 

He never reached much further 

Than his lonely arms would go 

He wore a seatbelt around his heart 

And they called him Safety Joe 

Safety Joe, Safety Joe 

(Safety Joe, Safety Joe) 

What do you say? What do you know? 

If you don't loosen up the buckle 

On your heart and start to chuckle 

You're gonna die of boredom, Safety Joe 

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Now, Joe he lived in Baltimore 

'Cause New York was too darn fast 

He sometimes went down to Washington 

Just to view our nation's past 

He never ate his vegetables 

'Cause they were just too darn chewy 

And he never climbed much higher 

Than the arch in old St. Louis 

Safety Joe, Safety Joe 

(Safety Joe, Safety Joe) 

What do you say? What do you know? 

If you don't loosen up the buckle 

On your heart and start to chuckle 

Well, you're gonna die of boredom, Safety Joe 

Where's that mandolin? 

It's the chorus 

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Joe gradually grew meaner 

By not changin' his demeanor 

But he never did nothin' 

Too much for too long 

Therefore his life never got much richer 

Than the day they took that picture 

In his birthday suit 

On the day that he was born 

Safety Joe, Safety Joe 

(Safety Joe, Safety Joe) 

What do you say? What do you know? 

If you don't loosen up the buckle 

On your heart and start to chuckle 

Well, you're gonna die of boredom, Safety Joe 

Well, you're gonna die of boredom, Safety Joe 

That's golden