Old Joe Clark lyrics

[bff1tv]

singin this for chous

[netmat04]

anybody else just find this because of Ian Dury?

[rawrDesrawrDes]

I learned in chorus, "Old Joe Clark had a house 16 or 18 stories high, and ever story in that house smelled like apple pie" :D

[puelemueix]

Thank You 

[megeannicoleawsome]

Yea itz 16!!! and not fare the well!!!! round and round old joe clark round and round i say!!!  Thumbz up if u say the say!!!!!!!!!

[kkhoppster22]

Hi

[cupcakes443]

Well the one I learned was "Old Joe clark he had a house it was 18 stories high and every story in that house was filled with Chicken Pie. Fair thee well old joe clark Fare thee well I say Fare thee well Old Joe clark Aint got long to stay." But.. I guess I can learn this one too.. its catchy(x

[cidspimms]

I love the Rosinators! Best version.

[Abreodan]

I'm an English Clark and never knew this song existed till I met some distantly related American family.

I like to think this song is about a relative. :D

[baileyluellen]

our vocal class has 2 sing this but just parts of it cause its mixed wit soldiers joy and sail away laides

[PHJimY]

John Hartford put an advertisement in his version:

I need and old Orpheum 5-string with a 12 inch open back pot

So next time you're up in the attic take a look and see what you've got.

Or a twelve inch Farland open-back, 28 and 3 eighth inch scale

Sure wish you'd write and let me know if you've got one for sale

Another of his verses said:

Everyone says,"Right on, Far out!" then stands around and laughs,

Guess I'd better say it too or Joe might kick my ass.

[PHJimY]

I used to sing this for kids. Their favourite verses were the one that The Rosinators sing that goes:

I went down to Old Joe's house, he invited me to supper

I stubbed my toe on the table leg and stuck my nose in the butter.

and

Don't go down to Old Joe's house, tell you the reason why,

He blows his nose on old corn bread and calls it pumpkin pie.

[ILuvyouhguyz09]

the one i learned was old joe clark he had a house 20 stories high and every story in that house was filled with chicken pie round and around old joe clark round and around i say he'd follow me ten thound miles to here my fiddle play i went down to old joe clakrs he asked me i nto stay he slept on the feather bed and i slept on the hay round and around yeah u get it XD

[Bisonzilla]

I learned it was "Goodbye Lucy Long" not "Betsy Brown"

[jacquelinenovet]

Old Joe Clark's a rough ol' man, mean as he can be

He knocked me down with his right hand and walked all over me.

Get out the way o' Old Joe Clark, hide that jug of wine

Get out the way o' Old Joe Clark, he's no friend of mine.

Old Joe Clark he used to be the biggest bum around

'Til Andrew Johnson appointed him the marshall of this town.

I've forgotten the rest

[1DennisK]

"I went down to Old Joe Clark's, found him 'sleep in bed, stuck my fingers down his throat, pulled out a chicken head."

[omggirlhaha]

i learnd , " Old joe clarck was a good old man never done no harm said he wouldnt hoe my corn and spraun his banjoe arm, far u well old joe clark goodbye betsy brown far u well old jor clark farwell to the town

[supersingingfrog]

@DudeCool753 LOL!!! Thats like really FUNNY:)

[samigrl1234]

singing this in chorus.

[jinxgirl15]

we gotta sing this this year in school for choir. If i do bette than everyone else, me and some others will be able to sing for our mayor and governor and 300 other ppl. I WANNA BE IN SOOOO BAD! wish me luck ;D

[cpsrisri123]

we doing this in chorus. we for some reason keep singing about chicken pie and that makes everyone laugh

[blackdolphin27]

im singing this song for an audition on monday argggggggggg with me luck with a thumbs up : )

[cidspimms]

My father grew up near "Fare Thee Well" the home of Joe Clark. This version takes me back to my childhood; thank-you for posting.

[jesswatson87]

Awesome job thats awesome i love old folk music reminds me of my family reunions

[MrOrangeStarburst]

old joe clark he had a house twenty stories high and ever story in that house filled with chicken pie. old joe clark would walk a thousand miles to hear my fiddle plaaay. -this is the version were singing in choir.

[MrOrangeStarburst]

@MrOrangeStarburst round and round old joe clark round and round i say he traveled a thousand miles to hear my fiddle play. plus ours is he got in a feather bed and i slepted on the hay..

[supersingingfrog]

the verision that i learned went like this: " old joe clark he had a house it was 18 stories high. and every story in a that house was filled with chicken pie.)

[gymgirly3]

@supersingingfrog Were singing tht version in my choir :) haha its soo annyoing

[sov6rulz]

@supersingingfrog Yes, that's the one I was looking for

[horseluvr453]

@supersingingfrog same!

[iamawesome5643]

@supersingingfrog me too



[69imatroll]

@supersingingfrog i knew old joe clark he had a house 16 stories high and every storie in that house smelled like apple pie . :)

[harlem519]

@supersingingfrog mine was old joe clark he had a house it was 16 stories high

[Mega3crazygirls]

@supersingingfrog i learned it old joe clark he had a house sixteen stories high

[pageplant7t7]

@supersingingfrog The one I learned went like "Old Joe had a big red barn, 16 stories high. Every story in that barn was filled with chicken pie"

[MyRandomLOLVideos]

The version I leaarned when plunk plunga plunk for a while then went Old Joe clark was a good ol' man lived in tenness hollared up a country tune, banjo on his knee. CHORUS: Fare you well old joe clark good bye betsy brown, fareyou well old joe clark. Fare well to the town. Fare well to the town.

[TheAssimilater]

Realize: this song is not "wrong" You are all coming to a realization that there is no one uniform "old joe clark". It's had probably millions of various verses, you could even create your own if you were quick on your feet, and almost as many different choruses. Personally I'm partial to "Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark. Fare thee well I say. Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark. Ain't got time to stay"

[XxXWinglessxAngelXxX]

My choir sang this, and we all had different parts, but none of them sounded like this. Mine went: 'Round and round, Old Joe Clark Round and Round Round and round Old Joe Clark' Ain't got long to stay Old Joe Clark he had a house, 16 stories High Every room in that house was full of chi-chicken pie! Round and round, Old Joe Clark, Round and round Round and round, Old jow Clark Ain't got long to stay Old Joe Clark had a father bed He got the bed And I got the floor! And so on. >>

[iPanickedTGG]

Ok this is sooooooo different from the version my choir is learning.......

[OkamiFan1212]

We're learning a song with 3 parts and the melodie is "old Joe Clark, he had a house 16 stories high, every story in the house was full of chicken pie' THats the 1st verse.

[99jobro]

@OkamiFan1212 I know!!! Me too! This is soo wrong to what were gonna sing!!

[iPanickedTGG]

@OkamiFan1212 Ours is "ev'ry story in the house smelled like apple pie"

[shama081]

The version we're learning is

went up to the mountain top to give my horn a blow thought i heard a pretty girl say yonder comes my beau

fare thee well old joe clark fare thee well im gone fare thee well old joe clark good bye lucy long

black bird in a wilow tree sings a mornfull song i wont hear that song no more tomorow ill be gone

are thee well old joe clark fare thee well im gone fare thee well old joe clark good bye lucy long ...

[adamlambertfan161]

were doing part of this songs in a mix of other ones we song "Old Joe Clark he had a house, 20 stories high, and every story in that house was filled with chicken pie. Round and around, Old Joe Clark Round and around I say He'd follow me 10,000 miles to hear my fiddle play. I went down to Joe Clark's house he asked me in to stay he slept on a feathered bed and I slept on the hay Round and around, Old Joe Clark Round and around I say He'd follow me 10,000 miles to hear my fiddle play."

[gutierrezd651]

gotta love old ass folk songs.

[hillbilly6971]

we have been doing this song for years as an instrumental only recently did i discover it had lyrics

[gamergeek3000]

Sam Bush has a cool version of this song.

[darkstardom85]

Sounds brill, well done. Im only starting to get into this scene myself as Im learning the fiddle and I love it all, lyrics, the beat, the playing, the whole lot. R, Ireland

[Fafenpooliz221]

we r doing this song in chorus

[0Alun0]

@Fafenpooliz221 we were too it sucks

[KisameGirl29]

country music, one of my guilty pleasures, I absolutely love this song!!!!!!

[thesevenjays]

Great song, arrangement and singing!