Little Joe

by The Go-Betweens

From the album: Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express

Track 18 of 21 on Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (1986).

Duration: 3:28

Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express cover art

Lyrics for Little Joe

Everyone knows everybody else Let's skip introductions Talk on little Joe His mother left for me to mind A 100 a week A lovely guy of 26 Loves only the lonely Little Joe Oh no here he comes Laughing with an old joke Don't you cry Never do a days work Nothing of value will ever get hurt Joes no trouble he ran for mayor The mafia car bombed my car I said you're not running for mayor Gave up wishing Took up hoping Hoping Joe will settle down Shoe store A movie house Something like Something like a french comedy He's patronised by gentle souls Their best intensions are their own Don't you cry Never do a days work Nothing of value will ever get hurt I've always been a man of the track Took Joe down to the track So here we sit Joe and I Joe and I Little Joe Don't you cry Never do a days work Nothing of value will ever get hurt The whole world Lets get our balance in the mid-night air

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  7. Head Full Of Steam
  8. Bow Down
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  12. Don't Let Him Come Back - New Version
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  15. Bow Down - Early Version
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  19. The Wrong Road - Early Version
  20. Reunion Dinner
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