CALIFORNIA JOE
>From the film "In Old California" (1942)


Binnie Barnes (Film Soundtrack) - 1942






Let's sing a song about a man
That ev'ryone should know
A funny faced old-timer 
Known as California Joe


He owns a lazy swayback mule
That travels mighty slow
The mule's a little faster
Than old California Joe


Old, slow, California Joe
Known from the Pacific to the Texas Alamo


There was a mat beneath his hat
That some folks might call hair
He wore his beard down to his knees
But old Joe didn't care


He went and bought a curry comb
To brush his hair one day
And when he lifted up his hat
Two pigeons flew away


Old, slow, California Joe
Known from the Pacific to the Texas Alamo


He used to wander all around
As quiet as a mouse
But Joe was sure to be there
When the drinks were on the house


Old, slow, California Joe
Known from the Pacific to the Texas Alamo


Old, slow, California Joe
Known from the Pacific to the Texas Alamo






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2008)