I WONDER WHAT'S BECOME OF JOE
(Roy Turk / Maceo Pinkard)


Ethel Waters - 1926
The Little Ramblers (vocal: Arthur Fields) - 1926
Ernie Golden & His Hotel McAlpin Orch. (vocal: Al Bernard) - 1926
The Goofus Five (Instr.) - 1926
Annette Hanshaw - 1926
The Temperance Seven - 1961





Should old acquaintance be forgot 
I'll tell the world that it should not 
That's why I've got my eyes open 
Lookin' for someone, and I'm hopin' 
You may know the one I mean, 
The man I want to find
'Cause nothin' is and nothin' else will 
Be ever on my mind 

I wonder what's become of Joe 
My little Joe 
I'd give all the world to know 
Where did he go 

How I'd love to see him 
Smilin' again 
Like he used to when 
He was my beau, I loved him so dearly 

Wonder if he wonders, too 
Whether I'm gay, or if I am feelin' blue 
What would he say 
Gee, but we were happy 
Not long ago 
I wonder what's become of Joe 

I wonder what's become of Joe 
I'd give all the world to know 
Oh, he used to see me 
Once in awhile 
But that once in awhile 
Meant more to me than any three others 

Wonder if he wonders, too 
If I'm feelin' kind of blue 
Don't care what's become of last winter's snow, 
I just wonder, wonder, what's become of my Joe 


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As recorded by AL BERNARD & THE ERNIE GOLDEN ORCH: 


I wonder what's become of Joe, my little Joe
I'd give all the world to know, where did she go

How I'd love to see her smilin' again, like she used to when
She was my beau, I loved her so dearly

Wonder if she wonders too whether I'm gay
Or if I am feelin' blue, what would she say

Gee, but we were happy not long ago
I wonder what's become of Joe



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As recorded by ARTHUR FIELDS & THE LITTLE RAMBLERS: 


Wonder what's become of Joe, my little Joe
I'd give all the world to know, where did he go

How I'd love to see him smilin' again, like he used to when
He was my beau, I loved him so dearly

Wonder if he wonders too whether I'm gay
Or if I am feelin' blue, what would he say

Gee, but we were happy not long ago
I wonder what's become of Joe


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As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW:


I wonder what's become of Joe, Joe, my little Joe
I'd give the world to know, just where did he go

How I'd like to see him smilin' again, like he used to when
He was my beau and I loved him so dearly

Wonder if he wonders too whether I'm gay
Or if I'm feelin' blue, just what would he say

Don't care what becomes of last winter's snow
But I wonder what's be...what's become of Joe







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2011)