Lucy Kaplansky My Name Joe written by David Massengill F Joe threw another tantrum Bb He could not to be understood Eb Bb He cries like baby Samson F His English is not good Joe's boss of the kitchen Bb But on the outside he knows Eb Bb Low man on the totem's F Wearing giveaway clothes Joe he fights the good fight Bb He wears a white uniform Eb Bb The waiters are all artists F Out chasing unicorns Joe works fourteen hours Bb After ten he starts to booze Eb Bb He gets very sentimental F Oh he sings the buddah blues Eb Bb F He sings the buddah blues Bb Eb My name Joe my name Joe Bb Eb Bb Bb There is a king in Thailand Eb F Eb Bb Bb And he plays the jazz drum Bb Eb Bb Bb He has a fine and healthy son Eb F Eb Bb Oh no I'm not the one Eb Bb F My name Joe F On the wall by the time clock Bb Joe's beaming from a photograph Eb Bb Someone drew across his face F The waiters began to laugh Joe picked up a hatchet Bb And he tenderized the wall Eb Bb And when he got through F Time clock wasn't punching anymore The waiters ran for cover Bb The maitre d' began to lisp Eb Bb The drunkard in the corner F Said his lettuce was not crisp Owner called immigration Bb Said there's someone you should know Eb Bb He's an illegal alien F And I think his name is Joe Eb Bb F Oh I know his name is Joe Bb Eb My name Joe my name Joe Bb Eb Bb Bb There is a king in Thailand Eb F Eb Bb Bb And he plays the jazz drum Bb Eb Bb Bb He has a fine and healthy son Eb F Eb Bb Oh no I'm not the one Eb Bb F My name Joe F Came the man from immigration Bb Said I've got a job to do Eb Bb Easy questions easy answers F Just point me to the kitchen crew He asked Leroy from Harlem Bb He asked Cisco from Mexico Eb Bb He asked the white trash from Tennessee F Thet all said my name Joe My name Joe my name Joe F The maitre d' he sputtered Bb The kitchen crew they roared Eb Bb And while they were arguing F Joe slipped out the back door On the beach Joe tries to listen Bb To the heartbeat of a whale Eb Bb How it echoes his own heartbeat F And the distance he has sailed Eb Bb F Oh the distance he has sailed Bb Eb My name Joe my name Joe Bb Eb Bb Bb There is a king in Thailand Eb F Eb Bb Bb And he plays the jazz drum Bb Eb Bb Bb He has a fine and healthy son Eb F Eb Bb Oh no I'm not the one Eb Bb F My name Joe From Lucy Kaplansky The Tide CD Red House Records 1994 AGF Music/David Massengill Music ASCAP 1992