Hey ! Joe    (intro)    (sample)

 

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1. Hey ! Joe, where d'ya find that purdy girly,

 

    and where'd ya get that jolly dolly,

                                                            A

    how'd ya rate that dish I wish was mine ?

                       A                              A7

    Hey ! Joe, she's got skin that's creamy dreamy,

      A                        A7

    eyes that look so lovey dovey,

     A                     A7               D

    lips as red as cherry berry wine.

 

      - - - - - - - -  G      D           G

    Now listen, Joe, I ain’t no heel,

      D          G                                D       G

    but, old buddy, let me tell you how I feel.

       D         G

    She's a honey, she's a sugar pie,

                                                           A                 A7

    I'm warning you I'm gonna try to steal her from you.

       D

    Hey ! Joe, though we've been the best of friends,

      G

    this is where that friendship ends,

        A                                          D

    I gotta have that dolly for my own.

 

      G             - D              D7     - G

    Hey ! Joe.           Hey ! Joe.

 

       D

2. Hey ! Joe, come on let’s be buddy buddies,

 

    show me you're my palsy walsy,

                                                          A

    introduce that pretty little chick to me !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       A                       A7

    Hey ! Joe, quit that waiting, hesitating,

     A                     A7

    let me at her, what’s the matter,

      A                         A7               D

    you're as slow as any joe can be.

 

      - - - - - - - -      G              D         G

    Now come on Joe, let’s make a deal,

     D         G                                   D        G

    let me dance with her to see if she is real.

       D            G

    She's the cutest girl I've ever seen,

                                                         A                  A7

    I tell you face to face I mean to steal her from you.

      D

    Hey ! Joe, we'll be friends until the end,

            G

    but this looks like the end my friend,

        A                                         F#    - B7

    I gotta have that dolly for my own.

       Em                    A                 D

    I gotta have that dolly for my own.

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Frankie Laine)