This one wasn't anywhere, and not on the web either
so I thought it would be interesting for those singing
Old Joe Clark to have an additional set of lyrics. This version
is found on the
Newport Folk Festival LP from 1960
with Jimmy Driftwood on Mouth-Bow and
Pete Seeger on Clawhammer banjo.
I think it's quite different and mostly superior to the
over-polished version he did have
on his studio recording.

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Old Joe Clark (Newport version)

Old Joe Clark is a rough old man, mean as he can be
he knocked me down with his right hand,
and walked all over me.

Chorus:

Get out of the way for Old Joe Clark,
hide that jug of wine,
get out of the way for Old Joe Clark,
he's no friend of mine.

(Mouthbow solo)

Old Joe Clark he used to be the biggest
bum in town till Andrew Johnson appointed him
the Marshall of the town.


He is full of wine he is full of breeze,
you ought to hear him brag,
but all good rebels know that he is a
low-down (scale-away*).

(Chorus)


When Old Joe Clark comes to my door,
he treates me like a pup,
he runs my bird all down to the floor
and drinks my whiskey up.


He puts his banjo in my hand and tell me
what to play, then dances with my pretty
little girl until the break of day.

Chorus:
Oh, Get out the way...

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(*) guessed on this, couldn't find any reference to the word he's saying there.