Is this it? I’ve got an old single of SAY IT AIN’T SO JOE from 1977, sung by that well-known folkie Roger Daltrey (Who?) and written by Murray Head. I’ve been trying to work out the words but the record is a bit scratched and, fine singer though he is, Daltrey’s diction leaves a little to be desired. Anyway, this is what I can decipher:

Say it ain’t so, Joe. Please say it ain’t so.
That’s not what I want to hear, Joe, and I've got a right to know.
Say it ain’t so, Joe. Please say it ain’t so.
I’m sure they’re telling us lies, Joe. Please tell us it ain’t so.

They told us that our hero has played his trump card,
He doesn’t know how to go on.
We're clinging to his charm and determined smile,
But the good old days have gone.

The army and the empire may be falling apart.
And the money has gotten scarce.
One man’s word held the country together,
But the truth is getting fierce.

Say it ain’t so, Joe. Please say it ain’t so.
We pinned our hopes on you, Joe; now they’re ruining our show.

Ooh, baby, don’t you think we’re gonna get burned?
Ooh, baby, don't you think we're gonna get turned?
We’re gonna get burned.
We’re gonna get learned.
We’re gonna get turned.
We’re gonna get burned....

Rpt chorus, verses, chorus

Actually, in retrospect, this is a pretty good song. Strong tune and it just occurred to me that Joe could be Joseph Stalin which gives the lyrics a whole new meaning.
Ciao for now
John C