Story Behind The Song
Based on my father
Song Description
(Irish) farmer goes to the pub after selling animals at the fair - and falls among friends
| Song Length |
2:50 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional, Folk - Rural |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Sociable, Cheerful |
Subject |
Fun, Laugh, Smile |
| Similar Artists |
Arlo Guthrie, The Yellowjackets |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
GOODBYE JOHN-JOE
Words & Music Ben Sands Elm Grove Music 1993
Well, I got up today for to go to Rathfriland
To sell the hairy pony and the cow
They were both past their best, good for nothin',
just the way that I'm a-feeling now
CHORUS
Goodbye John-Joe
It's gettin' very late and the morning comes early
Goodbye John-Joe
It's time I was home in my bed
The money that I got sure it wasn't worth countin'
After I had paid a few bills
I still owe the meal man more than a fiver
The grocer's a-waiting for my will
I felt like a drink so I went to Johny Arthur's
To have a quick half'un and a beer
I'd the best of intentions of going home early
But it's well past eleven now and I'm still here
Well, I just have enough for a cure in the morning
If I live to see another day
I'd better tell the wife I had holes in my pockets
For God's sake man, would you let me get away