Joanne Songtext
von Cache Valley Drifters

The old Kentucky skyline sinks low into the nighttime
I grew up with the bluegrass and the singing in the hills
But I′m leaving in the morning, got an itching for the blacktop
I've got my trunk together so goodbye

I′m looking for a lady who wants to ride shotgun
Looking for a lady who's willing to hear my lies
Joanne, understand you can't see the things that I′m saying
Joanne, understand you got problems with your eyes

I recall the old Missouri mansion, everybody there was dancing
And the banjo player′s picking got me high
I never learned to please her but I learned I didn't need her
And Missouri ain′t no place for me to die


I'm looking for a lady who wants to ride shotgun
Looking for a lady who′s willing to hear my lies
Joanne, understand you can't see the things that I′m saying
Joanne, understand you got problems with your eyes

Floating down the Mississippi wondering if she'll miss me
Her name was Lily Hannah Jefferson
I could see her still quite clearly though I was getting weary
By playing cards every night and I never won

I'm looking for a lady who wants to ride shotgun
Looking for a lady who′s willing to hear my lies
Joanne, understand you can′t see the things that I'm saying
Joanne, understand you got problems with your eyes

Well, I′m looking for a lady who wants to ride shotgun
Looking for a lady who's willing to hear my lies
Joanne, understand you can′t see the things that I'm saying
Joanne, understand you got problems with your eyes

Joanne, goodbye