Lyrics Run Joe - Louis Jordan
Loey,
Loey,
Loey,
Loey,
Loey
(Loey,
Loey,
Loey,
Loey,
Loey)
Joey,
Joey,
Joey,
Joey,
Joey
(Joey,
Joey,
Joey,
Joey,
Joey)
*Eh,
come
in,
fool
boy,
eh-eh,
the
police
mon
is
on
the
premises!
*What
is
he
doing
in
here?
Mo
and
Joe
had
a
candy
store
Telling
fortune
behind
a
door
Cop
grabbed
Mo
and
as
Joe
ran
out
Brother
Mo
then
began
to
shout
(Run
Joe!)
Eh,
de
man
at
de
door
(Run
Joe!)
He
man
won't
let
me
go
(Run
Joe!)
Run
as
fast
as
you
can
(Run
Joe!)
Police
holding
me
han'
(Loey,
Loey,
Loey,
Loey,
Loey)
(Loey,
Loey,
Loey,
Loey,
Loey)
Ask
Juanita
to
stand
me
bail
Don't
want
to
sleep
in
this
rotten
jail
Hide
de
crystal
ball
by
de
fence
So
dey
won't
find
no
evidence
When
you
reach
home,
get
in
de
bed
Call
a
doctor
and
tie
your
head
Let
Juanita
invent
a
lie
Got
to
have
a
good
alibi
(Run
Joe!)
Eh,
de
man
at
de
door
(Run
Joe!)
De
man
won't
let
me
go
(Run
Joe!)
Run
as
fast
as
you
can
(Run
Joe!)
De
police
holdin'
me
han'
(Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey)
Get
a
mouthpiece
to
talk
for
me
They'll
sure
give
me
de
third
degree
When
dey
take
me
before
de
sarge
I
am
going
to
deny
de
charge
When
de
judge
ask
me
how
I
plead
"Not
guilty,
sir,
most
decidedly
You
can
see,
Judge,
at
a
glance
I'm
a
victim
of
circumstance."
(Run
Joe!)
Eh,
man
at
de
door
(Run
Joe!)
De
man
won't
let
me
go
(Run
Joe!)
Run
as
fast
as
you
can
(Run
Joe!)
De
police
holdin'
me
han'
(J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey)
(Joey,
Joey,
Loey,
Joey,
Joey)
I'll
be
home
by
de
break
of
day
If
de
judge
believe
what
I
say
If
he
don't
I'll
be
lookin'
cute
Behind
de
bars
with
me
striped
suit
(Run
Joe!)
Eh,
de
man
at
de
door
(Run
Joe!)
De
man
'e
won't
let
me
go
(Run
Joe!)
Run
as
fast
as
you
can
(Run
Joe!)
De
police
holdin'
me
han'
(Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey)
(Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey,
J/Loey)
Me
mama
told
me
not
long
ago
To
keep
'way
from
that
worthless
Joe
If
I
heard
what
me
momma
say
I
wouldn't
be
in
this
mess
today
(Run
Joe!)
Eh,
de
man
at
de
door
(Run
Joe!)
De
man
won't
let
me
go
(Run
Joe!)
Run
as
fast
as
you
can
(Run
Joe!)
De
police
holdin'
me
han'
Don't
you
hear
what
I
told
you?
(Run
Joe!)
I
don't
want
you
in
school
(Run
Joe!)
Don't
let
de
policeman
hold
you
(Run
Joe!)
Di'nt
your
mamma
done
told
you?
(Run
Joe!)
Hey,
de
policeman
catching
up
with
Joe
Joe
run
too
slow,
Joe
1 Five Guys Named Moe
2 Caldonia
3 Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby
4 G. I. Jive
5 Open the Door, Richard
6 Mop-Mop
7 I Like Em Fat Like That
8 Stone Cold Dead In the Market (He Had It Coming)
9 Barnyard Boogie
10 I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
11 You Can't Get That No More
12 Let The Good Times Roll
13 What’s the Use of Getting Sober (when You Gonna Get Drunk Again)
14 Every Man To His Own Profession
15 Reet Petite and Gone
16 Buzz Me
17 Beware, Brother, Beware
18 Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow
19 Petootie Pie
20 How High Am I?
21 Jack You're Dead
22 Early In The Mornin'
23 Nobody But Me
24 Ain’t That Just Like a Woman (They’ll Do It Every Time)
25 Run Joe
26 Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
27 Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
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