Tootsie roll soul
and little white shoes
Papa's sure proud
of his little biddy
Rockin' roll baby
Singing at the age of two
He can hardly talk
but he sure knows
how to sing the blues
Little Joe
never sings out of tune
Always in key he's a soulful
little Rockin' roll baby
Papa loves the way you croon
Never heard a boy sing
the way my little Joey do...
He was born in a theatre
in Bluesville, West Virginia
His ma and I were
travelling on the road
I worked hard on the sidelines
as I filled in for the drummer
One night stands
weren't easy for little Joe
Bought a new house
in Beverly Hills
Papa made it big and he did it
for his Rockin' roll baby
A little bit of rhythm and blues
Got a funky walk and his
fiddle was a beating shoe
He was born in a theatre
in Bluesville, West Virginia
His ma and I were
travelling on the road
I worked hard on the sidelines
as I filled in for the drummer
One night stands
weren't easy for little Joe
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