Let me tell you all a story a girl named Lonesome Joan When she was she thought she'd try to tie her shoe Her Momma said, "I'll you how!" She pushed her Mom "I'll do it alone," said Joan And her stayed untied
Oh, Lonesome Joan, Lonesome Felt she had to do everything She said, "I don't no help, I can do it by myself" Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome
Well, she got a older -- thought she'd learn to read and write Her teacher tried to her yelled, "Get out of my sight!" So she never learned to her name or even read a book And all alone she never learned to swim or or count or cook
Oh, Lonesome Joan, Lonesome Felt she had to do everything She said, "I need no help, I can do it by myself" Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome
Well, went by and Joan grew old as people sometimes will When Joan was 81 old, she met a girl named Lil Lil said, "Joan, it's ridiculous the things that you can't do! Joan, you're an 80 year old woman -- Time you to tie your shoe!"
Oh, Lonesome, Joan You don't to do everything alone You can use a help Don't have to do it by Oh, Lonesome, Joan
So Lil taught to read and write and tie her shoe and more And Joan lived to the happy age of a and forty four So be sure you learned a From old girl, Lonesome Joan When trying for the first time, You don't to try alone
Oh, Joan, Lonesome Joan You don't have to do everything You can use a help Don't to do it by yourself Oh, Lonesome, Joan Oh, Lonesome, Joan
tie yie, pardners!