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 her Mom aside "I'll do it alone," said Joan And her laces untied
Oh, Joan, Lonesome Joan she had to do everything alone She said, "I need no help, I can do it by myself" Oh, Lonesome, Joan
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 write her name or read a book And all alone she never to swim or skate or count or cook
Oh, Joan, Lonesome Joan she had to do everything alone She said, "I don't no help, I can do it by myself" Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome
Well, time went by and grew old as people sometimes will When Joan was 81 old, she met a girl named Lil Lil said, "Joan, just ridiculous the things that you can't do! Joan, you're an 80 old woman -- Time you learn to tie your shoe!"
Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome You don't have to do alone You can use a little Don't have to do it by Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome
So Lil Joan to read and write and tie her shoe and more And Joan lived to the happy age of a hundred and four So be sure you a lesson From that old girl, Joan you're trying for the first time, You don't to try alone
Oh, Joan, Lonesome Joan You don't to do everything alone You can use a little Don't to do it by yourself Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome
tie yie, pardners!