Album: Say it ain't so Joe (1975)

[Intro]
        

[Verse 1]
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so, Joe please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
            
 That's not wh

              
at I wanna hea

              
r Joe, ain't I

             
 got a right t

  
o know?
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so, Joe please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
            
 I'm sure they

              
're telling us

              
 lies Joe; ple

             
ase, tell us i

        
t ain't so.

[Verse 2]
     
They told us t

hat our hero h

as played his 

trump card;
   
He doesn't kno

w how to go on

.
      
We're clinging

 to his charm 

and determined

 smile,
             
But the good o

             
l' days have g

one.

[Interlude]
        

[Verse 3]
    
The image and 

the Empire may

 be falling ap

art;
              
The money has 

       
gotten scarce,

 One man's wor

d held the cou

ntry together,
             
But the truth 

           
is getting fie

rce.
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so, Joe please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
            
 We pinned our

              
 hopes on you 

              
Joe and they'r

             
e ruining our 


show.

[Interlude]
        

[Break]
        
 Ooh babies, d

            
on't you think

              
; we're gonna 

    
get burned?
        
 Ooh babies, d

            
on't you think

              
; we're gonna 

    
get burned?
              
We're gonna ge

            
t turned, we'r

             
e gonna get le


arned,
              
Yes, we're gon

       
na get turned.

              
 We're gonna g

            
et burned, we'

             
re gonna get l


earned,
              
Yes, we're gon

        
na get burned.
              
We're gonna ge

            
t burned, we'r

             
e gonna get le


arned,
              
Yes, we're gon

             
na get turned,

              
 we're gonna g

   
et burned.

[Verse 4](louder)
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so, Joe please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 That's not wh

              
at I wanna hea

              
r Joe, ain't I

             
 got a right t

  
o know?
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so, Joe please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 I'm sure they

              
're telling us

              
 lies Joe; ple

             
ase tell us it

       
 ain't so.

[Verse 5]
     
They told us t

hat our hero h

as played his 

trump card;
   
He doesn't kno

w how to go on

.
      
We're clinging

 to his charm 

and determined

 smile,
             
But the good o

             
l' days have g

one.
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so, Joe please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 We pinned our

              
 hopes on you 

              
Joe and they'r

             
e ruining our 


show.

[Verse 6 and outro]
    
The image and 

the Empire may

 be falling ap

art;
              
The money has 

       
gotten scarce,

 One man's wor

d held the cou

ntry together,
             
But the truth 

           
is getting fie

rce.
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so, Joe please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 That's not wh

              
at I wanna hea

              
r Joe, ain't I

             
 got a right t

  
o know?
             
 Say it ain't 

              
so, Joe please

  
, say it ain't

 so.
           
 I'm sure they

              
're telling us

              
 lies Joe; ple

             
ase tell us it

       
 ain't so.
             
          Oh O

              
h Oh  Oh Oh Oh

  
  Oh Oh Oh
           
 That's not wh

              
at I wanna hea

              
r Joe, ain't I

             
 got a right t

  
o know?
             
(Fading)