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Skid Row Joe - Porter Wagoner

Written by：C. Perkins

Skid Row Joe

Last night that's who I found

In the dirty part of town

Lost forgotten with no place to go

Tormented with a bitter taste

Outcast by the human race

A mask of torture was

The face of Skid Row Joe

He walked up to

Where I stood on the street

Said "Pardon me Mister

Now don't get me wrong

I don't want your money

Though heaven knows I could use it"

"But you see this is

My home and you see

The other bar down the street

That's my home too

You said

I noticed you starin' at me a while ago

You recognized me

Didn't you "

I said "Yeah Joe I know who you are

You was one time a real famous singin' star

One of my favorites"

He said "Well I guess you heard

They took my babies away from me"

I said "Yeah Joe

I read about it in the papers"

Then he turned his head away

And I saw the tears fall in the place

And he turned to me and he said

"You know Mister

This is the only place in the world

That I'm not ashamed

To show my face but I'm gonna quit

Yes sir I'm gonna quit"

"And I'm gonna shave and comb my hair

And get me a clean white shirt

Then I'm gonna walk up to her door

When she answers

I'm gonna stand up real proud and tall

Then I'm gonna get on my knees"

Then I'll say "Sweetheart

If you'll take me back

I'll spend the rest of my life

Makin' up to you for what I've done

I'm so ashamed of myself

And this I want you to know"

"Then I'm gonna take my two little babies

And I'm hold them so close to me

I ain't gonna never let them go"

I guess I should've told him then

That she'd already remarried again

But after hearin' what he'd said to me

Why there wasn't no way

I could add to his misery

So I said "Good luck and my best to you"

Skid Row Joe