Let me tell you all a story 'bout a named Lonesome Joan When she was she thought she'd try to tie her shoe Her said, "I'll show you how!" She pushed her Mom "I'll do it alone," Lonesome Joan And her laces stayed
Oh, Lonesome Joan, Lonesome Felt she had to do alone She said, "I need no help, I can do it by myself" Oh, Lonesome, Joan
Well, she got a little -- thought she'd learn to read and write Her tried to help 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, Joan Felt she had to do 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 years old, she met a girl Lil Lil said, "Joan, it's ridiculous the things that you can't do! Joan, you're an 80 year old woman -- you learn to tie your shoe!"
Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome You don't have to do everything You can use a help Don't have to do it by Oh, Lonesome, Joan
So Lil taught Joan to and write and tie her shoe and more And lived to the happy age of a hundred and forty four So be you learned a lesson From that old girl, Joan you're trying for the first time, You don't have to try
Oh, Lonesome Joan, Lonesome You don't to do everything alone You can use a little Don't have to do it by Oh, Lonesome, Joan Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome
tie yie, pardners!