A Guy Named Joe - Ernest Tubb

I stepped ashore in Tokyo

Feelin' kind of blue

For i was trying to forget

A love that was untrue

When by my side i found a lad

His dark eye’s all aglow

He Looked at me so hopefully

And said is your name Joe

For Joe’s my daddy’s name

And he will soon come sailing 'cross the sea

He said he’d come back by and by

And Joe would never lie

The warship took my dad away

And mommy needs him so

And every night i hear her pray

Dear God where is my Joe

Somewhere back home a guy named Joe is probably Sipping beer

Does he know how important he could be if he was here

Has he forgot this little lad who needs his daddy so

A promise made a debt unpaid they’re waiting for you Joe

Yes Joe’s his daddy’s name

And he will never sail across that sea

A stranger in a foreign land

He let his heart get out of hand

The warship took his dad away

And he’s too young to know

That off across the sea

There’s a million guy’s named Joe