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Hold 'Em Joe
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Harry Belafonte
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(spoken spanish at beginning)
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Hold 'em Joe, hold'em Joe, hold'em Joe
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But don't let him go
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Hold 'em Joe, hold'em Joe, hold'em Joe
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But don't let him go
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Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe,
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Spring 'round the corner, hold'em Joe
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Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe
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Everybody want water, hold'em Joe
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Fuma la catchimba, hold'em Joe
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We on a journey he don't walk straight
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And that is because he's so underweight
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Donkey of mine he don't like weight
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Put him on a cart he never walk straight
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Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe,
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Spring 'round the corner, hold'em Joe
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Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe
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Everybody want water, hold'em Joe
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Fuma la catchimba, hold'em Joe
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My ole donkey went courtin' one day
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With a donkey named Melda across the way
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She was twice his age, he put up a fight
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Now he's cryin' every night
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Oh lemme go, darling Melda,
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You breaking my back bone
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Lemme go, darling Melda,
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You breaking my back
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Some people say that my donkey is bad
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an' that is because he's from Trinidad
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Donkey of mine he won't work at all
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All he want to do is break out him stall
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