Knockin' On Joe
These chains of sorrow, they are heavy, it is trueAnd these locks cannot be broken,no, not with one thousand keysO Jailer, you drag a ball-n-chain you cannot seeYou can lay your burden on meYou can lay your burden down on meYou can lay your burden down upon meBut you cannot lay down your memory
Woooo wooo woooWoooo wooo woooHere I go!Knockin on Joe!This square foot of sky will be mine til I dieKnocking on JoeWoooo wooo woooAll down the rowKnockin on Joe
O Warden I surrender to youYour fists can't hurt me anymoreYou know, these hands will never mopyour dirty Death Row floorsO Preacher, come closer, you don't scare me anymoreJust tell Nancy not to come hereJust tell her not to come here anymoreTell Nancy not to comeAnd let me die in the memory of those arms
O woo woo wooWoo woo wooAll down the rowKnockin on JoeO you kings of halls and ends of hallsYou will die within these wallsAnd I'll go, down the rowKnockin on Joe
O Nancy's body is a coffin,she wears my tombstone at her headO Nancy's body is a coffin,she wears my tombstone at her headShe wears her body like a coffinShe wears a dress of gold and redShe wears a dress of gold and redShe wears a dress of red and goldGrave-looters at my coffinbefore my body's even cold
It's a door for when I goKnockin on JoeThese hands will never mopyour dirty Death Row floorsNo! You can hide! You can run!O but your trial is yet to comeO you can run! You can hide!But you have yet to be tried!You can lay your burdens down hereYou can lay your burden downKnockin on JoeYou can lay your burden upon meYou can lay your burden upon meKnockin on JoeYou can lay it down hereYou can bring your burden downKnockin on JoeYou can't hurt me anymoreYou can't hurt me anymoreKnockin on Joe