1.
[SOLO]
O, whar's dat ole grey nigger gone,
Who used to work de hoe
In massa's fields, and hill de corn,
A long time ago?

CHORUS
You ax us whar dat nigger's went,
Dat fine old nigger Joe?
He's gone to see de Elephant,
Down below, down below.
||: Poor ole Joe! he used to work de hoe,
And play de ole banjo,
A long time ago. :||

2.
[SOLO]
He had no teef-- and he was blind,
His wool was white as snow;
But massa to ole Joe was kind
A long time ago.

CHORUS
He used to fish for crabs and eels,
Dat fine old nigger Joe;
Till grim Death sent him neck & heels
Down below-- down below.
||: Poor ole Joe! he used to work de hoe,
And play de ole banjo,
A long time ago. :||

3.
[SOLO]
He used to chalk de winters down,
And kept his age just so;
It was a hundred and forty one,
A long time ago.

CHORUS
But Death has cotch ole Joe at last,
Tho' he was lofe to go,
He's in de cornfield sleeping fast,
Down below-- down below.
||: Poor ole Joe! he used to work de hoe,
And play de ole banjo,
A long time ago. :||

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