Name: Ode To Joe The Barbers
Duration: 7 min 14 s
Channel: Douglas Murphy
Description: What you see here is a collection of original songs as well as a few covers.

Ode To Joe The Barbers

Doug Murphy

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What you see here is a collection of original songs as well as a few covers.

acoustic folk easy listening

Doug Murphy

a one man show

Hi. My name is Douglas Murphy and I hale from Montreal Quebec Canada. I have been playing around this 'craft' for a while now and have always enjoyed getting my 'stuff' out there. Lately I have been playing around with AI generated vocals and melodies. I hope you enjoy what I have to offer.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic General

Charts

Peak #252

Peak in subgenre #81

Author

Douglas Murphy

Rights

2021

Uploaded

March 30, 2013

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.9 MB • 56 kbps • 7:14

Story behind the song

came about when my son told me recently that my barber (Joe) retired. I did not know this.

Lyrics

Ode To Joe (The Barbers)
[28.03.2013]

(V)
A Joe was my barber when I was a young-in'. 
Back when I was a pup.
He was a drinker, he was a smoker.
Did both while he gave you a cut.
The joke in my home town 
when I was a young-in. 
Had me shaking with fear.
You'd count yourself lucky 
if after your haircut. 
If Joe hadn't snipped off an ear.

(C)
By the time I reached high school.
Long hair was the fashion.
That Joe he faded away.
 In between barbers 
had a cousin who cut hair.
Which brings me to present day.

(V)
A Joe was my barber until he retired, 
this news just reached my ears.
He'd been a staple 
for thirty odd years now. 
Place a sad face right here. 
That Joe never said much 
while he was cuttin'.
'Cept, “Short and square in the back.” 
An old town barber
with chairs with ashtray’s and
Playboys piled on a rack.

(C)
All through my adult hood. 
I'd go on occasion.
At least a few a few times a year. 
This Joe had a way 
of makin' me relax. 
Shed tear right here.

(V)
My son had a barber, 
his name was Eli. 
Eli he passed away.
A Joe's now his barber. 
My sons not dead Eli. 
Guess I'll go see him someday.
Of this Joe I know nothin'. 
His manners his habit.
Nothin' not one little bit.
But I need a hair cut 
much sooner than later. 
So I guess I'll have to go sit. 

(Tag) 
And keep a Joe as a barber or quit.

Copyright © 2013 by Douglas Murphy

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