Joe's been a-gittin here-Wilkin/Martin

[ti:Joe's Been A Gittin' There] [ar:Johnny Horton] [al:North To Alaska And Other Great Hits - The Early Album Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Joe's been a-gittin here - Wilkin/Martin [00:10.25]There was a Yankee cornel in 1862 [00:15.04]Who fell in love with a southern belle where the sweet magnolias bloom [00:19.06] [00:19.94]He wondered why folks laughed at him when he went ridin' by [00:25.23]But little did he know that she was a courtin' on the sly [00:29.71] [00:30.21]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [00:32.78]Joe's been a gettin' there all this time [00:35.41]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [00:37.68]Joe's been a gettin' there beatin' his time [00:40.26] [00:45.17]He walked her up the mountain he named it to her there [00:49.97]He offered her a band of gold and his name to share [00:54.96]She said that she would marry him and even set the day [01:00.13]But little did he know that she loved a soldier boy in grey [01:04.10] [01:05.42]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [01:07.67]Joe's been a gettin' there all this time [01:10.07]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [01:12.61]Joe's been a gettin' there beatin' his time [01:15.18] [01:20.19]She took the love he offered she took his silver too [01:25.08]She took every little thing from cornel dressed in blue [01:29.81]She wouldn't let him hold her in a fond embrace [01:33.83] [01:34.99]And when he tried to kiss his bride she laughed right in his face [01:40.11]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [01:42.44]Joe's been a gettin' there all this time [01:44.32] [01:45.07]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [01:47.52]Joe's been a gettin' there beatin' his time [01:49.68] [01:54.85]He woke up one morning and found himself alone [01:59.84]And all she left was a letter that said goodbye farewell I'm gone [02:03.29] [02:04.98]No doubt he was a mighty man where the heroes fell [02:08.72] [02:09.41]But all is fare in love and war and he lost his southern belle [02:13.66] [02:14.94]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [02:17.23]Joe's been a gettin' there all this time [02:19.63]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [02:22.12]Joe's been a gettin' there beatin' his time [02:24.83]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [02:27.08]Joe's been a gettin' there all this time [02:29.59]Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a flyin' [02:32.03]Joe's been a gettin' there beatin' his time