Joe's Blues

We're gonna slip on the dark shades for ya this time,

Sing ya some of Joe's blues huh, uh huh.

You can't groove on dope

You can't groove on wine

If you're trying to catch a groove watchin' TV

Man you're a'wasting time

Well you can do what you want

You want get far

You know the only way to groove is on a bass guitar

You find a loose little rhythm

Then you lock in tight

Yes you roll on it over and over

'Til it sounds just exactly right

You can learn to sing lead if you need to be a star

But the only way to groove is on a bass guitar

I said it fills out the bottom, dirty and mean

It's down right greasy when the soundman's clean

You know the eyes in the room they all lookin' at the star

The butts are all shakin' to the bass guitar

Give me a little love, Mike

You could dress real cool, Wear dark shades

You might be sleak, sharp, and shiny just like a razor blade

Yeah, you drive around town in a long black car

But the only way to groove is on the bass guitar

You know it fills out the bottom, dirty and mean

It's down right grunge when the soundguy's clean

The eyes in the room they's all lookin' at the star

The butts are all shakin' to the bass guitar

Play it for me one time my brother.

You know my friend, the good doctor Joe Mariencheck brought me

this song. He told me it was the perfect country and western song.

I told him it was not the perfect country and western song 'cause it

didn't mention momma, it didn't mention trucks, hell it didn't have a

country beat. It's more of a kind of a jazz thing. And it's about bass.

I don't know what he's talkin' about. Check him out though, he's good.