Joe's Been A-Gittin' There

There was a Yankee Colonel In 1862 who fell in love With a Southern belle Where the sweet Magnolias bloom He wondered why folks laughed at him When he went riding by But little did he know that she was A-courting on the side Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-blind Joe's been a gettin' there All this time Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-fly Joe's been a-gettin' there In his time He walked her up the mountain He named it to her there He offered her a band of gold And his name to share She said that she would marry him And even set the day But little did he know that She loved a soldier boy in gray Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin' Joe's been a gettin' there All this time Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin' Joe's been a-gettin' there In his time She took the love he offered She took his silver too She took every little thing from Colonel dressed in blue She wouldn't let him hold her In a fond embrace and When he tried to kiss his bride She laughed right in his face Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin' Joe's been a gettin' there All this time Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin' Joe's been a-gettin' there In his time He woke up one morning And found himself alone And all she left was a letter That said, "Good-bye, farewell, I'm gone" No doubt, he was a mighty man Where the heroes fell But all is fair in love and war And he lost his Southern belle, yeah Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin' Joe's been a gettin there All this time Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin Joe's been a-gettin' there In his time Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin' Joe's been a gettin there All this time Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin Joe's been a-gettin' there In his time Joe's been a-gettin' there Joe's been a-flyin'