Joe Friday
by 
Alvin Youngblood Hart 
recording of November-December, 1995, San Francisco, California 
from 
Big Mama's Door (OKeh/550 Music or Sony 67593) 
It was late one Friday evenin', it began to rain and snow 
Letter from my baby, say, she ain't comin' home no mo' 
I gotta call up Joe Friday and put him on my baby's trail 
I'm 'on' get all hold of it if I have to break loose from jail 
She left here flyin' in a '38 Cadillac, 
Had a funny, funny feeling, the li'l girl ain't comin' back 
I gotta call up Joe Friday and put him on my baby's trail 
I'm 'on' get all hold of it if I have to break loose from jail 
Said, I called up Boat (?) and Black, Dick Tracy, don't you know 
Crazy 'bout you, baby, don't know where the world you go 
I gotta call up Joe Friday and put him on my baby's trail 
I'm 'on' get all hold of it if I have to break loose from jail 
Well, baby said she's gone where the chilly winds don't blow 
She ain't done a-followed (?) (…) where he c… (?) 
I gotta call up Joe Friday and put him on my baby's trail 
I'm 'on' get all hold of it if I have to break loose from jail 
Well, if you see that woman, won't you tell her this for me 
Since she hit the highway I'm just as blue as I can be 
I gotta call up Joe Friday and put him on my baby's trail 
I'm 'on' get all hold of it if I have to break loose from jail 
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