Dopey Joe lyrics

Standin' on a corner got his hands in the air

Mind so far away

Lookin' for a measure of intensive care

Hanging around he's got his hands in his pockets

Wonderin' which way to go

Lookin' for his friend who's in the new red rocket

Then down the street they go

There's just the people singin'

Dopey Joe, whaddayaknow

Give him five dollars and watch him go

Oh, oh, oh! Woah, woah, woah! Dopey Joe!

Well, Sweet Nellie nice, she's all sugar and spice

Walkin' on a Sunday stroll

Up comes old Joe now, boy don't you know

Asks her with a smile if she'd like to take a walk

Nellie she shakes her head "Not today"

Joe he keeps on talkin', Nellie starts a-walkin'

Pretty soon she's runnin' away

There's just the people singin'

Dopey Joe, whaddayaknow

Give him five dollars and watch him go

Oh, oh, oh! Woah, woah, woah! Dopey Joe!

Standin' on the corner got his eyes on the air

Mind so far away

Waitin' for somebody just to meet him there

(?)

There's just the people singin'

Dopey Joe, whaddayaknow

Give him five dollars and watch him go

Oh, oh, oh! Woah, woah, woah! Dopey Joe!

Oh yeah! Woah, woah, woah, woah! Dopey Joe!

Oh, here it comes again!

Oh, oh, oh! Woah, woah, woah! Dopey Joe!

• Artist:The Velvet Underground
• Album:Squeeze (1973)