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'