Ordinary Joe

And for my opening line

Am I tryin' to indicate my state of mind?

A-turn you on?

Or tell you that I'm laughin' just to keep from cryin'?

Mmm pretty music, when you hear it

Keep on tryin' to get near it

A little rhythm for your spirit

Oh but that's what it's for

Come on in

Here's the door

And I've seen a sparrow get high

And waste his time in the sky

Ah, he thinks it's easy to fly

He's just a little bit freer than I

Now, here's a mystery

And maybe you can help to make it clear to me

When you're fast asleep

Then what is it that's lightin' up the dreams you see?

All of your tears a-can't conceal it

No, all of your prayers may not reveal it, ha

You got soul so you can feel it

And when you make the scene

Well, you know what I mean

Hey, I've seen a sparrow get high

And waste his time in the sky

Ah, he thinks it's easy to fly

He's just a little bit freer than I

An-doo dee dee bah boo bah bum dee bah dee

Dee doo bah boo bah bum dee duh dee

Boo bee bah

Down here on the ground

When your fine folks are givin' you the runaround

Keep your game uptight

And if you must, just take your secrets underground

Now, politicians a-try to speech ya

Mad color-watchers a-try to teach you

And very few will really try to reach you

If you're lost in the stack, well, that's okay

Come on, black!

Now, I'd be the last to deny

That I'm just a average guy

And don't ya know each little bird in the sky

Is just a little bit freer than I

Hey, Ordinary Joe!

Although they say you're just a lazy so-and-so

What they think is real

Is nothin' but an animated puppet-show

So don't let time and space confuse you

And don't let name and form abuse you

Well, let Big Joe Williams blues you

In the light of the sun you can see how they run

Oh I've seen a sparrow get high

And waste his time in the sky

And don't ya know he thinks it's easy to fly

He's just a little bit freer than I

Duh duh duh duh dah dah

Uh, duh duh duh duh dah dah da-da-ba-dah

Bah-duh bah-duh bah-mm bah

Dah dah-nn dah dah dah bap dah

Day ba-doom dah

Mm-bah day ba-duh-bah

Uh-bah-dah

Bah duh ba-duh-bah

Bah-duh bee doo-bah bah-doo