Take Me Down to St. Joe’s

TAKE ME DOWN TO St. JOE’S (Andrew Ranken & Joe Korner)

Take me down to St. Joe’s
There’s nowhere else left to go
Take me down to St. Joe’s
There’s nowhere else left to go
Let me sit by the fountain
Away from these roads

Had some lucky escapes
And I’ve been cutting it fine
Had some lucky escapes
And I’ve been cutting it fine
One too many scrapes
I’ve reached the end of the line

The tides ebb and flow
On the old River Lea
To Hackney from Blackwall
Up from Tilbury

Burned so dark by the sun
With the snow in my hair
Burned so dark by the sun
With the snow in my hair
See the state of my feet
What shoes shall I wear?

Take me down to St. Joe’s
There’s nowhere else left to go
Take me down to St. Joe’s
There’s nowhere else left to go
Let me sit by the cool water
Away from these roads

Hey St. Christopher, you got a traveller
Bus fifty five, you got a passenger
Take me down to St. Joe’s
Take me down to St. Joe’s

Vocal: Andrew Ranken
Drums and percussion: Lou Salvoni
Bass: Simon Korner
Guitars: Patmo Sheeran
Piano: Joe Korner
Backing vocals: Nikki Akinjinmi, Patmo Sheeran, Joe Korner
Trumpet: Dan Gale Hayes