Well, he never got too lonely
And he never got too sad
But he never got too happy

And that's what's just too bad
He never reached much further
Than his lonely arms would go

He wore a seatbelt around his heart
And they called him Safety Joe


Chorus:
Safety Joe
Safety Joe

What do you say?
What do you know?
If you don't loosen up the buckle

On your heart heart and start to chuckle
You're gonna die of boredom
Safety Joe


Now Joe he lived in Baltimore
'Cause New York was too darn fast

He sometimes went down to Washington
Just to view our nation's past
He never ate his vegetables

'Cause they were just too darn chewy
And he never climbed much higher
Than the arch in old St. Louis


Repeat Chorus:


Joe gradually grew meaner
By not changin' his demeanor
But he never did nothin'

Too much for too long
Therefore his life never got much richer
Than the day they took that picture

In his birthday suit on the day that he was born.

Repeat Chorus


Well, you're gonna die of boredom
Safety Joe


That's golden