Contradictin’ Joe

Heard of Contradictin’ Joe?

Most contrary man I know.

Always sayin’, “That's not so.”

Nothing's ever said, but he

Steps right up to disagree —

Quarrelsome as he can be.

If you start in to recite

All the details of a fight,

He'll butt in to set you right.

Start a story that is true,

He'll begin correctin’ you —

Make you out a liar, too!

Mention time o’ year or day,

Makes no difference what you say,

Nothing happened just that way.

Bet you, when his soul takes flight,

An’ the angels talk at night,

He'll butt in to set‘ em right.

There where none should have complaints

He will be with “no's” and “ain'ts”

Contradictin’ all the saints.