Engine Joe
Engine Joe's BBQ Tales: A Musical Journey of Love, Life, and Brisket
Lyrics
Why ya gotta go and sell your soul?
Questioning why someone would compromise their integrity.
Why ya gotta talk about Engine Joe
Curious about why there's a focus on discussing Engine Joe.
Like he's some guy in a fairy tale book?
Questioning the portrayal of Engine Joe as a character from a fairy tale.
Everybody knows that he just cooks
Asserting that Engine Joe is a real person known for cooking.
Baked beans and brisket in a BBQ stand
Describing Engine Joe's specialty in preparing baked beans and brisket at a BBQ stand.
On the dirty side of town
Locating Engine Joe's BBQ stand on the less affluent side of town.
He's a dirty old man
Characterizing Engine Joe as an older, perhaps unkempt individual.
But he likes his job more than the rest
Highlighting Engine Joe's passion for his job compared to others.
Who work with him and consider him the best
Indicating that colleagues acknowledge Engine Joe as the best.
Still he wouldn't care if you called him a rat
Emphasizing Engine Joe's indifference to negative labels like "rat."
But why ya gotta talk about Engine Joe like that?
Questioning the negative talk about Engine Joe.
In the very same city on the other side of town
Introducing another couple on the opposite side of town.
Lives a funny little lady and a rodeo clown
Describing a peculiar lady and a rodeo clown living there.
And she swears she's loved him all her life
Asserting the lady's lifelong love for the rodeo clown.
Promises one day he's gonna make her his wife
Expressing the hope of marriage between the lady and the rodeo clown.
Have a couple kids and a little plot of land
Envisioning a future with kids and a BBQ stand similar to Engine Joe's.
Open themselves up a BBQ stand,
Continuing the vision of the couple's BBQ stand.
Just like Engine Joe on the other side of town
Reiterating the connection to Engine Joe on the other side of town.
Funny little lady and the rodeo clown
Reaffirming the uniqueness of the funny lady and the rodeo clown.
Rodeo clown thinks that Engine Joe is fat
Noting the rodeo clown's opinion of Engine Joe's weight.
Still he wouldn't talk about Engine Joe like that
Asserting the rodeo clown's refusal to speak negatively about Engine Joe.
Once upon a time there was a race car racer,
Introducing a race car racer from the past.
And he had himself a suped up AMC Pacer
Describing the racer's high-performance AMC Pacer.
It was shaped like a bubble, but it drove really fast
Highlighting the unique design and speed of the Pacer.
Racer couldn't drive so the Pacer it crashed
Narrating the racer's inability to handle the Pacer, resulting in a crash.
Got himself a guy with a truck that could tow her
Securing assistance from a capable individual with a truck.
Still he said he didn't think that guy could fix its motor
Expressing doubt about the truck owner's ability to fix the Pacer.
But that guy he didn't care; he fixed it just the same
Revealing that the doubt was unfounded, and the truck owner successfully repaired the Pacer.
I guess that's how Engine Joe got his name
Suggesting that the repaired Pacer led to Engine Joe acquiring his name.
Now he wrangles beef in a BBQ stand
Transitioning to Engine Joe's current role as a beef wrangler in a BBQ stand.
Ever since the day that he mangled his hand
Connecting Engine Joe's career change to an incident where he injured his hand.
He doesn't care
Highlighting Engine Joe's resilience and indifference to setbacks.
He just keeps on smokin'
Emphasizing Engine Joe's commitment to smoking cigarettes and brisket.
Cigarettes and brisket man
Reiterating Engine Joe's dedication to smoking and cooking.
I ain't jokin'
Concluding with a playful assurance that the narrative is not a joke.
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