whenever i m out a wanderin chasin a rainbow dream i often stop and think about a place i ve never seen where friendly folks can gather and raise the rafters high with songs and tales of yesteryear until they say goodbye well there s a puppy in the parlor and a skillet on the stove and a smelly old blanket that a navajo wove there s chicken on the table but you gotta say grace there s always somethin cookin at old joe s place now folks come by round evenin time soon as the sun goes down some drop in from right next door and some from out of town well there s a puppy in the parlor and a skillet on the stove and a smelly old blanket that a navajo wove there s popcorn in the popper and a porker in the pot there s pie in the pantry and the coffee s always hot there s chicken on the table but you gotta say grace there s always somethin cookin at old joe s place now they don t allow no frowns inside leave them by the door there s apple brandy by the keg and sawdust on the floor so if you ve got a hankerin i ll tell you where to go just look for the busted neon sign that flashes ea a oe s well there s a puppy in the parlor and a skillet on the stove and a smelly old blanket that a navajo wove there s popcorn in the popper and a porker in the pot there s pie in the pantry and the coffee s always hot there s sausage in the mornin and a party every night there s a nurse on duty if you don t feel right there s chicken on the table but you gotta say grace there s always somethin cookin at old joe s place