Lyrics to
Jo’s Lament

This version of Jo’S Lament was released by Rod Stewart in 1970.

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I stayed away so long Jo
don’t think that I could come back
You’re doin’ so well without me girl
you’d laugh if you’d know’d where I’m at

You knew me when it was all my world
Somehow it’s all passed me by
But don’t let on to my friends Jo dear
that things ain’t turned out as planned

You bore my child then I left you aside
I don’t expect you to forgive
But Jo I can say in a funny old way
I was sure that I had it made

I still possess a photograph
my memory to refresh
But fade it may Jo I can say
I was sure that I had it made

You bore my child then I left you aside
I don’t expect you to forgive
But now I’m not so young and I’m so afraid
to sleep alone for the rest of my days

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About Lyrics and Jo’S Lament by Rod Stewart

The lyrics to Jo’S Lament are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Rod Stewart used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Jo’S Lament have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Rod Stewart and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Jo’S Lament by Rod Stewart. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Jo’S Lament" means the words set to the music of Jo’S Lament, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rod Stewart. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Jo’S Lament and the lyrics to Jo’S Lament are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rod Stewart who came here looking just for the lyrics to Jo’S Lament, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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