From the musical “Damn Yankees”, 1955.
Words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Who came along in a puff of smoke?
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Strong as the heart of the mighty oak
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Lucky are we to be havin’ him
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Just when the future was lookin’ grim
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Came a long, long way to be with us today
With arms of steel like Hercules
Feet as fleet as Mercury’s
He’ll fight for us, do right for us
He’ll be a beacon light for us
He’s Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Go like a bat outta you know where
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Strike at the foe, let ’em know you’re there
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Look out, look out, look out
Look out for Shoeless Joe
The barefoot boy from Hannibal Mo.
Who came along in a puff of smoke?
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Strong as the heart of the mighty oak
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Lucky are we to be havin’ him
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Just when the future was lookin’ grim
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Came upon the scene as fresh as Listerine
His laughter ripped a barn in half
Sneezed and blew away a calf
Like sevens come, elevens come
Like manna from the heavens come
It’s Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Go like a bat outta you know where
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Strike at the foe, let ’em know you’re there
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo.
Look out, look out, look out
Look out for Shoeless Joe
The barefoot boy from Hannibal Mo.