This is a story about Mary and Joe Two young lovers from long ago Just a small town romance that you might know Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe A rumor got started or so they say That Joe got Mary in the family way Neighbors started talking, the word got around Joe said, Mary, gotta blow this town Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe In a beat-up Buick on the open road Chuck Berry playing on the radio Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe Joe said, Mary, just a few more miles You can make it, baby, just give me a smile I can see Bethlehem up ahead They got a buffet breakfast and a motel bed Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe Looking for a place where they can go The heater went out, it was 20 below Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe Well, they all fooled up at the Motel 6 Joe said, Mary, we're in a hell of a fix But don't you worry, baby, it'll be all right There's angels up in heaven looking down at night Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe And a pretty little baby in squatterly clothes Star in the east, cast a heavenly glow Oh, Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe Yeah, it wouldn't be long before the world would know About Joe and Mary, Mary and Joe Oh, yeah, yeah Joe and Mary and Joe Joe and Mary and Joe Joe and Mary and Joe Joe and Mary and Joe Oh, Mary and Joe Joe and Mary Joe and Mary Joe and Mary Joe and Mary Oh, Mary and Joe It wouldn't be long before the world would know