Mr.Hamilton had a dog called Billy Joe His only daughter bought it for him so he wouldn't feel alone For Mr.Hamilton had died a long long time ago So Mr.Hamilton loved this dog called Billy Joe But when he woke up one day he noticed the dog was gone So he came to me and asked me to wtite the song Billy Joe will you come back to me If you can, I'll be glad You were the only thing I cared about As an old aging man Mrs.Hamilton was in an accident last winter She was walking 'cross the road when a motorcycle hit her And Mr.Hamilton recirved a call from the police station He rushed down to the hospital, where they kept him waiting And Mr.Hamilton was sitting right beside her bed When the doctor come in and soon pronounced her dead Billy Joe will you come back to me If you can, I'll be glad You were the only thing I cared about As an old aging man Billy Joe will you come back to me If you can, I'll be glad You were the only thing I cared about As an old aging man Mr.Hamilton had a dog called Billy Joe But the dog had run away a long long time ago And one cloudy afternoon he went to the cemetery And he found the dog sitting by Mrs.Hamilton's grave