“Joshua” is a track composed and performed by Dolly Parton, a renowned American country music artist. The song was unveiled on November 9, 1970, serving as the lead single and title track of her album “Joshua.” Notably, this release marked Parton’s inaugural single to attain the top position on the US country charts. In February 1971, the single ascended to number 1 on the Billboard country charts. Parton’s outstanding achievement with “Joshua” led her to receive her first Grammy nomination in the Best Country Female Vocal category. Ultimately, she narrowly missed out on the award, with Lynn Anderson taking home the prize instead.
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- Single by Dolly Parton
- Album- Joshua
- B-side- “I’m Doing This for Your Sake”
- Released- November 9, 1970
- Recorded- RCA Studio “B”, Nashville; October 1970
- Genre- Country
- Length- 3:05
- Label- RCA Victor
- Songwriter- Dolly Parton
- Producer- Bob Ferguson
Lyrics
Well, a good ways down the railroad track
There was this little old rundown shack
And in it lived a man I’d never seen
Folks said he was a mean and a vicious man
And you better not set foot on his land
But I didn’t think nobody could be that mean
So I took me out walking down the railroad track
I was a-gonna go down to that little old shack
And just find out if all them things I’d heard was true
There was a big black dog laying out in the yard
And it growled at me and I swallowed hard
And I heard somebody say, “well, who are you?”
Oh, and there he stood in the door of that shack
And his beard and his hair was long and black
And he was the biggest man I’d ever seen
When he spoke his voice was low and deep
But he just didn’t frighten me
‘Cause somehow I just knew he wasn’t mean
He said, “What you doing snooping ’round my place?”
Then I saw a smile come across his face
So I smiled back and I told him who I was
He said come on in and pull you up a chair
You might as well since you already here
And he said, “You can call me Joshua”
Joshua, Joshua
Whatcha doing living here all alone?
Joshua, Joshua
Ain’t you got nobody to call your own?
No no, no no
We talked ’til the sun was clean out of sight
And we still talkin’ when it come daylight
And there was just so much we had to say
I’d spent my life in an orphan’s home
And just like him I was all alone
So I said, “Yeah, ” when he asked if I’d stay
Oh, we grew closer as time went on
And that little old shack it was a happy home
And we just couldn’t help but fall in love
That big black dog and that little old shack
Sitting down by the railroad track
It’s plenty good enough for me and Joshua
Joshua, Joshua
Why you’re just what I’ve been looking for
Joshua, Joshua
You ain’t gonna be lonesome anymore
No no
Yodel-a-he-ho la-he-he-he-he-he
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
Me and Joshua
Me and Joshua
Me and Joshua, yeah yeah
Me and Joshua
