Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)
1968 single by Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)," is a bubblegum pop ballad, written by Joey Levine and Artie Resnick and performed by the Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus.[1]
| "Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus | |
| B-side | "(Poor Old) Mr. Jensen" |
| Released | September 1968 |
| Recorded | 1968 |
| Genre | Bubblegum pop |
| Length | 2:57 |
| Label | Buddah |
| Songwriter(s) | Joey Levine and Artie Resnick |
A cover version by Irish group The Real McCoy was a success in Ireland.
Lyrics
The lyrics describe a prisoner who escapes over a wall while weighed down with a ball and chain. He is pursued by a sheriff with hounds. Joey Small's lover, Mary Jane, had sent him a file baked inside a cake; the song ends with the sheriff going to Mary Jane's house — what happens next is left ambiguous.[2]
Song history
The version reached #25 in the US charts.[3]
A cover version by Irish showband group Real McCoy was number one on the Irish Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1969.[4][5] The B-side was "Happiness Is Love" by Sons & Lovers.[6]
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