The Ballad Of Jo Dan Poem by Timothy David

Now Jo Dan was a friend of mine
We lost touch somewhere down the line
I still wonder if he’s doing fine
Jo Dan’s a friend of mine

It was a Sunday morning when I heard the news
I was hoping to myself that it wasn’t true
They say a man named Jo has gone mad down town
And he started shooting people down

They say he called out in pain as he shot his gun
He just wanted to be heard by everyone
He was blaming the whole world for the troubles he’s got
So now everybody must get shot

Now Jo Dan was a friend of mine
We lost touch somewhere down the line
I still wonder if he’s doing fine
Jo Dan’s a friend of mine

He shot Women and children, no one was safe
He just hated every happy face
When the police showed up to shoot him down
They say he was laughing like a clown

I just cant believe an old friend like jo
Had changed so much and sunk so low
I wonder if we’d kept in touch if he’d still be the same
I will never forget his name

Jo Dan was a friend of mine
We lost touch somewhere down the line
I still wonder if He’s doing fine
Jo Dan’s a friend of mine