# Old Joe Clark

## Classification

- Queue shelf: light
- Current website category: public-domain
- Research category: public-domain
- Rights status: public-domain-us
- Confidence: confirmed

## Writer / Source

Traditional Appalachian song/tune

## Earliest Located Evidence

Nineteenth/early twentieth-century traditional circulation

## Context

Traditional tune with floating verses; use Scrips working words where supplied.

## Rights Assessment

The package uses the current U.S. public-domain rule of thumb that U.S. works published before 1931 are public domain in 2026, while modern works and later arrangements need separate clearance. For traditional material, the underlying tune/text may be public domain while The Scrips arrangement and any modern variant source remain separate rights questions.

## Source Links

- https://www.loc.gov/collections/
- https://archives.vwml.org/

## Local Scrips Evidence

- Current source text: src/_content/song-text/old-joe-clark.txt
- Cleaned Scrips ChordPro source: Old Joe Clark.chopro
- Existing site status: listed in master repertoire, traditional/public domain or hymn/fiddle tune
- Existing site notes: lyric/chord sheet present; listed in master list; appears in setlist

## Scrips Arrangement Notes

The text/chords supplied here follow the Scrips working source where available. Differences from older printed or collected versions should be treated as arrangement choices unless separately documented.

## Chords / Key / Tuning

- Key: G
- Capo: not documented
- Tuning/comment: not documented

## Alternate Titles / Indexes

- Alternate titles: none documented in this pass
- Roud number: none located / not applicable

## Open Questions

- None blocking for a conservative website import; still recommended to spot-check final public copy.