Standard (EADGBE)

The other day I met a girl named Joy

She said come here, I'm gonna make you my joy boy

Things went good and things went bad

Now every time I think of Joy It makes me sad, aaaaah

Joy to the world was a beautiful girl but to me Joy meant only sorrow

Now if you haven't got an answer then you haven't got a question

And if you never had a question then you'd never have a problem

But if you never had a problem, everyone would be happy

But if everyone was happy there'd never be a love song

Joy to the world was a beautiful girl but to me Joy meant only sorrow

Oh, Joy to the world was a beautiful girl but to me Joy meant only sorrow

Note: based on the version from the BBC concert, not the Son of Schmilsson version