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Poor Joe

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Subject	Poor Joe
Category	Topics referred to by the same term
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Key date	1947

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OOscar Hammerstein JJeri Lynne RRobert Duke CCliff Bennett RRebel Rousers JJoe Willoughby

Poor Joe may refer to:

Poor Joe, common name for the plant Hexasepalum teres

"Poor Joe", a song from the Oscar Hammerstein II 1947 musical Allegro

"Poor Joe", a song written by Brandon/Kosloff recorded in 1961 by Jeri Lynne Fraser

"Poor Joe", a song written by Robert Duke and recorded in 1962 by both Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers and Carter-Lewis and the Southerners

"Poor Joe", a song written by Joe Willoughby and recorded in 1964 by Dizzy Gillespie for the album Jambo Caribe

"Poor Joe", a song written 1962–1966 by Irving Berlin

The Death of Poor Joe, 1901 British short film directed by George Albert Smith

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