Trader Joes' Story | Fearless Flyer Joe Coulombe Track

Spaceship Earth

Pour yourself a glass of wine
Let me tell you the story
Of Trader Joe's a store so fine
You might say mandatory

Hi Ho! Trader Joe
Fearless Flyer Joe Coulombe
Father of the store we love
Thank you, your awesome!

It all started back in '58
With Joe's LA Pronto Markets
Ten more years we'd have to wait
For his plan to come to harvest

Joe sailed the blue Caribbean
Exploring the exotic fare
He thought it might be fun
To bring back what he found there

That Stanford man had a plan
To create a place for us
Overeducated underpaid workers on the bus

A place with personality
Hawaiian shirts and nautical props
Welcome to the warm South Seas
The fun place to shop!

Hi Ho! Trader Joe
Fearless Flyer Joe Coulombe
Father of the store we love
Thank you, your awesome!

Joe opened his first TJ
In the town of Pasadena
On the old Arroyo Parkway
For the rebel and the dreamer

Pay your crew a living wage
That's the secret, says Joe
Keep them happy, says the sage
You gotta lay out the dough

Joe sold his invention
To the gentleman named Theo
Who carries on the intention
Of our pioneering hero

Now with 400 happy stores
Joe's dream sails on strong
And when you dance through those doors
You'll be singing his song

Hi Ho! Trader Joe
Fearless Flyer Joe Coulombe
Father of the store we love
Thank you, your awesome!

Hi Ho! Trader Joe
Fearless Flyer Joe Coulombe
Father of the store we love
Thank you, your awesome!

Hi Ho! Trader Joe
Hi Ho! Trader Joe
Hi Ho! Trader Joe