Written by	Jeff Moss
Date	1982
Publisher	Festival Attractions, Inc. Backfin Music Company

"Lonesome Joan" is a country song sung by Ernie and Bert about a young girl who never accepts help from anyone, so she never learns to read or tie her shoes.

Audio releasesEdit

• For the First Time (1982)
• The Best of Bert (1983)
• Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits (1996)
• Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown (1998)