Long Gone Lonesome Blues
by Hank Williams · posted by harmusman
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Long Gone Lonesome blues
Hank Williams
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I went down to the river
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To watch the fi-sh swim by
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But I got to the riv-er
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So lonesome I want-ed to d--i—e, Oh Lawd
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And then I jumped in the ri-ver
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But the dog-gone riv-er was dry
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Sh-es l-o—n — g g--o-n---e
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And n-o-w I’m l-o-n-e-some bl-ues
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I had me a wom-an she could-n’t be true
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She made me for my mon-ey
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And she made me blue
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A man needs a wom-an that he can lean on
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But my lean-in’ po-st has done le-ft and gone
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Sh-es l-o—-n-—g g—--o—--n –e
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And n-o-w I’m l-o-n-e-some bl-ues
I’m gonna find me a river One that’s cold as ice
And when I find me that river
I’m gonna pay the price
I’m going down in it three times
But lord I’m only coming up twice
Shes long etc.
She told me on Sunday she was checking me out
Along about Monday she was nowhere about
And here it is Tuesday ain’t had no news
I got them gone but not forgotten blues
She’s long etc.
Regards Harmusman