The Girl I Left Behind Me
The Avett Brothers, Live At The House of Blues
VERSE 1
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WROTE HER A LETTER WHEN I’D KNOWN BETTER AND ASKED HER TO BE MY WIFE
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ALONG CAME A FELLER AND HIT ME ON THE SMELLER AND IT ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE
CHORUS
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OH THAT GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
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THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
VERSE2
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RODE AHEAD TO THE PLACE SHE SAID AND ALWAYS THERE YOU'LL SEE
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SHE SAID "I'M TRUE, WHEN YOU GET THROUGH, RIDE BACK AND YOU WILL FIND ME."
CHORUS
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OH THAT GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
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THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
VERSE 3
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THE MONKEY AND THE FROG, THE TURTLE AND THE DOG, THE CHICK, THE WEASEL, AND THE FLEA
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THE FUZZY RACCOON AND THE UGLY BABOON, THEY ALL GOT A WIFE BUT ME
CHORUS
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OH THAT GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
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THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
VERSE 4
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LAST NIGHT I SLEPT IN A SYCAMORE TREE WITH THE WIND AND THE RAIN ALL AROUND ME
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TONIGHT I'LL SLEEP IN A WARM FEATHER BED WITH THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
CHORUS
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OH THAT GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
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THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME