Aleck Johnson

Sundown Blues

Aleck Johnson


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[Verse]
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I  hate to see  the evening   sun go down                That's the time my baby    left this town.   I
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   get the blues     when the  evening  sun      goes      down
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[Outro]     ... repeat the Verse and replace the last 2 measures by these ...
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[MoreLyrics]
She was the meanest gal for miles around
Made me love her then she called me down
I feel so sad when the evening sun goes down

Mmmh

Now everybody's scorned me, with a frown
Since my baby left me broke in town
I sigh and cry when the evening sun goes down

My friends are scarce and they can not be found
'Cause my gal she quit and left this town
Oh, how I grieve when the evening sun goes down

Straight for the madhouse I'm surely bound
Thinkin' 'bout the gal who left this town
How I despair when the evening sun goes down

Mmmh

When shadows spread that dreary hue around
From afar I hear a doleful sound
My soul just weeps when the evening sun goes down