| Darling, darling, darlin dear
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| You left me on the hottest day
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| Oh darlin, darlin, darlin dear
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| You left me on the hottest day
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| I gave up on whisky and beer
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| To be better, oh
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| I gave up on whisky and beer
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| And am I happier? |
| no
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| I tried my best to be good to you
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| Could be better, though
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| I tried my best to be good to you
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| Oh I tried, I tried, O lord, I tried
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| Still, darlin darlin darlin dear
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| You left me on the hottest day
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| Oh darlin darlin darlin dear
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| You left me on the hottest day
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| I’ll take these rosy cheeks of mine
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| And be headed out
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| I’ll take these rosy cheeks of mine
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| And be headed south
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| 'cause I’ve got two hundred dollar bills of mine
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| To be headed out
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| I think I’ll get as far as New Orleans
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| To be swallowed whole
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| Find me the rockiest bank
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| Find me the muddiest shore
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| That’s where I’ll go to get lost
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| Won’t cause you no trouble no more |