I'm Leavin' Town (But I Sho Don't Wanna Go)

DESCRIPTION: Singer asks his lover "where you stayed last night ... hair all wrinkled and your clothes ain't fitting you right." He "could not keep from crying ... my rider, she done put me down." His mother said, "These women and whiskey done carried my child astray"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (StuffDreams1)
KEYWORDS: infidelity love rejection drink floatingverses nonballad lover
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RECORDINGS:
William Harris, "I'm Leavin' Town (But I Sho Don't Wanna Go)" (on StuffDreams1)
NOTES [59 words]: Three line blues: the first line is repeated -- more or less -- and the last line completes the thought.
The Jessie Thomas title, "I'm Leavin' Town (But I Sho' Don't Want To Go)" has nothing to do with the lyrics. During a mid-track break there is a background conversation about leaving town. If the verses aren't all floaters, most of the lines are. - BS
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File: RcILeTow

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