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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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And that leavin's gonna get me down |
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Back in 1944 |
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I remember Daddy walking out the door |
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Mama told me he was going to war, he was leaving |
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Leavin', leavin', leavin', leavin' me |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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And that leavin's gonna get me down |
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When I was a boy |
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I spent my time sitting on the banks of the River Thyme |
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Watching all the ships going down the line and they were leavin' |
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Leavin', leavin', leavin', leavin' me |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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And that leavin's gonna get me down |
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Last week Mama passed away |
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"Goodbye, son" is all she'd said |
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There's no call for me to stay so I'm leavin' |
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Leavin', leavin', leavin', leavin' free |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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And that leavin's gonna get me |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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I've gotta leave ol' Durham town |
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And that leavin's gonna get me down |
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La la la la la la la la |
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La la la la la la la la la |
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La la la la la la la la la |
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La la la la la la la la la |