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Thread #116137 Message #2494911
Posted By: Richie
16-Nov-08 - 12:00 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The authors of the 'Carter Family songs'
Subject: Lyr Add: BROKEN HEARTED LOVER (Delmore Brothers)
This is the Delmores version which I said was a different song. Still the structure of the song is similar. There's a great version of IIIrd Tyme Out playing this on YouTube.
BROKEN HEARTED LOVER - Delmore Brothers
How could I be feeling happy When you don't love me anymore You took my love and all my kisses And you left my heart so sore
I'd rather swim across the ocean Without the help of God or man Than be a broken hearted lover When I have done the best I can
I thought that you were an angel When I first looked into your eyes But now I know all about you I know your home's not in the skies
Stop, look and listen for that whistle And when you hear that lonesome sound You'll know by the whistle of that freight train Your broken hearted lover's gone