Lyr Add: She's Gone Away (from Doc Watson)

Subject: Lyr Add: She's Gone Away
From: John Hardly
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 09:13 PM

Here's a charmer I learned from a Doc Watson recording. I couldn't find lyrics anywhere so I transcribed 'em and thought I'd post 'em here. any corrections are welcome. If anyone's interested I'll post chords.

She's Gone Away
-Janet Smith

Early when the sun is yawning
And the morning's barely dawning grey
I just lie and think about her
It's another do without her day
She's gone away

Don't care much for breakfast anymore
With just my coffee cup to keep me company
Empty chair at the table, Lord I miss her so
Why she had to go, I don't know, I don't know

In the lowly blue of evening
When the turtle dove is grieving low
Me and my old guitar remember
The voice that used to sing those
Sweet and tender songs that we used to know

The music that we used to listen to
I can hardly stand it anymore
I've packed up her records and some other things she left
Why she went away I don't know, I can't say

Early when the sun is yawning
And the morning's barely dawning grey
I just lie and think about her
It's another do without her day
She's gone away

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's Gone Away
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 09:43 PM

On "Merlefest Live," cd and dvd, www.janetdavismusic.com

Several songs with the same name.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's Gone Away
From: John Hardly
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 10:25 PM

Thanks for the correction!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's Gone Away
From: GUEST,Jeep Man
Date: 30 Mar 05 - 12:06 AM

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's Gone Away
From: John Hardly
Date: 30 Mar 05 - 07:54 PM

Good point, Jeep man.

I've looked into it and, strangely enough, when Doc introduces this song -- both as narrator to the DVD AND during the concert -- he very clearly says that Janet Smith wrote it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's Gone Away (from Doc Watson)
From: John Hardly
Date: 07 Apr 05 - 11:33 AM

332010 Early when the 332110 sun is yawning
133210 And the morning's 133110 barely dawning 320003 grey
332010 I just lie and 332110 think about her
133210 It's another 133110 do without her 320003 day
She's gone a- 332010 -way

133211 Don't care much for 020130 breakfast 002210 anymore 332310
With just my 133210 coffee cup to 133110 keep me 320001 company
332010 Empty chair at the X4222X table, X00231 Lord I miss her so
113331 Why she had to go, 320001 I don't know, I don't know

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's Gone Away (from Doc Watson)
From: GUEST,Matt Beninghof
Date: 27 Feb 13 - 11:14 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyNKoWcD3OI

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's Gone Away (from Doc Watson)
From: pdq
Date: 27 Feb 13 - 11:28 AM

Isn't John Bauman the real-world name of Mudcatter John Hardly?

Janet Smith is from the SF Bay Area and is credited with writing "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" after some legal action against Led Zeppelin.