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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Vocals
Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones
Piano
George Baquet
George Baquet
Clarinet
Ernest Elliot
Ernest Elliot
Clarinet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roy Turk
Roy Turk
Composer
Lou Handman
Lou Handman
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've got a lovesick tale to tell to you
Though it ain't no affair of mine
It's 'bout a gal named Sue, and a boy named Lou
They were fighting all the time
[Verse 2]
Sue came home one afternoon
And found an empty dining room
Without a word, her turtledove had flown
She began to moan
[Verse 3]
My sweetie went away, but he didn't say where
He didn't say when, he didn't say why
Or bid me goodbye, I'm blue as I can be
[Verse 4]
I know he loved another one, but he didn't say who
He didn't say when, he didn't say what
His mama has got that took my sweetie from me
[Verse 5]
I'm like a little lost sheep and I can't sleep
But I keep trying to forget
My trifling papa has left his mama all alone
I groan
[Verse 6]
My sweetie went away, but he didn't say where
He didn't say when, he didn't say why
I know I'll die, why don't he hurry home?
[Verse 7]
I'm like a little lost sheep and I can't sleep
But I keep trying to forget
My trifling papa has left his mama all alone
I groan
[Verse 8]
My sweetie went away, but he didn't say where
He didn't say when, he didn't say why
I know I'll die, why don't he hurry home?
Written by: Lou Handman, Roy Turk

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