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Artist: Buddy Guy
Canonical path: /buddy-guy/when-i-left-home
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When I Left Home
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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When I Left Home
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Blind man standin' on, on the corner
He said I don't, ah, I don't need a dollar
And don't you give me a dime
Until you bring back that little girl
Ow my
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
The people try to tell me to stop cryin'
And find me someone new
'Cause when the good Lord made one woman
Halleluja, don't you know he made two
And I can't let her go no no
Lord Lord know I can't let her go
Yeah
And I can't let her go no no no
Lord Lord Lord Lord I can't let her go no
Hey
Oh baby
Oh baby
Little darling
I wanna do you, yes
Know what a shape I'm in
Lord, Lord I've been standin' here
Oh, I think about you baby
Yeah just for the hell of it
Aha
You know
When I left home
I left the country and there was a
A thing about the blues
You know my mother and father
Are no longer with me to
Share this problem and
But they did tell me
Sometime ago says a
Go ahead alone
You know what
They said a
You may not be
The best in town
Just try to be the best Buddy
until it's about to come around
And I can't let it go no no
Lord
Yeah yeah
And I can't let it go no no no
Lord Lord Lord I can't let her go no
Yeah
And I can't let it go no no
Lord Lord I can't let my baby go no no no no no
hey hey hey hey hey
Oh baby, shhh
Huh huh awwwaw how how he he he baby
Yeah come on fellows play a while now
Yeah awwwww
Ohhhh
Shhh come on come on fellows
Come on come on tell me about it
I Lord I was blind and I could not see
Ohh but long as I play the blues it's alright with me, hey
Hey
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