Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Cat Power
Canonical path: /cat-power/sad-sad-song
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Sad Sad Song
Read Sad Sad Song lyrics by Cat Power on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sad Sad Song
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Went to the doctor
I said doctor please
What do you do when your true love leaves
Said the hardest thing in the world to do
Is to find somebody who believes in you
I went to the whipper whale
I said whale please
What do you do when your true love leaves
She said I only have one trick I got up my sleeve
I sing it over and over til he comes back to me
I make a sad, make a sad
Make a sad, sad song
Went to my father
I said daddy, please
What do you do when your true love leaves
He said the hardest thing in the world to do
Is to find somebody who believes in you
I make a sad, make a sad
Make a sad, sad song
Make a sad, make a sad
Make a sad, sad song
So I went to the whale
I said killer whale please
What do you do when your true love leaves
He said I only have bout one trick I got up my sleeve
I sing it over and over til he comes back to me
I make a sad, make a sad
Make a sad, sad song
Make a sad, make a sad
Make a sad, sad song
Went to my mother
I said mama, please
What did you do when your true love leaves
She said the hardest thing in the world to do
Is to find somebody who believes in you
You make a sad, make a sad
Make a sad, sad song
Make a sad, make a sad
Make a sad, sad song
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