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Artist: Fleet Foxes
Canonical path: /fleet-foxes/katie-cruel
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Katie Cruel
Read Katie Cruel lyrics by Fleet Foxes on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Katie Cruel
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When I first came to town,
they called me the roving jewel
Now they've changed their tune;
Call me Katie Cruel
Through the woods I run
Through the boggy mire
Straightaway down the road
Till I come to my heart's desire
If I was what I would be,
Then I'd be what I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I cannot
When I first came to town,
They bought me drinks a-plenty
Now they've changed their tune
Bring me bottles empty
If I was what I would be
Then I'd be what I am not
Here I am, where I must be
Where I would be, I cannot
When I first came to town
They called me the roving jewel
Now they've changed their tune;
Call me Katie Cruel.
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