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The Death Of J.B. Lenoir

The Death Of J.B. Lenoir lyrics by John Mayall. A car has killed a friend down in Chicago, thousand miles away A car has killed a friend down in Chicago,...

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The Death Of J.B. Lenoir

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A car has killed a friend down in Chicago, thousand miles away

A car has killed a friend down in Chicago, thousand miles away

When I read the news, night came early in my day

J.B Lenoir is dead and it's hit me like a hammer blow

J.B Lenoir is dead and it's hit me like a hammer blow

I cry inside my heart that the world can hear my man no more

J.B had a struggle playin' unappreciated blues in vain

J.B had a struggle playin' unappreciated blues in vain

Now the Blues has lost a king and I've lost a friend who died in vain

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