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Artist: Leadbelly
Canonical path: /leadbelly/dekalb-blues
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Dekalb Blues
Read Dekalb Blues lyrics by Leadbelly on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Dekalb Blues
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Dekalb blues make me feel so bad
Dekalb blues make me feel so bad
I just get thinking about all the times
That I've had
She longed for the powder and the string and comb
If it wasn't for the powder and the string and comb
Your Dekalb women she would not
Have a home
When I was with you, it was a golden time
When I was with you, you took up all my time
Now the day’s long babe and you’re always
On my mind
Dekalb blues make me feel so bad
Dekalb blues make me feel so bad
I just get thinking about all the times
That I've had
See See Rider, see what you gone and done
See See Rider, see what you gone and done
Girl you made me love you and now you’re
Dead and gone
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Leadbelly performs "Dekalb Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Leadbelly catalog on LyroVerse.
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