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Poor Kelly Blues lyrics
Songwriters: Merriweather, Maceo;

I went up on the mountain to see what poor Kelly done
He killed his woman and didn t even attempt to run
Up on the mountain just to see what poor Kelly done
Well, he killed his woman and he didn t even attempt to run

When I found poor Kelly, he was standing in the door
With a thirty-two twenty and a forty-four
When I found poor Kelly, he was standing in the door
With a thirty-two twenty and a hard-hitting forty-four

I asked him was he was sorry, he said, "Nobody know
Just can t stand the way she was treatin me anymore
Just couldn t stand the way she was doin me anymore
She s a dirty-mistreater, she won t jive me no more"

He said, "I know I loved her better than I did myself
She misused me for somebody else
She know I loved her better than I did myself
Still she tried to misuse me for somebody else"

"I know they gonna get me", he said, "But I know I don t care
They may even send me to the electric chair
I know they gonna get me but, babe, I don t care
There s one consolation, they won t leave my woman here"
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