UP AND GONE   (COUNTRY BLUES)

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She left without a warning
When the sun come up this morning—
oh Lord have mercy
My woman’s UP AND GONE
She shot a hole in my guitar
Took a hammer to my car
Lord, have mercy
My woman’s up and gone
 
I just don’t understand
How she could leave a man
As sensitive and caring such as me
I knew she had a temper
I don’t hold that against her
But I never thought that she’d just up and leave, but
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 (Was it) 'cause I stayed out late
And had a little taste
With my rowdy friends who poured me through the door
I tried to be real quiet
Didn’t mean to start a riot
When I tripped on the cat and hit the floor, but
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 By Gordon Anderson and john covert