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Bessie was more than just a friend of mine |
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We shared the good times with the bad |
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Now many a year has passed me by |
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I still recall the best thing I ever had |
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I'm just goin' down the road t' see bessie |
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Oh, see her soon |
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Goin' down the road t' see bessie smith |
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When I get there I wonder what she'll do |
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Now all the crazy things I had to try |
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Well I tried them all and then some |
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But if you're lucky one day you find out |
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Where it is you're really comin' from |
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I'm just goin' down the road t' see bessie |
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Oh, see her soon |
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Goin' down the road t' see bessie smith |
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When I get there I wonder what she'll do |
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Now in my day I've made some foolish moves |
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But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing |
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And now again I still wonder to myself |
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Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing |
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I'm just goin' down the road t' see bessie |
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Oh, see her soon |
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Goin' down the road t' see bessie smith |
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When I get there I wonder what she'll do |
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There's so much time has gone right on by |
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I didn't think one could be so wrong |
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And then one night I was drinkin' and a-thinkin' |
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In the bottom of the glass I could see bessie's face so strong |
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I'm just goin' down the road t' see bessie |
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Oh, see her soon |
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Goin' down the road t' see bessie smith |
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When I get there I wonder what she'll do |
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When she sees me will she know what I've been through? |
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Will old times start to feelin' like new? |
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When I get there will our love still feel so true? |
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Yet all I have, I'll be a-bringin' it to you |
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Oh bessie, sing them old-time blues |